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Originally Posted by Aki
Eh, don't think you understand what "parts bin" means. Parts bin means something is 100% identical. If something looks similar it's not parts bin. I mean the door handle is completely different from a 2000 legacy. The FR-S door handle is squared off at the base, not rounded as in a 2000 Legacy.
A different iteration is by definition not parts bin. Plus this engine doesn't even have the same bore stroke as an FB20.
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I was slightly wrong, the handles are exactly the same as the 2008-2011 Impreza. But the handle and switch are taken from the Legacy, with the surround being slightly different to accommodate the door panel:
Nothing is 100% identical anymore. The same part can be slightly different in the same car just because of the different trim level of the car, even from different states they can be different.
Does this mean the different part was 100% re-engineered from the ground up? No! The part blanks in Japan or wherever the parts are made are slightly modified per the order. In fact, in Japan parts are made in an "on demand" basis, so its easy and cheap to slightly modify a part and not as complicated as you think.
The engine for example, the EJ25 Turbo in the Forester from 2004 has completely different part numbers from the STI motor. However, the differences are so small between the molds for those blocks that its almost impossible to tell they changed something, yet they have completely different engine designations and power outputs.
The heads on the FT/BRZ engine are probably going to have quite a bit of changes to accommodate the DI but that doesn't mean the motor is going to be 100% different from an FB.
Other than the chasis, the engineers for this car didn't start with a blank slate. We've seen in the articles relating to this car that they used the general architecture from Subaru and went from there, that makes this a parts bin car not something like the LF-A which was designed from the ground up with every bit being 100% engineered just for that car.
Does this mean almost every car is actually a parts bin car? Yes. Its not financially possible for companies to make everything from scratch every time they make a new car.