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Originally Posted by nikitopo
So, what does it really differentiate of what they were doing in the past with what they'll do now? Can you be more clear? I am all ears.
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Yes this has been the argument for a while now with these so-called "global platforms" being pushed out by auto makers. Not too radically different from what they've been doing for decades really, kinda like the cloud computing BS of car manufacturing.
I think this talk all stemmed from VW's MQB platform, where they hyped up things like how certain dimensions are fixed for example the pedal box, while other dimensions can be adjusted as needed, and with more part sharing than ever before (meaning a defect can literally mean fucking total recall).
Before the BRZ, the modern Subaru (from 1989 onwards) was mainly the Legacy platform (which bankrupted them) and later on the Impreza platform (the Forester is actually based on the Impreza), in which the latter was derived from the former. All the innovations came about on the Legacy first, then trickled down to the Impreza. You can also argue the BRZ is basically another derivative from the Impreza.
I haven't read enough to understand how the Alcyone SVX was developed, probably based on the Legacy.