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Originally Posted by Boxer486
Why?
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Article talks about a new chassis for the new 'supra'
That chassis by all indication has nothing to do with the chassis Subaru is producing for the 86.
That chassis is rumored to be used for the new < $20k car.
By the time this will be implemented the 86 will be due for a refresh, they have the choice to keep paying Subaru to build the 86 OR use this new chassis they spent a bunch of money developing in house and creating the tooling and production capacity to produce it meaning they get to keep all the profits in house instead of paying someone else's overhead. Why would they continue with the 86 when they'll be able to make a suitable more profitable version on their own? The tensions between the two companies are already known.
Unless it comes out that Subaru is building the Supra I think the "second generation of the Toyobaru" will have a lot less 'baru' in it.