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Written by Tom Harrison
Good news everyone Toyota and Subaru are rekindling the partnership that gave us the really rather good GT86 and BRZ. The two companies are teaming up to develop a dedicated EV platform, on which will sit a C-segment SUV that will be sold under each manufacturer"s own brand. The Toyota/Subaru partnership has been quietly bubbling away since 2005. And the rear-drive, back-to-basics GT86/BRZ, which came out in 2012, isn"t the only thing to have resulted. More recently the partnership led to the release of Subaru"s first PHEV, the Crosstrek Hybrid, in the US. And now it will lead to the release of an electric SUV. And much besides. C-Segment" means the new car will be Nissan Qashqai or Peugeot 3008-sized, but Toyota says the platform called e-TNGA" will be designed to work with "multiple vehicle types" including larger, "D-segment sedans and SUVs". Toyota claims the platform will leverage Subaru"s AWD expertise, and capitalise on its own experience with electrification.
Date written: 7 Jun 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15957
Good news everyone Toyota and Subaru are rekindling the partnership that gave us the really rather good GT86 and BRZ. The two companies are teaming up to develop a dedicated EV platform, on which will sit a C-segment SUV that will be sold under each manufacturer"s own brand. The Toyota/Subaru partnership has been quietly bubbling away since 2005. And the rear-drive, back-to-basics GT86/BRZ, which came out in 2012, isn"t the only thing to have resulted. More recently the partnership led to the release of Subaru"s first PHEV, the Crosstrek Hybrid, in the US. And now it will lead to the release of an electric SUV. And much besides. C-Segment" means the new car will be Nissan Qashqai or Peugeot 3008-sized, but Toyota says the platform called e-TNGA" will be designed to work with "multiple vehicle types" including larger, "D-segment sedans and SUVs". Toyota claims the platform will leverage Subaru"s AWD expertise, and capitalise on its own experience with electrification.
Date written: 7 Jun 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15957
