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Originally Posted by Dimman
It is my understanding that SOA Blog on NASIOC isn't a single individual, but a bunch of people whose job is to informally drop info to the Subaru fans on NASIOC. Keep this in mind when judging the information coming from them. Also keep in mind that it is SOA for America. Which as far as I know has ZERO input on the engineering side of things. They just sell and service cars on this side of the ocean. They have no more engineering input with FHI than Scion does with Toyota.
Sure they may get to make requests, like 'We want a bigger motor in the STI' but it is FHI that is making the final decisions and actually do it.
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You're right at some points, but if the car is also made in the US, Subaru/Toyota USA probably help designing, developing the car. This is the reason why we see the car on the states. The data and analysis are going to be finalized by Subaru/Toyota Japan, but I still see efforts Subaru/Toyota USA and EU put in the car, not only Subaru/Toyota Japan.