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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 08:08 PM
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http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/20/m...car-no-turbos/



Who knows, maybe Toyota might be able to keep my business afterall......

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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 07:12 AM
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"Members of Toyota's development team have admitted that the suspension from the Legacy is 'weak and terrible'"

Yes, that must be why Subarus do so well as rally cars...
Old Oct 22, 2008 | 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by George
"Members of Toyota's development team have admitted that the suspension from the Legacy is 'weak and terrible'"

Yes, that must be why Subarus do so well as rally cars...
They use the WRX for Rally, not the Legacy. And even then, they don't use stock parts.
Old Oct 23, 2008 | 04:12 AM
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Originally Posted by CarbonXe
Originally Posted by George
"Members of Toyota's development team have admitted that the suspension from the Legacy is 'weak and terrible'"

Yes, that must be why Subarus do so well as rally cars...
They use the WRX for Rally, not the Legacy. And even then, they don't use stock parts.
The WRX is an Impreza, and as of 2008 the Impreza is built on the Legacy platform. There really is little design difference between Subaru's platforms. Subaru loves commonality!

Yes, they use stronger parts on race cars, but the basic design is far from "weak and terrible" I think that Toyota's "development team" has a bad case of "Not Invented Here" syndrome.
Old Oct 23, 2008 | 04:29 AM
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eww that front looks hideous
Old Nov 10, 2008 | 02:24 AM
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so we're pretty much waiting till the la auto show this month for the tC replacement debut correct?
Old Nov 10, 2008 | 03:14 AM
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Nope, waiting for the iQ now.
Old Nov 10, 2008 | 05:53 PM
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yup! i'm diggn the iQ too.. as far as tC replacement the debut is set for la auto show at the end of month still?
Old Nov 10, 2008 | 05:58 PM
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<3 the gas mileage on that car ^^
Old Nov 10, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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i want it with the toyota badge(the new toyota/subie car) as far as that new/replacement tC i want to see what it looks like first. haven't looked around for information.
Old Nov 11, 2008 | 02:20 AM
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no information on it^.. just the same ol' fuse stuff. thats why im trying to make sure of launch date... if it is being released at la auto show its only a couple weeks away.
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