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2011 Scion TC will be RWDw/ boxer engine.. Toyaru?

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Old 08-07-2009 | 03:25 PM
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Bleh, better for scions. Crappy for scoobies =P. Toyota does know how to stay afloat in the market.
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Old 08-07-2009 | 03:41 PM
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noooooo how could they,the scions come rice from the factory and have factory riceer parts just great
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Old 08-07-2009 | 03:46 PM
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I think it's cool, it'd be a fun little car. There need to be more new RWD cars out there.

I don't know if it'll actually happen though. What's the Scion's gas mileage now? Boxer engines aren't known for good gas mileage.

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Old 08-07-2009 | 03:47 PM
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i've always liked the looks of the tc but hated the demograph of ricers it seems to attract. with these changes im sure more performance enthusiasts will consider.. which in my book is GREAT!
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Old 08-07-2009 | 04:02 PM
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Yea, now someone at Subaru should make an option for RWD STI's...
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Old 08-07-2009 | 04:24 PM
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don't forget Honda has a boxer engine of their own. The H-6 in the Gold wing and it's a 2.5 horizontally opposed
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Old 08-07-2009 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Hollandaze
I smell a little Subaru fanboyism in this thread.
Considering at its core, the subaru boxer is just a warmed over type 411 case, it is kinda funny.
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Old 08-07-2009 | 05:22 PM
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I'll stick with my AWD turbo car.
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Old 08-07-2009 | 05:22 PM
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they shouldn't name it the TC. The fwd TC should either stay the same or be stopped altogether. They should rename the rwd car to something else like Scion rC
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Old 08-07-2009 | 05:32 PM
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Now, what I would give anything to get in the US, is a Ford Focus RS, 2.5 turbo motor, AWD, 3 door hatch....

Do want!
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Old 08-07-2009 | 07:29 PM
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*insert tC demographic ricers trying to drift-joke here*
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Old 08-07-2009 | 08:58 PM
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*insert tC demographic ricers trying to drift-joke here*
oh god!! WATCH OUT FOR SCIONS ON THE ROAD WHO MIGHT TRY TO DRIFTTTTTTTTTTTTTTOO INTO YOU!
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Old 08-07-2009 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Unit 91
You are aware that Subaru isn't the only boxer on the road, right?
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Subaru took the idea of the "boxer" from VW who invented it in 1933(and used the design with almost no changes, tell 1980)...so I guess you could say, its like putting a VW motor in something.
yeah. i guess i meant more cars out there. i kinda think of subaru as being boxer + awd. at least subarus are the first thing that come to mind when i think "boxer". i guess it's not that big a deal, but eh. i thought i'd give my opinion on it
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Old 08-07-2009 | 10:24 PM
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is this the rebirth of the 86? there's been so many damn rumors and pictures around the web of the new 86. as expected though, it had to be a scion.
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Old 08-07-2009 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by donkeykong
yeah. i guess i meant more cars out there. i kinda think of subaru as being boxer + awd. at least subarus are the first thing that come to mind when i think "boxer". i guess it's not that big a deal, but eh. i thought i'd give my opinion on it
In truth, VW was the first to do a AWD car also, 1938 saw a VW bug, that had AWD, it went all of 20mph, but it worked.
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