Toyota announced that it is taking a significantly larger stake in Subaru's parent company, Fuji Heavy Industries. The two companies will actually come together and create a small, inexpensive rear-wheel-drive coupe for various markets. Word on the street is that the rear wheel drive version will be a 2.0l 4cyl with 175 horsepower. However there is speculation that there will be a turbocharged option that will give the customer all wheel drive and up to 300 horsepower. Although the vehicle will be built in a Subaru plant, Toyota is directing the design and overall development effort. Also, even though both companies are joining ideas, each model will feature distinctive front and rear styling. It is said that this vehicle will arrive somewhere between 2010-2011. One of the most encouraging things is that the buzz has been that this sports car will sell for less then $20,000.
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