apexjapan Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Ross in Japan recently visited the Tokyo Auto Salon - here's some of the shots from the show: Legacy tS Concept http://www.avoturboworld.com/images/stories/2011/2011_tas/tas_004.jpg http://www.avoturboworld.com/images/stories/2011/2011_tas/tas_005.jpg http://www.avoturboworld.com/images/stories/2011/2011_tas/tas_006.jpg Forester tS Concept http://www.avoturboworld.com/images/stories/2011/2011_tas/tas_002.jpg STI tS Concept http://www.avoturboworld.com/images/stories/2011/2011_tas/tas_008.jpg http://www.avoturboworld.com/images/stories/2011/2011_tas/tas_009.jpg http://www.avoturboworld.com/images/stories/2011/2011_tas/tas_012.jpg http://www.avoturboworld.com/images/stories/2011/2011_tas/tas_007.jpg Liberal "Albero" body kit on a Legacy Wagon: http://www.avoturboworld.com/images/stories/2011/2011_tas/tas_031.jpg http://www.avoturboworld.com/images/stories/2011/2011_tas/tas_032.jpg http://www.avoturboworld.com/images/stories/2011/2011_tas/tas_033.jpg Regards, Paul Hansen http://www.avoturboworld.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironchefireland Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Damn you Subaru from depriving us a wagon and sticking us w/ that behemoth Outback. Nice pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rxl1972 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Amen ironchefireland, amen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecBGuy Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 wonder what tS stands for? me want the forester tS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Marker Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Awesome shots. They should import a limited run on any of those and I'm pretty sure they'd sell out at a premium price. 2011 Volvo S60T6 & 2013 Volvo XC60T6 Polestar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legacy360 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 that's one nice fozzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tori24 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 great pictures!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC5.2 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I like the Legacy wagon tS! [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/proper-flip-key-interesti-159894.html"]Flip Key Development Thread[/URL] "Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." - E. Hubbard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luchin Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 wonder what tS stands for? me want the forester tS I believe it stands for Technica Subaru. aka STI. I think it's the new badging for the STI models. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luchin Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Keep your fingers crossed boys and girls. Can always ship one over from Germany.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaSniper Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Keep your fingers crossed boys and girls. Can always ship one over from Germany.... Yeah, After spending a ludicrous amount of money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieDriver Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 wonder what tS stands for? me want the forester tS I believe it stands for Technica Subaru. aka STI. I think it's the new badging for the STI models. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. It stands for "tuned by STI" (note the lower case "t" in "tuned"). STI stands for Subaru Tecnica International (note the lack of "h" in "Tecnica"). They've had the Legacy tS for a couple years now in Japan and Australia/New Zealand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubOperator Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I'd buy the white Legacy Wagon. SOA is too punch drunk to get LGT wagons made in US again though. And yes, id' have to get rid of sticking out arches. Must be ROW body. 2005 LGT Wagon Limited 6 MT RBP Stage 2 - 248K 2007 B9 Tribeca Limited DGM - 258K SOLD - 2005 OB Limited 5 MT Silver - 245K SOLD - 2010 OB 6 MT Silver - 205K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawood Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Wow if only they would bring these to the USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanaenk Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 White wagon (less the grill) looks buyable. 666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red beast Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 i thought tS stood for "tough shit, you ain't gettin one". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieDriver Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 That too... (unless you're not in the US) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apexjapan Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 tuned by STI. Basically, they prepackage it with some of the optional STI parts, and throw in a ECU with a tune from STI (sometimes). Basically, most tS models you could build yourself (especially if you were in Japan) by ordering the parts from STI. Regards, Paul Hansen http://www.avoturboworld.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecBGuy Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 hmm... then why is there tS for sti if it already an sti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scootyc Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 That Foz is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibjer Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 tS is basically JDM for SPT where SPT is a SOA thing. '20 Legacy XT Touring 13 Subarus and counting: http://jmaigroup.com/subarus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieDriver Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Actually, I believe SOA created SPT as a cheaper alternative to STI parts, as STI parts were somewhat pricey. SPT is just parts. (and I believe the SPT parts are US-sourced) tS just means that the folks at Subaru Tecnica International massaged that model. The Legacy tS had a bunch of STI parts on it, and handling was tuned by the STI folks. The new Impreza WRX STI tS was created by the STI team taking an off-the-shelf STI model and putting some effort into making it better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebarthelman Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 http://www.avoturboworld.com/images/stories/2011/2011_tas/tas_006.jpg I'd love to have an exhaust for the previous gen Legacy using these tips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecBGuy Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 f'in america never gets the good stuff not even in domestic cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apexjapan Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 Technically... it's confusing exactly what STI means. STI is a separate division of SOJ that provides R&D of parts and the STI model, and creates the STI line of optional parts for many other Subaru models. They create the Group N parts for rallying and spend a lot of effort there. However, the Impreza WRX STI is produced on a factory line by the main company, so while branded a STI, it's still a Subaru model. (confused yet?) tS models (and other past Tuned By.... models) are factory cars that go through the STI division and carry selectively upgraded parts. The plain jane STI model in Japan doesn't get all of the premium parts (or tuning) available via STI, those are all optional parts only. It's probably easier to understand if you look at the competitor, Ralliart/Mitsubishi Motors. Even Wikipedia gets some details wrong about that. Originally, Lancer Evolution models were called Ralliart Lancer Evolutions - that is because they were *built* by Ralliart, and were actually not Mitsubishi's. They indeed used a Mitsubishi Lancer chassis, but those chassis were shipped from Mitsubishi and stripped down bare by Ralliart and reworked. Versions 1 through 6 were done this way, and indeed, that's why official versions sold in the UK were called Ralliart Evolutions. From Version 7, Mitsubishi "absorbed" the Ralliart division/company and started creating Lancer Evolutions on a factory line. This is why "purists" in Japan detest V7 Evolutions onwards. I know these details because of 1) living in Japan and 2) I worked for Mitsubishi Jidousha (Mitsubish Motors Japan) for 10 years. >.> And there are good reasons I'll never by an Evo. <.< Anyways, I'm fairly certain a similar relationship existed between Subaru and STI, and to be honest, even to today, they view themselves as somewhat separate companies. Regards, Paul Hansen http://www.avoturboworld.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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