Subaru BRZ is a rear-wheel drive compact sports car in the back of a two-door coupe, developed jointly by Subaru and Toyota, which combines aggressive design, a simple interior with a 2 + 2 seating formula and a truly driver-like character. The main target audience for a two-door car is young and stylish people (regardless of gender) who want to get a real "driver's car" for relatively affordable money ...
The second generation Subaru BRZ was presented to the general public on November 18, 2020 during an online presentation, as well as at a special event that took place at the Thermal Club Raceway, California in Thermal.
By the way, the new coupe turned out to be just the result of a deep modernization of its predecessor: the car became more aggressive on the outside, slightly transformed inside, slightly increased in size, received a modified platform, "armed" with a more powerful engine and acquired new options, but in general it retained the original his philosophy.
Outside, the Subaru BRZ of the second generation is distinguished by an attractive, sporty fit and really cocky appearance - an aggressive "physiognomy" with a predatory squint of headlights, a wide-open "mouth" of the radiator grille and a bumper of complex shape, a stately silhouette with a long hood, a cockpit shifted back and "inflated "Wheel arches, dashing stern with an upturned trunk lid, elegant lanterns and a raised bumper, from under which two" trunks "of the exhaust system stick out.
Size and weight
The compact coupe is 4264 mm long, of which 2575 mm is the distance between the wheelsets, 1775 mm wide, and does not exceed 1311 mm in height.
When equipped, the car weighs at least 1277 kg.
Interior
The interior of the "second" Subaru BRZ looks modern and pretty, but at the same time unpretentious and even a little rough due to the prevalence of sharp chopped lines on the front panel. The driver is directly in charge of a three-spoke multi-steering wheel with a "chubby" rim and a digital instrument panel with a 7-inch LCD display with a customizable image, and the center console is crowned with an 8-inch multimedia complex touchscreen, three large air conditioning washers and a number of aviation toggle switches. managing secondary functions.
The salon of the compact coupe is organized according to the "2 + 2" scheme, which means only one thing - if they can accommodate in the second row, then only children (if there is any reserve of space at the legs here, then there is practically no space above the head). But in the front there are sports bucket seats with a pronounced side profile and sufficient adjustment ranges.
The trunk of the two-door is more than modest: its standard volume is 243 liters. The back of the "gallery" folds in two equal parts, opening a good opening into the salon.
Specifications
The second-generation Subaru BRZ is armed with a 2.4-liter gasoline boxer "aspirated" with combined fuel injection, phase shifters on both camshafts and a 16-valve timing architecture, generating 231 horsepower at 7000 rpm and 249 Nm of torque at 3700 rpm.
By default, the car is equipped with a 6-speed "mechanics" and a rear-wheel drive transmission with a limited slip differential, and as an option it relies on a 6-band hydromechanical "automatic" with paddle shifters.
Design features
The "second" Subaru BRZ is based on the upgraded platform of its predecessor, which, in turn, is built on a significantly redesigned Impreza "bogie". The coupe has a longitudinally positioned engine and a monocoque body, largely made of high-strength steel, while the hood, roof and fenders are made of aluminum.
Both front and rear, the car is equipped with independent suspensions with anti-roll bars: in the first case - the classic MacPherson struts with L-shaped lower arms, and in the second - the architecture on double wishbones.
The sports car boasts rack-and-pinion steering with adaptive electric power assistance, and all wheels are equipped with ventilated disc brakes that work together with various electronic assistants.
Options and prices
The second generation Subaru BRZ will not reach either Europe or Russia, and the main market for it will be the United States, where sales of the coupe will begin in the fall of 2021. Configurations and prices have not yet been disclosed, but the car will definitely rise in price compared to the first generation model, for which they now ask for at least $ 28,845 (≈2.2 million rubles).
A wide range of equipment is declared for the two-door: front and side airbags, a virtual instrument cluster, a media system with an 8-inch display, dual-zone climate control, a switchable VSC stabilization system, all-LED optics, light-alloy wheels of 17 or 18 inches, a rear limited slip differential , rear view camera and more.
