Subaru "Clear" Prototype Article

[Mike621]

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Equally significant, TheDetroitBureau.com has learned, Subaru’s Boxer Sports Car – as it is currently referred to – will come only in rear-wheel-drive configuration. It will, in fact, be the only model in the Subaru of America line-up that won’t be sold exclusively with all-wheel-drive.

Toyota is showing off its own prototype of the new sports car, the FT-86 Concept II.
As one source said, “You want a car like this to be a little tail happy,” meaning you can truly toss it around in the corners.
The final production model will be a bit smaller and a fair bit lighter than the current Impreza- based Subaru models, and what you might call well-founded rumors suggest it will deliver about 200 horsepower, compared with the WRX at 265 hp, and STI at 305.
The transparent concept vehicle is more than just a metaphor. It offers a functional opportunity for Subaru to demonstrate precisely what it has brought to the project, notably including the 2.0-liter, Direct-Injection, naturally-aspirated inline-four powerplant."



See the whole article:
http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2011...er-sports-car/


I do thoroughly like where Subaru has laid out the proportions on this mock-up. Let's hope those make it to the production car.