|
Toyota or Subaru?
to answer the question what car is being tested, its both. it is a joint venture project so any data recorded is shared and analyzed by both companies and engineering depts.
when it was in fuji it was 50/50 that was testing not at the same time. here at the ring its actually a little more toyota because they have a larger base compared to subaru. the parts your seeing is subaru gift to the test. again this is all for data collecting that's why I said you will see different wheel and tire set ups before but more important everytime it goes out it will have new suspension set ups as well.
we've seen questions about the car styling. toyota when the first concept bowed in late 2009 has been wind tunnel testing the design as early as 2010. the first concept didn't meet standards. while it looked great it wasn't slippery enough and produced a lot of noise. the data was given to the designers and they came up with FT86II. the II like I said is what the actual car will look like the most from a body panel standpoint.
|