More Details on Subaru’s Form of the Toyota FT-86
While everyone knows that the powertrain and chassis of the Toyota FT-86 show car was built by Subaru , there's been no official word about who did what during the collaboration And other than various rumors, there hasn't been much about what Subaru has planned for this cool setup.
We poked around some more and here's the latest. For starters, there will be a Subaru variant of this car coming sometime in 2011. It will share the Toyota version's naturally aspirated 2.0-liter flat-4, but we hear that output will be raised to about 250 horsepower.
The reason for the Subie's extra power? To make up for the extra weight of its all-wheel drive system of course. Both cars will have a 6-speed manual gearbox.
Subaru 's car will be slightly larger than the Toyota thanks to a stretched platform. Because of its larger size, extra power and all wheel drive, expect the Subaru to come in around $30,000, about $5000 more than the Toyota . This keeps the two coupes from directly competing with each other, not to mention keeping the Subaru coupe off its Impreza WRX brothers.
While the performance numbers may overlap, the fact that the Impreza WRX is a 4- and 5-door, and that it's powered by a turbocharged engine, should prevent any cannibalization in the marketplace. At least that's what Subaru is hoping.
– Mak Tokuyama, reporting from Japan
