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The all-new Subaru BRZ has been leaked ahead of its online reveal. The Japanese firm’s all-new sports car will go on sale next year – although the brand has confirmed that it won’t be sold in the UK. Instead, British buyers will be serviced by its identical twin, the second-generation Toyota GT86.
The leaked official images show a clear designed evolution from the current BRZ. This new model retains the same basic silhouette, but features a more chiselled front end, thinner headlights and a restyled rear-end. There’s also a more sculpted bonnet – and the car’s side-skirts have sprouted a fresh pair of vents behind the front wheels.
Some elements of the original car have been transferred onto this new model intact, though. There’s a similar double-bubble roof, while the rear diffuser – complete with its central foglamp and twin-exit exhaust system – looks pretty much identical to the old car’s.
Like the new Toyota GT86, the second-generation Subaru BRZ will be based on a fresh rear-wheel drive platform. Engine specifications for the two cars are yet to be confirmed – but a likely candidate is the turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine used in the Japanese-delivered version of the GR Supra.
It’s a BMW-sourced unit, also found in the mid-range BMW Z4 sDrive30i, which develops 255bhp and 400Nm of torque in its most potent tune. However, the engine isn’t currently available with a manual transmission in any of BMW’s vehicles so, unless Toyota and Subaru can develop one to suit, the duo’s new sports car could be automatic only.
What’s more, the new BRZ/GT86 duo won’t be the only project to come from Toyota and Subaru’s joint venture. The pair recently agreed to co-develop a new all-wheel drive battery-electric SUV, tasked with rivalling the likes of Volkswagen ID.4 and Tesla Model Y.
The brands stated that both of these business arrangements will further “develop and strengthen” their long-term partnership. Toyota has also increased its stake in Subaru by 3.17 per cent, upping its overall ownership of the brand to 20 per cent.
Are you excited for the second-generation Subaru BRZ? Let us know in the comments section below…
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The leaked official images show a clear designed evolution from the current BRZ. This new model retains the same basic silhouette, but features a more chiselled front end, thinner headlights and a restyled rear-end. There’s also a more sculpted bonnet – and the car’s side-skirts have sprouted a fresh pair of vents behind the front wheels.
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Some elements of the original car have been transferred onto this new model intact, though. There’s a similar double-bubble roof, while the rear diffuser – complete with its central foglamp and twin-exit exhaust system – looks pretty much identical to the old car’s.
Like the new Toyota GT86, the second-generation Subaru BRZ will be based on a fresh rear-wheel drive platform. Engine specifications for the two cars are yet to be confirmed – but a likely candidate is the turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine used in the Japanese-delivered version of the GR Supra.
It’s a BMW-sourced unit, also found in the mid-range BMW Z4 sDrive30i, which develops 255bhp and 400Nm of torque in its most potent tune. However, the engine isn’t currently available with a manual transmission in any of BMW’s vehicles so, unless Toyota and Subaru can develop one to suit, the duo’s new sports car could be automatic only.
What’s more, the new BRZ/GT86 duo won’t be the only project to come from Toyota and Subaru’s joint venture. The pair recently agreed to co-develop a new all-wheel drive battery-electric SUV, tasked with rivalling the likes of Volkswagen ID.4 and Tesla Model Y.
The brands stated that both of these business arrangements will further “develop and strengthen” their long-term partnership. Toyota has also increased its stake in Subaru by 3.17 per cent, upping its overall ownership of the brand to 20 per cent.
Are you excited for the second-generation Subaru BRZ? Let us know in the comments section below…
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