What's Wrong With This Picture: Which Wheel Drive? Edition
Ever since Toyota and Subaru announced they would be building a rear-drive sports coupe together, one question has torn the Subaru faithful apart, casting their forums and message boards into an dark age of strife and conflict. That question: will the Subaru version retain the brand’s signature all-wheel-drive? Since the car’s running gear is Subaru Legacy based (or, it was to start with), it should have been obvious from the get-go that the Subaru version would rotate all four wheels. But, as these images from the Autoguide‘s coverage of the Geneva Auto Show reveal, Subaru seems to have deliberately played up the confusion. While calling its display a “concept model of Subaru’s rear-wheel-drive sports car now under development,” the display even says “its new platform incorporates Subaru’s signature Symmetrical AWD.” Confused yet?
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AWD on cars/trucks that see nothing but dry roads 90% of the year = DUM.
I thought it was made pretty clear early on that the Toyota (or scion, whatever) version would be RWD, while the Subaru version would be AWD. so each brand would market a version that was in keeping with their brand identity. The Toyota version could be slightly cheaper without the additional AWD componentry. or maybe not. maybe the Subaru version will be available in non-turbo and turbo versions. maybe not. and all that aside, whoever approved the copy for the display maybe can't read good.