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There’s more rumormill news about the future of the
and its twin, the
. Australian website
CarSales reports
that the next versions of the coupe twins may switch from the existing and heavily modified
platform to
‘s TNGA platform.
The reason? An unnamed
insider tells the site the next-generation versions of the cars will retain their rear-wheel-drive configuration and thus won’t move to the new
Global Platform, upon which the automaker is basing all its new all-wheel-drive vehicles. That leaves two options: staying with the current Subaru platform, or moving to the
New Global Architecture, which underpins vehicles including the
,
,
and
, and can accommodate real-wheel-drive layouts. The TNGA would also help save weight and provide economies of scale.
“It’s a very flexible platform, but we make all-wheel-drive vehicles,” the insider told
CarSales
about the new Subaru platform. “That’s our forte, all-wheel drive.”
The
and
launched for 2012, the former as the
, sharing the
platform, Subaru’s 205-horsepower 2.0-liter four-cylinder boxer engine and a six-speed manual or automatic transmission. Both brands have
they are working on
but have declined to offer details, and the source tells
CarSales
that development at Subaru is well under way.
Toyota
its heavily anticipated (and
)
in Detroit in January, based heavily on
engineering. The automaker is reportedly keen to build a family of
, with a
under consideration, and is developing the new 86 with plenty of involvement from the Toyota Gazoo Racing division.
from Autoblog http://bit.ly/2GD2Szi