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Originally Posted by strat61caster
Eh, I think the crux is in "lightly" I'd argue that "lightly modified" would imply that many parts are straight swaps, they use the same tooling for manufacture, they share the same build process etc.
I'm pretty sure that they had to develop a brand new assembly line and all the associated tooling to build the thing, there are so many changes to the structure of the thing if you put them side by side (bare chassis) I'd be hard pressed to call them 'lightly different'
I couldn't find a bare Impreza chassis that wasn't somebodies hacked up project, so here's the 2015 STI, you can definitely see the similarities in the windshield/roofline, transmission tunnel, wheel arches, and frontal frame rails but beyond that I struggle to agree with you.
Let the mental masturbation continue!
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The 'lightly' is meant to be inflammatory.
Shh... Don't tell anyone.
Reality is, in automotive platform sharing terms, it IS lightly modified. But on a relative scale. The best example being the Nissan FM chassis architecture, whereas the Z, G coupe, G Sedan, Murano, FX, and the smaller Infiniti SUV are the same platform. The difference between a BRZ and an Impreza is about the same as a G coupe and G sedan. People seem to have little trouble accepting the G relationship, but the stretch between an EX35 and 350Z or BRZ and Impreza is flat out impossible to some people. To the unenlightened the name is more important than the engineering.
And I get a kick out of people using irrelevant facts to prove a point. Different CoG and clearance proves different chassis is fucking hilarious logic.
I'll stop now, though.
Heh...