[Cole]

Originally Posted by Yardjass

Except it doesn't say target anywhere. It says manufacturer estimate, which it turns out was grossly off. You guys aren't getting me on a technicality on this one. Since a Subaru/Toyota rep gave motortrend that estimate, it is not unreasonable to expect it to get published or for someone to believe it. It would be quite unreasonable to expect them not to publish it actually. You don't need an official statement to recognize that they were way off in their estimate so late into development.

As far as the engine goes, this was a later article where they had a running demo car. Years before, they were publishing "upcoming WRX motor" or similar. Again, from tidbits the manufacturer was feeding them. I said before I don't have time or care enough to hunt all of these old articles down so I found and posted one. Or maybe I didn't say that because it got lost in the post my computer ate.

And since when does estimate mean "this is what the production car will weigh"