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Subaru said to be testing mid-engine sports car

Subaru said to be testing mid-engine sports car

chitchatboy

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blogentry-133713-0-66227500-1457699089_thumb.jpgSeems like Subaru is more interested in building a coupe with a mid-mounted turbocharged boxer combined with a hybrid powertrain than a turbocharged BRZ!

 

According to Car and Driver, an experimental prototype is being tested at Subaru's Tochigi proving grounds. Apparently, the machine has a mid-mounted turbocharged boxer delivering power to the rear wheels, and two electric motors powering the front ones. As of now, the whole powertrain could see daylight in either a sports coupe or a sports crossover but the company is leaning more towards using it in the coupe.

 

As of now the coupe is said to feature a turbocharged 1.6-litre seated behind the driver’s seat and combined with the two electric units, the car should be pushing out “somewhere north of 328bhp”.


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Baal

Good idea. Then when the hybrid front fails, dismantle, throw, save weight & becomes a 280ps RWD coupe.

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Ake109

Mid mounted engine on a crossover? How? Unless 2 seat crossover or you sit _really_ high up.

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Sdf4786k

just hope that the taxation is a smart taxation and not push it to give advantage to those lesser develop car company that can only output 130bhp cars

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Ake109

just hope that the taxation is a smart taxation and not push it to give advantage to those lesser develop car company that can only output 130bhp cars

 

I think any car company even the most crap China co. can make a >130hp car. Just a matter if they see a market.

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