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Toyota and Subaru are combining their efforts for an
upcoming rear-wheel drive coupe. Sketches of new Subaru vehicle where released,
creating hype about the new two-door Impreza and a possible Celica replacement.
Sources inside Toyota and Subaru released artist sketches of the new coupe. Based on these initial sketches, the vehicle appears to be a sporty take on the Impreza sedan and will be compact, lightweight, and reportedly rear-wheel drive.
Potential engines for the new Toyota would be the familiar boxer engines, such as the base 175 horsepower four cylinder, or perhaps the power powerful 2.5 liter turbocharged engine.
The new Toyota coupe will not be built with Subaru's renowned four-wheel drive system - at least for now. By forgoing such a system, the new Toyota coupe will reduce weight, cost, and overall complexity, which was the strategy used on the Honda S200 release says Honda dealer Washington DC. However, with Subaru’s extensive combining of the turbo boxer engine with four wheel drive, it seems like a logical choice to combine the two.
Toyota’s new coupe could also be a potential successor to the Toyota Celica, a once strong seller at Toyota dealer St Paul, which maintained a popular following even until its demise. With the new automakers combining their efforts on this new sports car, it could be an indication that in the end the consumer will pay less for the vehicle thanks to the sharing of technology. Competing dealerships are also expecting new sports cars, such as as the next generation S2000 or Remix concept car at Honda Texarkana, to go head-to-head with this new Toyota sports car. Toyota holds an eight percent stake in Subaru.
The final design for the Toyota coupe could be approved this
summer, with production beginning in 2010. In addition to competing with sports
coupes in Japan, North America will also be a likely destination for the
vehicle.
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