Toyota/Subaru tie-up FT-86 Concept Unveils

subaru_toyota_ft_86_concept_20_12 With the approach of next month’s Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota released the first images and details of the new front-engine, rear-wheel drive two-door sports car, it is developing with the Subaru. First, as the debut of the FT – 86 Here we see the concept, designed to invoke the four well-known Japanese car manufacturer AE86 Corolla 20th century, 80 years, but with modern technology and style.

Under the hood resides a 2.0-liter flat-four Fuji Heavy Industries owns Subaru, is said to bear the load of multi-source for the vehicle manufacturer. 6-speed manual transmission sends power to the concept in the rear. The chassis is said to be a unique car, with “low center of gravity, racing and other processing.” Financial Times, riding on a 101.2 wheelbase 86 inches, with length, width and height test 163.8,69.3, and 49.6 inches, respectively. A at prices ranging from 20,000, is expected to base, the car hit the market at the end of 2011.

Although we have no other place to go, from now on, including the Subaru, Volkswagen brand variants of the design of the card is still reported that it is Lenovo’s FT – HS hybrid concept in 2006, is designed by Toyota’s ED2 actual writing studio in France. Overall, the Financial Times – 86 a liquidity lines, compact structure, and attractive, and we hope that significant change does not occur to produce movement. Inside the cabin will certainly be changed a lot, but as the trick of seats, digital instruments, and in the future may be more for the masses watering. There is one thing, we would like to remind the Toyota concept car left the news information: the words of the lead engineers in the United States Automotive News as saying, Financial Times – 86 special paint, is “a traditional Japanese monkey butt red color.” This is a great color, although we hope that this does not mean the car will be much the laughing stock of Tokyo (high-Oh!) for next month. Check back for more details, and the full show coverage from Japan.

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First Drive Review: Subaru Legacy Tourer 2.0D 2009

Don’t you remember in the early 1990s in the tradition of Colin McRae Rothmans loophole? Or inland version of the Audi for the Audi A6 allroad ripped off? Or time Alf Thompson, in Postman Pat agriculture, rescued a rut farm track, requirements and the standard four-wheel-drive family sedan remains a cold and a number of newborn lambs?

Probably not, because you are right, that tradition has existed for 20 years, fully qualified, but almost everyone forget that, at least in the UK, where most of us are deprived of something fast sold in Japan. Now, the fifth generation here, prices from £ 23,295 – considerably higher than the cost of used cars.
That is because the legacy of the new Subaru has finally broken through the car looking for, right?

Do not be silly, this is business as usual. The main difference for the UK market is that it industries or not this time, because the car will not be out of favor again. Clear at this time of large trucks: 55 mm long, 60 mm higher, with a 80 mm wheelbase extended to the interior space interests. Externally, it is about as big as an Audi A4 Avant, but close to an A 6, entered the store or open the boot.
It will not win any awards, but the design.

Subaru strongly jazz front, and give it an identity, but can not change the fact that this is a very boring, very attractive car, the reason there is no help whip chrome headlights swept so close to They like to see the results of bad plastic surgery in Hollywood.
And in-house?

The same story. A very shiny console trying to learn the hard plastics and turntable, it seems disappointing low-cost, please draw your attention to the surrounding acres of the old car. There’s even a meaningless BMW-style economic indicators, like those old vacuum with a stick in their car dial the last century, one of the 70s.

Statistics How much? £23,295 On sale in the UK: Now Engine: 1998cc 16v 4-cyl turbodiesel, 148bhp @ 5600rpm, 169lb ft @ 4000rpm Transmission: Six-speed manual, four-wheel drive Performance: 9.6sec 0-62mph, 120mph, 46mpg, 161g/km CO2 How heavy / made of? 1558kg/steel How big (length/width/height in mm)? 4775/1780/1535mm

How much? £23,295 On sale in the UK: Now 1998cc 16v 4-cyl turbodiesel, 148bhp @ 5600rpm, 169lb ft @ 4000rpm Transmission: Six-speed manual, four-wheel drive Performance: 9.6sec 0-62mph, 120mph, 46mpg, 161g/km CO2 How heavy / made of? 1558kg/steel How big (length/width/height in mm)? 4775/1780/1535mm

However, our defense, the cabin is not in the traditional construction and solid feeling is great. There are people in all directions in space, particularly spacious rear cabin of the driving position is good, apart from the pedal, is set distance.