Saturday, November 26, 2011

Subaru FT-86


Car companies working together usually goes well. Of course, there are some instances when partnerships have gone wrong. The combination of Chrysler and Mercedes-Benz was the worse German-American partnership since Mr. Busch met Mr. Anheuser and developed that tasteless brew called Budweiser. Those keen TopGear watchers will know that’s not our joke, but it worked here anyways.

The same can be said of Daewoo and Chevrolet. Sure, they made some cheap cars, but they were just terrible. In fact, they might have set Chevrolet back a few years in Europe, due to cheapness image they still have.

We’re not sure if this is going to happen with Toyota and Subaru. Both of these companies are strong and create wonder vehicles that are fun to drive on one end and practical on the other. This combination might make for the best all-around Japanese entry-level sports car we have ever seen.

UPDATE 06/02/2011: Automotive News has unveiled new details on the Subaru FT-86 sports car set to be revealed later this year at the Tokyo Auto Show. Subaru expects a longer-than-average life cycle for the car and is looking at variant packages, including a possible STI version. However, while the usual STI models are all about being turbocharged, the FT-86 STI will keep the engine naturally aspirated. The sports car will be offered with the new generation 2.0-liter, four-cylinder boxer engine combined with manual or automatic transmission.

UPDATE 10/26/2011: British magazine, AutoCar, is offering new details on the production version Subaru BRZ set to be revealed next month at the 2011 Tokyo Auto Show. According to Subaru, the new model will have the lowest center of gravity of any production car when it goes on sale next summer. The model will be powered by a Subaru flat-four engine combined with a Toyota direct fuel-injection system. Subaru has also said that a roadster version is "under consideration."

UPDATE 11/07/2011: Subaru has officially confirmed that the production version BRZ will be unveiled at the next month’s Tokyo Auto Show. They have also revealed the first teaser image of the vehicle, but do yourself a favor and check out our spy shots instead!

UPDATE 11/25/2011: Subaru has confirmed that after its world debut at the Tokyo Motor Show on November 30, the production version BRZ will be making its North American debut in January 2012 at the Detroit Auto Show with sales to begin in the spring. (AutoGuide).

Hit the jump to read more about Subaru’s FT-86.

Subaru FT-86 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 25 November 2011 15:30 EST.

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Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/subaru/2012-subaru-ft-86-ar99818.html

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