f1anatic Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 http://wot.motortrend.com/1405_more_details_on_scion_fr_s_turbo_four_door_emerge.html Even more critical than the sedan’s proportions will be its powertrain. To move the larger, heavier sedan, Toyota is preparing two engines. The flagship version will incorporate a revised version of Subaru’s current-model Legacy 2.0-liter direct injection turbo producing more than 300 hp sending power through an eight-speed automatic transmission. Given Toyota’s bent for hybrids, you can guess what the other engine variation will be. But according to our source, the boxer-hybrid fitted to Subaru’s XV Crosstrek is not powerful enough for the sedan. So Toyota is readying a hybrid unit that’s compatible to Subaru’s direct-injection boxer engine. To deliver all-wheel drive traction, Toyota is also working on in-wheel electric motors for the front, an addition that will undoubtedly push the price of the hybrid sedan up to around $50,000. The turbo version will precede the hybrid’s launch (by several months), and land in showrooms for around $35,000 by mid-2016. Some hope and some inherent problems here despite being MotorTrend. There is no current-model Legacy 2.0-liter direct injection turbo, at least not on the North-American market. It will be a massive let down by Subaru in one or more ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkrenicki Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 The 2.0 liter DIT engine has been available in Japan on the Legacy platform for a few years now. It has proved to be a strong engine for them there. Why do you say that it will be a let down? Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgoodhue Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 The huge let down will be Toyota using Subaru FA DIT motor in a sedan when we can't get it on the new Legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkrenicki Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Well.. I will believe it when I see it.. 4-door, turbo, AWD FT86? I have a real hard time believing that they would change the platform so drastically all in one go. Next thing you know.. They will say it is a diesel and convertible too. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueWhiteBoy Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 ^agreed. I'm a bit skeptical of so many changes all at once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieDriver Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 By the time the Toyota vehicle arrives, Subaru will have brought the 2.0 DIT here. Edit: Sorry, that statement was dictated by logic. I forgot we're dealing with Subaru here. What happens is anyone's guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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