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Originally Posted by PAImportTuner
Let's not nut swing Toyota, we all know everyone is little hurt about it being a joint venture and SOABlog somewhat discrediting Toyota.
Subaru:
chassis
suspension
engine
production assembly
Toyota
D4-S
Marketing/Advertising
Both Makers:
Exterior Styling
Testing, Data and Tuning
3rd party
Yamaha
Aisin
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Do you have proof of any of this?
I'm sorry but I have to call BS on this info. Marketing and advertising will separately be done by Toyota and Subaru for each variant.
The platform is Subaru, but Toyota is doing much of the work on the rear differential and rear suspension. Also it is a FACT that Toyota has done a lot of work on the suspension, specifically the dampers. Akio Toyoda himself specifically requested that the car have very good dampers, and that the suspension be tuned in a specific way to handle corners very flat.
The engine is also a Subaru block, but heavily reworked by Toyota. Toyota developed the D4-S system for the engine, in co-operation with Yamaha doing the heads.
Subaru is helping a lot with tuning, testing, chassis balance, and a few other things here and there. Subaru didn't do much work with the engine or chassis. Toyota took an existing Subaru chassis and existing Subaru engine and reworked both. Toyota is still doing a lot of tuning, testing, and chassis balance in co-operation with Subaru.
Toyota is the project lead on this, with Subaru being a significant co-developer. Fact remains though that Akio Toyoda spearheaded and helped green-light this project. Fact also remains that the chief engineer is a Toyota engineer.