A curious BRZ has been caught testing in Japan, elevating questions as as to whether a hardcore model is coming.
A camouflaged 2022 Subaru BRZ has been spied testing at Fuji Speedway in Japan, sporting physique components suggesting the risk of an STI variant.
The left-hand-drive BRZ was proven on Twitter by consumer @taku_saf1, exhibiting a deeper lip spoiler add-on with winglets on the sides, completed in black.
The camouflaged physique fitted with the uncamouflaged entrance spoiler may very well be put all the way down to a prototype car getting used to check a brand new aero package – the truth that it is a left-hand-drive car is probably going insignificant.
A brief video additionally exhibits the Subaru sports activities coupe being drifted whereas out on monitor.
めっちゃ滑らせながら走らせてるリアのスタビリティ高そうなのと、アドバンとか見てると普通に今のより速い pic.twitter.com/8WqpzmbEKg
— たくさふ@AAS (@taku_saf1) December 16, 2020
While Subaru has been adamant the 2.4-litre four-cylinder engine in its new-generation BRZ will stay naturally-aspirated, rumours of a turbocharged model persist, significantly as a 2.4-litre turbo engine already exists inside the Subaru lineup, a variant of which is predicted to reach within the upcoming WRX STI.
During the take a look at day at Fuji, a blue BRZ was noticed within the storage with plenty of Subaru engineering employees wearing STI jackets. While not a smoking gun by any means, it does level to the prospect of a sportier model of the BRZ being track-tested by STI engineers.
Even if the turbocharged BRZ does not eventuate, we might see the introduction of a mannequin tuned by STI, much like the present BRZ tS which options delicate aerodynamic enhancements, Brembo brakes, Sachs dampers and Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tyres (which are actually commonplace on new-generation BRZs with 18-inch wheels).
