Rendered Speculation: JDM rumormill reports Subaru's FT-86 will get turbo power, AWD

[ToyobaruBot]

The crew from Japan's BestCar magazine have apparently taken the initial pics of the Toyota FT-86 concept and grafted a unique nose, rear fascia and wheels onto ToMoCo's new sports coupe, and while the result is less-than-fetching, the accompanying report offers a pseudo-confirmation of what's been suspected all along.

According to BestCar's (notoriously unnamed) sources, the Subaru coupe (internally dubbed 216A) will come equipped with all-wheel drive, and a choice of two engines in Japan - the 250-horsepower 2.0-liter EJ20 or the worked over, 300-hp boxer four from the WRX STI.

Naturally, the additional kit will result in a substantial price increase over the Toyota version, not to mention a 220-power weight penalty courtesy of its AWD drivetrain.

There's also talk of a slight increase in height, width and wheelbase, but no word on whether the Subaru coupe will make it to U.S. shores. If it does, expect it to arrive sometime after its introduction in Japan in 2011, with a price tag somewhere around the $30,000 mark.


Gallery: Toyota FT-86 Concept



[Source: BestCar via 7Tune]Rendered Speculation: JDM rumormill reports Subaru's FT-86 will get turbo power, AWD originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

[mRodiek]

I cant get over the Ferrari hood scoop, who
are we kidding?