The collaboration between Toyota and Subaru on a rear-drive sports coupe is getting past the rumor stage. The latest comes from Australia's Wheels magazine, who says it has confirmed from inside sources that the vehicle is in development, and that Subaru Australia wants no part of it.
As had been previously reported, the car would be fitted with a 2.0-liter boxer engines, but Wheels says they will be normally aspirated. In addition, the report indicates two versions will be built, with Subaru and Toyota skins, and that the vehicle is said to take its design cues from the Subaru B11-S concept, which first appeared at the 2003 Geneva auto show.
Subaru Australia is cold to the idea of the vehicle for a couple of reasons. First, it's a small, rear-drive coupe, which officials think won't work in general in the Australian market, especially given Subaru's all-wheel-drive focus. In addition, the execs don't like the idea of a rebadged Subaru and fought successfully against bringing previous GM-led efforts to bring vehicles, including a reskinned Forester, to Australia as a Holden.
Name Toyota Supra present in the names of the group of models Toyota since 1967, but a separate model with the same name appeared only in 1982. Since 1986, when the conveyor left Toyota Supra MA-70 is equipped with 3-liter engine, there has been extensive growth of the popularity of the car. In 1993 it began manufacturing models with more powerful engine. The latest model of modernization was done in 1996-m and 2002 m in the production of the car was discontinued.
Model Toyota Yaris (the European version - Toyota Vitz) was released in 1998 as a replacement vehicle Toyota Starlet. Deliveries of the new model to the European market, where it won the title of «Automobile of the Year - 2000», started in 1999. In the post-Russia compact city car was not popular, while in Europe he won the glory of the cars Toyota sold in the history of this concern. When the market went out the second generation of Toyota Yaris, Starlet models selling in excess of 1.2 million units. Modified Toyota Yaris II is equipped with two bodies: 3 - and 5-door hatchback. To establish the model of 1,0 - and 1,5-liter petrol engines, as well as the 1.4-liter 90-strong turbodizel. In Russia is only 5-door hatchback, equipped with a 1.3-liter 87-strong petrol engine with a system VVT-i. Gearbox are the same as for Europe: 5-speed mechanical and robotic machine Multi-Mode, as well as the Variator.
