Scions 'NEW' Engine Design (Page 1/3)
rogergarrison JUL 21, 12:21 PM
Seen a new ad on tv about the new Scion 'sports car'. They tout that its the first car to utilize the 'boxer' engine technology of horizontaly opposed cylinders....WTF !!

Far as I know, Porsche, Ferrari, Volkswagen, and Corvair have all had them for many years......???
carnut122 JUL 21, 12:34 PM
They collaborated with Subaru on the project (the cars are virtually identical) and thus it has a Subaru engine in it.
rogergarrison JUL 21, 03:43 PM
My point being this isnt a new engine. In fact it dates back to 30s Volkwagen. In aircraft this engine has been around even longer than that. Cessnas still use the same basic engine since 1942, as well as Piper Cubs.
skuzzbomer JUL 21, 10:09 PM
They both worked on the engine design, ground up.

It is "new," since it hasn't been in a previous model before
carnut122 JUL 21, 11:09 PM

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Originally posted by skuzzbomer:

They both worked on the engine design, ground up.

It is "new," since it hasn't been in a previous model before



So, does it use a "Subaru" design and parts (not wanting to argue-just curious)?
turboguy327 JUL 22, 12:53 AM

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Originally posted by carnut122:


So, does it use a "Subaru" design and parts (not wanting to argue-just curious)?



Yes. Its a subaru powertrain developed for the scion.
TONY_C JUL 22, 10:38 AM
The commercial says it's the first boxer engine with some specific fuel injection. I thought the same thing when I heard it the first time but after a long pause they add the part about the FI system.
E.Furgal JUL 22, 02:19 PM
direct injection.. same sub boxer as before, with updates..
carbon JUL 23, 10:01 AM
Subaru BRZ = Scion FR-S

I love how Toyota is playing up the heritage of the FR-S, relating it to the RWD AE86 and other Toyota non-Supra sports cars of yester year... while using a Subaru powerplant and the Scion name. LOL

A Subie without AWD and a corporate rebadged Toyota with an outsourced drivetrain. What tangled webs we weave.

I still want one...

[This message has been edited by carbon (edited 07-23-2012).]

rogergarrison JUL 23, 10:09 AM
Well boxer engined Porsches also have FI.....? There ad tries to make this sound like a revolutionary new engine like the Wankel when in fact its 90 year old tech with fuel injection.