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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 12:00 AM
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toyota subaru rwd coup caught in wild

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/04/s...t-in-the-wild/

hope this thing can stand up to the hyndai, cause that hyundai rwd coupe is no joke
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 12:17 AM
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looks like something outta my ***......... cuz it looks to me like ****.
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 12:18 AM
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looks like a hyundai accident.
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by ToguePirate787
looks like something outta my ***......... cuz it looks to me like ****.
just to cut off the deluge of posts like this- This is called a TEST MULE folks. Its most likely just running the drive train and possibly suspension testing for the vehicle. The body is cobbled together from bits of other cars just to have something on the chassis plus it has camo added. The most you could tell from looking at it is probably the size - thats about it. ALL EARLY TEST MULES look like this.
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 12:32 AM
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hopefully it won't look like the scion tc. those're the boringest-looking compacts
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 12:32 AM
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It might be the new AE86 that everyone's waiting for...



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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 12:37 AM
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it will be sold in the US under subaru only, not toyota
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by zoom44
just to cut off the deluge of posts like this- This is called a TEST MULE folks. Its most likely just running the drive train and possibly suspension testing for the vehicle. The body is cobbled together from bits of other cars just to have something on the chassis plus it has camo added. The most you could tell from looking at it is probably the size - thats about it. ALL EARLY TEST MULES look like this.
Yeah, it's obvious it has a Legacy rear end on it.

Anyways, this car should be interesting and I'm curious of how it will turn out...
Attached Thumbnails toyota subaru rwd coup caught in wild-legacy_01.jpg   toyota subaru rwd coup caught in wild-05_toyobaru_spypics.jpg  

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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 09:20 AM
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it will be sold in the US under subaru only, not toyota
as long its not under Scion ill be happy
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 10:02 AM
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I like this article:
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/28/s...ersion-only-in

Mostly because it uses my car as the benchmark :D but also because it looks pretty hot
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 10:21 AM
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subaru + toyota + boxer engine + type R standards??!! WTF is this, a Group project for Extra Credit???
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 06:30 PM
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Looks Like The Civic Si Coupe
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 07:02 PM
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Subaru can't sell a car that isn't AWD though...
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 11:11 PM
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subaru can sell whatever the hell they want to sell
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 06:46 PM
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Its just a mule. Ill wait until the production comes out, then ill decide if it looks good
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by fahrfegneugen
Subaru can't sell a car that isn't AWD though...
that's only true in the US
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 07:48 PM
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Very interesting, farvegnugen.
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 07:55 PM
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I'll start... a Toybaru? A Subayota?
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 08:01 PM
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Will that be a sub directory of the Tonka Web site?
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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It might be the new AE86 that everyone's waiting for...
Yep, I heard the same thing.

But I like old one better.
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 09:40 PM
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OMFG Hachi Roku doriftooo..


It's the new Civic that every teenage boy will buy and dorrrrifto around busy corners.

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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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Another rendering (R&T):



http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....&page_number=2
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by JRichter
hmm looks like a civic /alfa romero. i hope they are not going for the hatch back look. i do like hatchback, but rather have a coupe look for this car.
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 12:50 PM
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coupe for sure. 2866 pounds? i like it. rwd? i like it. 220ish hp? i like it. now i just look it doesnt look like **** like every other subaru
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 02:16 PM
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it'spretty fugly, but we'll just have to see what the final design looks like. I'm loving the potential for this car though.
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