Update: Subaru/Toyota Coupe CONFIRMED!!1!

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chicken n waffles wrote:does that mean it's going to be heavy, underpowered, and a chick car?

in other words... suck?
God I hope not. It's weird, but I agree with your description of Scions other than gender. I just thought about it and I don't recall a single female Scion owner nor do I see them on the road either. The Celica, total chick car, the tC?
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^^^ That almost sounds like an RSX........ :rolllaugh:
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Bluestreak2006 wrote:^^^ That almost sounds like an RSX........ :rolllaugh:
i was thinking more along the lines of a wagon
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Alrighty then lets line them up..... Care to put some money down?
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Bluestreak2006 wrote:Alrighty then lets line them up..... Care to put some money down?
are you f***ing kidding me? :rolllaugh:

the rsx doesn't pretend to be fast

(unlike some cars)
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New Subaru concept coming to Detroit Auto Show
Autoblog.com wrote:We're not sure what the new concept will be, but our best guesstimate would be the boxer-powered rear-wheel drive sportscar that we've been expecting for the last year or so.
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Mr Kleen wrote::censor: :censor: :censor: :censor:
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I agree. This sucks. :mad:
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Very disappointing.
Toyota and Subaru should have the resources to produce this car without any serious financial issues.

Are they saying that Mitsubishi, Hyundai and so many others can produce sport coupes but the largest auto company on the planet along with the 20th can't?
I just don't understand.
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It's about time...hell yes...


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08 OBP FXT wrote:It's about time...hell yes...


Mark :D
I take it you didn't read the last several posts on this thread. the coupe has been delayed and chances are good that it won't happen at all.
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Mr Kleen wrote:
08 OBP FXT wrote:It's about time...hell yes...


Mark :D
I take it you didn't read the last several posts on this thread. the coupe has been delayed and chances are good that it won't happen at all.
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Of course I read the posts...I am an optimist...LOL...

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Or he REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted the subyota to fail.
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The on-again/off-again Toyota/Subaru coupe is back on again - and will include direct injection:
AutoBlog wrote:Over the past few months, rumors have circulated that the joint venture between Toyota and Subaru to develop an affordable, front-engine, rear-wheel-drive coupe has been delayed. ToMoCo president, Akio Toyoda, sought to address those concerns at last month's Tokyo Auto Salon, and according to Toyota's new overlord, development is still underway.

Toyoda told the assembled masses that the new FR sports car is an essential part of the automaker's "rejuvenation" efforts to bring younger people into the fold, and a large part of that is price. The coupe is still expected to cost around 2,000,000 yen (a little over $21,000 US) and is set to go on sale in 2012. According to Toyoda, the production postponement has nothing to do with the delay in construction of the Toyota/Subaru factory, where the two-door was due to be built next year. Instead, Toyoda claims that the hold up is due to the adaption of Toyota's new D-4S direct injection system for the flat-four engine. Currently, the FR sports car is codenamed "086A," and for those of you schooled in the world of Hachirokus, that spells good things to come.
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Best automotive news of the month! A lot can happen b/w now and 2012 though.
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Very Alfa remao look to it... but I'm very happy to hear this!
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legasleeper wrote:Best automotive news of the month! A lot can happen b/w now and 2012 though.
Agreed, I'm not holding my breath.
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legasleeper wrote:Best automotive news of the month! A lot can happen b/w now and 2012 though.
:plusone: this affects me more than the on/off NSX news. :mrgreen:
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http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/26/dead ... ndefinite/

Dead Again: Toyota/Subaru RWD cars reportedly put on indefinite hold
by Chris Paukert on Feb 26th 2009 at 1:28PM

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Like a schizophrenic love affair, the on-again, off-again Subaru/Toyota rear-wheel drive coupe is apparently off again. That morsel of sobering news comes via Detroit Free Press columnist Mark Phelan, who says that both automakers now admit that the project has been put on hold. The inexpensive 2+2 sports coupes had been the subject of much speculation and a seemingly infinite number of renderings, and in fact what looked to be an early prototype had been spotted last year.

Many enthusiasts were hoping that the car would signal Toyota's intent to return to the performance heritage of the AE86 Corolla, while Subaru stood to benefit from having a sportier-bodied, less expensive coupe than the WRX (although the car's RWD configuration was seemingly at odds with the company's all-wheel drive ethos).

In any case, the goal of a pair of 2011 sports coupes has evidently fallen by the wayside as yet another victim of the global financial crisis. Despite this development, Toyota maintains its small stake in Subaru, and the two automakers will continue joint production of the Camry in Subaru's Lafeyette, Indiana facility.

Toyobaru, we hardly knew ye.

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legasleeper wrote:A lot can happen b/w now and 2012 though.
Apparently a lot can happen between February 18th and 24th!

How sad is it when the project goes on and off again in less than a week.

next week it will be on again, but production plans will have been moved to the new assembly plant on the moon slated for 2050.
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hey, look over there! it's a Toyobaru!
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It's a new week so it's time for another "the Toyobaru coupe is on again" story:
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Last April, Toyota and Subaru announced a joint rear-drive sports coupe for 2011, but recent economic struggles and a focus on more efficient vehicles led many to believe that the project could be delayed or even canceled. It now appears this isn't the case. Inside Line is quoting inside PR sources in Japan as saying that the project is still very much alive. The Toyobaru will utilize a new Subaru platform converted for RWD, with power coming from Subaru's 2.0L Boxer engine.

Japanese business paper Nikkei reported in December that the joint project would be delayed until 2012, but spokespeople from both companies say the project is very much on track. Plans for the new vehicle have gone through some changes, though. Under the original plan, Subaru was to build the vehicles at a new factory in Oizumi, Japan. Due to the current economic climate, the new plan is to built the Toyobaru in Subaru's existing Gunma facility.
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