The current BRZ and 86 are mighty fun, but considering how good TNGA is, it could make both coupes even better.
Subaru
The Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) platform has already proven its worth by breathing new life into all manner of new Toyota vehicles, from the 2019 RAV4 to the 2020 Corolla. In the future, it might even become the platform for the second generation of Toyota's small joint-venture sports car.
A source told Australia's Motoring that the upcoming replacements for the Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86 might move to the TNGA platform. The choices are, according to the information, moving to TNGA or staying on the current platform, which also underpins the latest Subaru Impreza.
There is reportedly a third option, but it's been nixed. Subaru also has a new platform on its hands, the Subaru Global Platform, but it's engineered with all-wheel-drive cars in mind, since that's Subaru's forte. Motoring's source said that AWD is not being considered for the sports-car twins' successors, and since SGP cannot handle rear-wheel drive, that's the end of that conversation.
Representatives for both Subaru and Toyota did not immediately return requests for comment, but automakers routinely decline to discuss vehicles that have not been formally announced yet. We'll have to let the rumors keep swirling around until either autRead More – Source
The current BRZ and 86 are mighty fun, but considering how good TNGA is, it could make both coupes even better.
Subaru
The Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) platform has already proven its worth by breathing new life into all manner of new Toyota vehicles, from the 2019 RAV4 to the 2020 Corolla. In the future, it might even become the platform for the second generation of Toyota's small joint-venture sports car.
A source told Australia's Motoring that the upcoming replacements for the Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86 might move to the TNGA platform. The choices are, according to the information, moving to TNGA or staying on the current platform, which also underpins the latest Subaru Impreza.
There is reportedly a third option, but it's been nixed. Subaru also has a new platform on its hands, the Subaru Global Platform, but it's engineered with all-wheel-drive cars in mind, since that's Subaru's forte. Motoring's source said that AWD is not being considered for the sports-car twins' successors, and since SGP cannot handle rear-wheel drive, that's the end of that conversation.
Representatives for both Subaru and Toyota did not immediately return requests for comment, but automakers routinely decline to discuss vehicles that have not been formally announced yet. We'll have to let the rumors keep swirling around until either autRead More – Source
