Fun-to-Drive Cars, Developed with Subaru
While sports-car sales are unlikely to surge during a downturn, critics of Toyota complain of a dearth of sporty models. That's something that has been lacking since Toyota ended production of the Celica, Supra, and MR-2 sports models. But with Toyota having acquired a stake in Subaru owner Fuji Heavy Industries, the company plans to roll out a new, rear-wheel-drive sports car in 2011. Powered by Subaru's horizontally opposed, or boxer, engines, production of the new car will take place at a new factory in Gunma, Japan, with Toyota consigning production to Fuji Heavy.
