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Originally Posted by DarkSunrise
So you honestly believe the difference between a BRZ and Impreza is "about the same" as the difference between a G35 coupe and sedan?
Wow I expected more from you for some reason.
I used to own a 350z. You should look up the list of compatible parts between the G35 coupe and sedan, and compare that to the Impreza and BRZ. It's not even close to being the same.
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I think you misunderstand the platform sharing comparison. It's not exclusively about parts interchange, but primary component groups. Power train, structural parts such as major stampings of the unibody, suspension, brakes, all share core engineering. Because of product differentiation and specialization they are obviously not going to be exactly the same, but the expensive components have all been designed for multiple uses with minimum of changes. Or in the twins' case, adopted as best they could from preexisting architecture.
These are not ground up 'clean sheet' cars. They are a brilliant execution of parts-bin engineering.