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Originally Posted by Driftster
I never said it was some cover up conspiracy... But the emphasis they put on the engine being crucial to this and that, thats why we chose this configuration is untrue to say the least..
From a financial point of view anything other than subaru handling the engine makes very little sendr.
From a mechanic point of view the emphasis on centrr of gravity is silly considering the emphasis they put on use exterior cusomization ie wheel diameter tire height etc...
The boxer configuration although being "flat" doesnt do a spectacular job or lowering center of gravity by a substantial margin....
This car could have been an i4 with similar variables but the production of a new i4 from toyota wouldnt have made nearly as much sense fincially as a new subaru engine for the fuji industries family
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but the boxer motor does some good in making the car look sexy. the only thing that really bugs me about boxer motors is that the cylinder heads are far enough to make it twice the work to do cool things. the other is that i feel gravity always wears the rings in a kinda one sided fashion. warranted or not i dont know but its always in the back of my mind