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Originally Posted by MatadorRacing_F1
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, not this effing shit again #facepalm.
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Yeah, I know it upsets Toyota enthusiasts to hear people talk about how most of the hardware for Toyota's new performance car is really from Subaru...but....
Most of the hardware for Toyota's new performance car is really from Subaru.
Which is fine, because Toyota's business model allowed it to make stupid amounts of money and buy part of Fuji Heavy Industries, and thereby take some creative control in terms of what Subaru works on.
Really, what it all boils down to, is that anybody can make the main physical parts. There's almost no difference between the automakers on this stuff because they've been doing it for like 100 years. The devil is in the details, and Toyota performance cars FEEL the way they do because of this. I have no doubt that regardless of who built the chassis or engine, the car, in Scion form, will feel like a toyota performance car.
It'll probably be a bit buzzy, there's probably going to be good amounts of wind and tire noise, and the steering wheel will probably get the jitters over rough roads. And all of those things are fine because apart from the wind noise, the other ones can arguably help connect the driver with the car more
Think how the boys over at Chrysler feel. Every good vehicle they make minus the Ram line of trucks.....rides on a 1 generation old Merc platform....lol