Toyota Hearts Subaru

[+Steve]

Found this on Topgear.com

Toyota and Subaru are lighting the scented candles, cranking up the Marvin Gaye and settling down for a frantic bout of rear-wheel-drive coupe-making.

Yes, the two Japanese companies have confirmed that they are combining to develop a pair of rear-drive sports cars, set to arrive in late 2010.

This is big news: Toyota has quietly slipped out of the performance car game with the demise of the Supra, Celica and MR2, while Subaru hasn't had a proper coupe since the SVX, which died in 1997.

The coupes' engines will come from Subaru, so expect a two-litre, four-cylinder boxer followed by a version of the 2.5-litre boxer found in the Impreza STi.

In fact, both cars could sit on a modified Impreza platform, but word is that they'll differ significantly in the looks department.

Probably good news for Toyota, that, given Subaru's penchant for, erm, unadventurous styling.

We mock, but the thought of a pair of tail-happy coupes with a boxer thrum and Japanese build quality makes us inordinately happy.

The only question is what to call the joint development: the Subayota SVXMR2 doesn't really have much of a ring to it...

[kimi]

oooooooh great fun

rear wheel drive with power

Look forward to the first pictures to leak out

[Calisto]

A match made in heaven me thinks........have to wait sooo long though :o

[GIDDLEPIN]

They cant use the Toy's-ru's name either, that's already gone

[Karma Supra]

At Last.

Its about time Toyota made something interestng again. I had lost hope/faith.

Shame they can't use toyota power.... (3uz :D)

[Kev Mc]

Sounds good, hope this means Toyota are learning that getting rid of anything remotely sporty is a bad idea

[Robie]

I want a competitor to the GTR :D

[Karma Supra]

Erm, LF-A??

[RedNeck 92 Gti-16]

ST Luvs ST xxxx

[redcarwire]

I've been waiting for this for a long time now. Toyota + Subaru is like a dream team to me. Hahaha. I better not be too excited for this

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