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Second Generation FT86 Confirmed
A second generation of the 86 has been "officially" confirmed from a reputable source: http://www.autonews.com/article/2015...t-sales-growth
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Plug-in hybrid due
Subaru will position its first plug-in hybrid -- due in the 2018 model year -- mainly as a zero-emissions compliance play.
Subaru doesn't plan to sell it in Japan, even though hybrid vehicles account for 18 percent of Japan's light-vehicle market. Subaru will offer the plug-in hybrid only in markets where required by regulations, Yoshinaga said. He declined to disclose which of Subaru's current models will get the hybrid drivetrain.
But he confirmed that Subaru will build a new-generation BRZ coupe with partner Toyota Motor Corp. "We have already agreed with Toyota we will do a full model change. We have not decided when it will be introduced," he said.
The rear-wheel-drive BRZ is the only car sold by Subaru in the U.S. without all-wheel drive; Yoshinaga declined to give details on the configuration of the redesign.
The BRZ was launched in 2012. Toyota sells its version of the jointly developed coupe as the Scion FR-S.
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Last edited by STZ; 11-03-2015 at 10:30 PM.
Reason: Mixed up update/refresh with 2nd gen due to brain fart - thanks swarb
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