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Originally Posted by shiznit
Subarus are tight in the nose because the engine is mounted ahead of and over the front axle, the FT-86 won't have that problem. But since the platform already uses MacPherson you are probably right that they will keep it.
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That's not quite the full scope of the situation...
Yeah subarus are tight in the nose, but that's with the engine slightly forwards of the front axle. I was under an impreza before leaving work, and they even kink the subframe inwards behind the engine to fit control arm that's a bit longer.
The FT however, had the engine sitting right between the wheels, taking up space from the suspension, as evidenced by this pic from geneva.
http://s10.directupload.net/images/100313/vr5678pj.jpg
You can see the oil pan amongst the exhaust bends, right between the wheels.