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Originally Posted by Aki
And you just made my point for me. A 90s Impreza is a totally different car with than the FT86, as is the Miata. If anything a Miata would be closer, because it's a RWD architecture.
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Uh, no. The Miata shares no similarities to the FT86. The chassis had to be reinforced at different locations due to the convertible design, and the car itself has a "backbone" to support the drivetrain something the FT86 chassis does not have or need to have. There are no shared components or anything remotely comparable between the two.
The closest chassis in terms of actual design, would be a 2012 Impreza chassis. The rear suspension is nearly identicle as is the drivetrain layout excluding the front axles. I don't have any cutaways of a 2012 Impreza, but here is a Forester which shares architecture with the Impreza:
The reason for using the early imprezas is because of how light the chassis is and the fact it has the same drivetrain layout. It also came with two doors (which is irrelevant, the 2-door and 4-door versions only had a 10lbs weight difference). The newer Subaru chassis are bigger cars that weigh significantly more, although the 2012 DOES weigh under 3000lbs.