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Old 05-22-2011, 09:26 PM   #140
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Originally Posted by davesrave View Post
Agree. Subaru finally brought their engine up to current design practices and improved fuel economy:

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/23/s...linder-engine/

Then, Toyota added D4-S state of the art fuel injection; and then Yamaha applied their expertise to the head according to several reports (ala 2ZZ-GE). And then, the Scion America VP said that the new FR-S will get "amazing" fuel economy.

The statements about Toyota making a corporate decision to spend some money on the suspension to get the handling right...

Definitely a lot of Toyota input.
Co-development means exactly that. Those SOA guys are probably just butthurt that the Toyota is getting priority. (as far as first release, etc.)
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