It’s been a while since we’ve heard any updates on Toyota’s upcoming low-cost RWD sports coupe, but now it seems that development of the much-vaunted ‘AE86 successor’ has hit a bit of a speed bump thanks to the Subaru-derived platform it’s being built on.

Toyota engineers involved in the project have allegedly described the Liberty/Legacy-based suspension [...]

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Last time we told you about Nissan’s upcoming cheap RWD sports car, the general consensus was that it would be powered by either a naturally-aspirated or turbocharged motor. Now, it seems that the small coupe might get its motivation from a more environmentally-friendly source: a petrol-electric hybrid powerplant.

Junichi Endo, Nissan’s senior vice president of global [...]

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That’s the word according to Holiday Auto, who published these renderings of the forthcoming Subaru low-cost sports car, which will share its architecture with Toyota’s new cheap RWD coupe.

Previous speculation had Subaru’s version of lightweight sports platform delivering power to all four wheels via Fuji Heavy Industry’s familiar Symmetrical All-Wheel-Drive system. However, with Toyota [...]

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