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Originally Posted by Dave-ROR
I heard about subarus involvement when I had my s2k which I had from 06-08... And I remember it dying. Tada made a statement that Subaru killed the idea then Subaru came back and it started agin.
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Way too strong of words, I believe. Subaru was not ready or even able at the time. Toyota assisted them in the past by relieving them of un-profitable kei development and also by not being GM and having them devote resources to an SUV that is basically unmarketable for Subaru at home or in Europe, where they are not nearly as strong sales-wise compared to the US.
With the resources freed up they had time to finally update their main engine and focus on the new Impreza which is their primary money-maker.
Once that was going well they had time and resources to go back and work with Toyota on a new sports platform, which will likely see chassis sharing with the future WRX/STI.
It is not anywhere near as confrontational as people make it sound.