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Old 12-03-2013, 11:53 AM   #71
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Originally Posted by a2cpc View Post
So you have seen the contract? Also, why is the man who was in charge at Toyota on video saying the opposite?
Because Tada is butt-hurt that Subaru is getting all the glory for the BRZ. The general perception is that the FT86 is a Subaru with a face saving amount of Toyota stuff mixed in. Subaru could have easily just run the FXT turbo engine with no Toyota stuff at all. Same thing for the 6 speed.

Subaru's story and most other stories are consistent- its Tada who keeps trying to push a new narrative (focused on him unsurprisingly). But the reality was that Subaru's idea's and perceptions were correct- the later Scion models moved away from the Scion design model to closer mimic the BRZ's features/options (and higher price).

tl/dr ignore anything Tada says about the FT86 at this point
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