New RWD Toyota/Subaru sport coupe
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Originally Posted by cjmatt
the boxer sounds like garbage and get bad gas mileage...good work "ferras"
Gas mileage is decent. I think the WRX is rated at 20/27 which isn't the best but keep in mind it's a boxy AWD 3,200+lb sedan that'll run mid 5sec 0-60.
There's plenty of things i don't like about the WRX but the drivetrain isn't one of them.
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Yes... I even thought about that before I posted but then decided to do it anyways.
But seriously... outside of lawyers and gearheads like us, WHO-THE-FLOCK is going to know the difference or care? If I were and WRX owner, I'd have my feathers ruffled over that comment. I've raced WRX cars and they are wicked-fast - especially on shorter tracks.
I think you goobers know what I mean.
But seriously... outside of lawyers and gearheads like us, WHO-THE-FLOCK is going to know the difference or care? If I were and WRX owner, I'd have my feathers ruffled over that comment. I've raced WRX cars and they are wicked-fast - especially on shorter tracks.
I think you goobers know what I mean.
Lots of people get wrapped around the axle with regard to two versus four doors.
Anyway, the original statement is correct. I guess the answer to your question depends on how many WRX owners think they're driving a coupe. I would have said "none", but who knows?
Would I, as a Camaro owner, get ruffled feathers over a statement that Chevy hasn't had a RWD performance sedan since 1996?
Answer: no
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Lots of people get wrapped around the axle with regard to two versus four doors.
Anyway, the original statement is correct. I guess the answer to your question depends on how many WRX owners think they're driving a coupe. I would have said "none", but who knows?
Would I, as a Camaro owner, get ruffled feathers over a statement that Chevy hasn't had a RWD performance sedan since 1996?
Answer: no
Anyway, the original statement is correct. I guess the answer to your question depends on how many WRX owners think they're driving a coupe. I would have said "none", but who knows?
Would I, as a Camaro owner, get ruffled feathers over a statement that Chevy hasn't had a RWD performance sedan since 1996?
Answer: no
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A shocking number of people - including several here - will discount the performance potential of any car that has more than two doors. You could, say, park an Eclipse GT next to a Lancer Evo X, and they'd pick the two-door over the four-door as the sportier of the two 
LOL!!!
You are sooo right!
I even know some self-proclaimed gearheads that would be guilty or your scenario.
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But would they qualify as a performance coupe? The top model we got in the U.S. was the 2.5 RS - no turbo was offered (although there was a turbo WRX version of those coupes in other markets).
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The boxer warble is a nice sound. Not for everyone, but it grows on you. Especially when the car has a couple simple mods
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Yes they would qualify as a performance coupe even though they weren't the fastest things ever.
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I've always considered them more of a sporty coupe rather than a dedicated performance coupe. But I suppose the argument could be made that they were "performance" in that they were upgraded from a standard Impreza coupe. When I think of a performance coupe, I think more of a dedicated coupe model (not a 2 door sedan) with purely performance intentions, but it's all semantics.
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I've always considered them more of a sporty coupe rather than a dedicated performance coupe. But I suppose the argument could be made that they were "performance" in that they were upgraded from a standard Impreza coupe. When I think of a performance coupe, I think more of a dedicated coupe model (not a 2 door sedan) with purely performance intentions, but it's all semantics.
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As far as this Toyota/Subaru mashup, anyone who wants a cheap fun car with good gas mileage.
I said in my original thread that if they met the goals they were targeting, that I would buy it. Never the less, the goals were extremely unrealistic($12,250, 2250lbs)...
I'm thinking that's why it hasn't been referred to as it was in the beginning...
I said in my original thread that if they met the goals they were targeting, that I would buy it. Never the less, the goals were extremely unrealistic($12,250, 2250lbs)...
I'm thinking that's why it hasn't been referred to as it was in the beginning...
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The gas milage is pretty bad for the HP numbers though.
They are fun to screw around with though. A turbo adds a whole new dimension to cheap extra HP.
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But if they're aiming for a low price, it likely won't have that. But there's always the Lexus version.
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