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Originally Posted by strat61caster
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.
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People need to stop with this 'tension between the two companies' bullshit.
They are partners. Toyota owns 15+% of FHI, of which Subaru is only one (albeit the largest) division, which includes aerospace and heavy machinery.
Toyota gets a return on every single model Subaru sells. Subaru gets assistance in modernizing their archaic engine line. They sell more cars because of it. They make more money. Toyota makes more money.
Subaru gets a new market and sales with their sporty secretary's car. Subaru makes more money. Toyota gets to revive its performance cred. Win-win.
High fives all around in the boardroom.
This all stems from N*SIOC's idiotic SOA Blog and the pre-release bullshit d!ck-waving they would vomit all over that forum, that has since been proven wrong.
(I can't believe we still have that phony AS1 designation on this forum...)
Anyways, I would love to see a better F:R weight distribution (Mk 3 and 4 Supras matched or beat it with long iron block L6s ffs) and front double wishbones on a future 86 chassis.