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Originally Posted by 4agze
I'm new so for starter I want to share my theory why toyota will use a flat 4 instead of making a new inline 4 or use in house or what they already have like the 2zzge or 3sge, first the 2zzge is now outdated maybe 2 or 3 years now the corolla XRS and matrix XRS will have a new or maybe hybride engine. 3sge is now discontinued. One thing made the original AE86 great was the price from its time that was reasonable, now its will be costly if they start from a blank sheet of paper this will drive the price up total cost of the whole car. by using the fuji heavy industry's engine and factory this will make the cost lower (thats what we all want right).
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This is true to some extent, but Tada (chief engineer of the project) already stated that the engine in this car was built from scratch, and is an engine being designed solely for this car. So don't think the cost factor holds any water anymore.
The only thing that makes sense is the lower center of gravity and its ability to sit further back in the engine bay, which also keeps the length of the car down (and thus weight).
@Cyde, I don't recall saying that. There's a more veteran member on club4ag with the name oldskewltoy, I think that might've been who you're thinking of.