{"id":424310,"date":"2010-03-13T11:31:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-13T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/13\/report-subaru-version-of-ft86-toyobaru-will-not-get-all-wheel\/"},"modified":"2010-03-13T11:31:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-13T15:31:00","slug":"report-no-awd-for-subaru-version-of-ft-86-toyobaru-wpoll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/424310","title":{"rendered":"Report: No AWD for Subaru version of FT-86 “Toyobaru” [w\/poll]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Filed under: Coupe<\/a>, Performance<\/a>, Subaru<\/a>, Toyota<\/a>, Rumormill<\/a><\/p>\n

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Toyota\/Subaru Coupe test mule – Click above to enlarge<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

Japan’s Best Car<\/em> (via 7Tune<\/a>) apparently reports that development costs associated with Subaru’s version of the Toyota FT-86<\/a> sport coupe have become so high that all-wheel drive is now being dropped from the equation. If true, this would deprive the widely-expected Scooby coupe of the feature the brand’s entire marketing platform is built on, likely leaving us with a pair of clones whose only major difference will be styling. To that end, it’s also reported that an effort is underway to more substantially differentiate the Subaru<\/a> coupe’s look from the Toyota<\/a> FT-86 beyond grilles and badges. <\/p>\n

Of course, nothing’s official until these cars are formally introduced, but yanking AWD from the Subaru effectively leaves us with a Japanese version of GM’s old Camaro\/Firebird scenario, assuming both cars really do come to market. Frankly, it’s hard to see why Subaru would even bother going with this sans all-wheel drive coupe, though the Herculean PR spin they’d have to put on it would likely be hugely entertaining (“This is what we wanted all along…”). <\/p>\n

So, let’s hear what you think. Follow the jump for a poll on how a lack of AWD would impact your interest in the presumed Subaru version of the Toyota FT-86. Thanks to Johnny for the tip!<\/em><\/p>\n

[Source: 7Tune<\/a> via FT86Club.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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