The thing with Subaru engines is they Swap very easy with one another. So it wouldnt take much to put in a Turbo engine
Subaru-powered Toyota FT-86 gets closer to production...
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The thing with Subaru engines is they Swap very easy with one another. So it wouldnt take much to put in a Turbo engine
Subaru have given it the STI treatment:
http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/new-subaru-brz-sti-revealed-2011-11-01
http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/new-subaru-brz-sti-revealed-2011-11-01
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Assuming these will be around £20-25K, then there could be a good business here for a tuner to install the turbocharged EJ20/EJ25 into it and sell it on for ~£30K. Someone tell Prodrive 
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Or, according to Drexels' link, Subaru will do it themselves \o/
Doesn't look right with a wing though IMO.
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Or, according to Drexels' link, Subaru will do it themselves \o/
Doesn't look right with a wing though IMO.
The thing with Subaru engines is they Swap very easy with one another. So it wouldnt take much to put in a Turbo engine
I imagine we may see a supercharger/turbocharger kit emerge for the standard engine.
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Well the Subaru version means Toyota will have to answer with something, bet their on the phone to Yamaha already ^^
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I hope so too. Why Yamaha?
Isn't the G version the FT86 equivalent to Subaru's STI in this case?
Yamaha do a lot of engine work for Toyota (who own a lot of Yamaha shares) they did the head work on the 2ZZ-GE (Celica, Lotus Elise), the 1JZ-GTE/2JZ-GTE (mkiii/mk4 Supra) and on the 3S-GE (Altezza) among many others, basically when Toyota need more performance from an engine, enter Yamaha
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Don't worry, the final design is just fine. Like any Jap sports car, it will look a bit 'meh' until you give it some nice rims and some low.
It's no secret I'm not a fan of jap styling, but that looks the dog's danglies
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Can't see toyota producing a hot version in the UK if Subaru are doing it. It would be a different market and probably price them out of the MX5 competition which is where they are pitching it. Is this effectively going to replace the MR2/Celica for the near future?
If anything Toyota are likely to go with an EV/Hybrid variant over the BHP
More BHP and price would put them up against the 370Z segment of the market and used Z4 3.0i possibly?
If anything Toyota are likely to go with an EV/Hybrid variant over the BHP
More BHP and price would put them up against the 370Z segment of the market and used Z4 3.0i possibly?
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I'm not sure what topgear are banging on about, the Subaru press release specifically says the sti concept is still naturally aspirated.
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On the Facebook BRZ page theres a spec sheet which states its 200HP NA same as the FT-86
Obviously nothing is gospel but it says what it says
Obviously nothing is gospel but it says what it says
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I love the look of this but the Subaru engine makes me want to cry.
Really not a fan of boxer engines at all.
Really not a fan of boxer engines at all.
Im sure it wouldn't be long before tuners managed to shove an SR20DET or maybe even a 1JZ-GTE into it /shrug
Did you see the new trailer?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JX9UNQt2gA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JX9UNQt2gA
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Pretty happy with that, can't wait to see them on the roads.
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The final car is nowhere near as pretty as the concepts
This. The interior is typical jap aswell.
Will have to see one in the flesh before I make a decision!