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Originally Posted by Tcoat
Well first off I read back and can't see where I ever said they didn't use a couple of standard platforms in the past. Some were Legacy based and some Impreza and a couple were stand alones. What I said was that ALL vehicles are going to the one NEW platform. If you think it is all just hype for the share holders you are almost as foolish as some goof that thinks they could get a 6% increase in acceleration from a light weight pulley. The new global platform and all that it means is extremely well documented so I am not sure what version of reality you favour.
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You cannot really have a single platform for ALL your vehicles, unless all of them have same dimensions and you diferentiate only on the panels and exterior. You still have to use a couple of different platforms and have them under a single umbrella of a "global" platform. It is still the same of what they did in the past and maybe now they focus to share much more parts which is not always good, because you don't have a big differentiation between vehicles. Subaru was criticised in the past that they could not differentiate much and now can be worse.
And about the 6% accleration increase, it was related to a lightweight flywheel and not a pulley. You are suposed to work for years in the automotive industry and you should know better. The factory flywheel is designed to be heavy for storing kinetic energy and absorb vibrations in low speeds. If your car is not a daily driver and you don't drive much in town, then you can go for a lighter one without any compromises.