inertiadrifto86
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Hey ya'll there's gonna be a new Toyobaru unveil in a couple days, per the article below:
https://www.carscoops.com/2021/03/toyota-gazoo-and-subaru-to-unveil-new-car-on-the-5th-of-april/
My speculation is it's going to be a re-imagined Celica hatchback and perhaps the next-gen WRX/STI platform.
Because of Gazoo's involvement, my hope is that it incorporates the AWD platform from the GR Yaris and the turbocharged FA24 2.4 power plant Subaru's been teasing us about.
Articles such as the ones below are where I'm pulling the Celica (name) and hot hatch (body style) speculations from:
https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a35458840/subaru-and-toyota-awd-hot-hatch-rumor/
https://www.caradvice.com.au/917628/toyota-trademarks-celica-name-hinting-at-new-sports-car/
Granted this is all speculation and rumor. The one hiccup I see in all of this is I doubt Subaru would share it's mighty WRX/STI platform with another manufacturer, or perhaps even more doubtful substituting another manufacturer's AWD system into their platform.
However times are a changin and the current WRX/STI platform hasn't really changed much in the last 15 or even 20 years.
Either way, I can't wait to see what's unveiled on the 5th. What are ya'll's thoughts?
https://www.carscoops.com/2021/03/toyota-gazoo-and-subaru-to-unveil-new-car-on-the-5th-of-april/
My speculation is it's going to be a re-imagined Celica hatchback and perhaps the next-gen WRX/STI platform.
Because of Gazoo's involvement, my hope is that it incorporates the AWD platform from the GR Yaris and the turbocharged FA24 2.4 power plant Subaru's been teasing us about.
Articles such as the ones below are where I'm pulling the Celica (name) and hot hatch (body style) speculations from:
https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a35458840/subaru-and-toyota-awd-hot-hatch-rumor/
https://www.caradvice.com.au/917628/toyota-trademarks-celica-name-hinting-at-new-sports-car/
Granted this is all speculation and rumor. The one hiccup I see in all of this is I doubt Subaru would share it's mighty WRX/STI platform with another manufacturer, or perhaps even more doubtful substituting another manufacturer's AWD system into their platform.
However times are a changin and the current WRX/STI platform hasn't really changed much in the last 15 or even 20 years.
Either way, I can't wait to see what's unveiled on the 5th. What are ya'll's thoughts?
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