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Toyota's U.K. business office has already unveiled the GT86 a duet of days back, as well as now, it's Subaru's turn. The BRZ Sports Coupe has been officially unveiled courtesy of these 2 shots. Of course, to a greater extent than shots volition locomote available when it blows the covers at the Tokyo Motor Show.
Major specifications include:
- LxWxH: 4,240 mm x 1,775 mm x 1,300 mm
- Wheelbase: 2,570 mm
- Curb Weight: 1,220 kg
- Maximum ouput: 200 horsepower
- Maximum torque: 205 Nm
- Engine: 2.0-liter Horizontally-Opposed Boxer alongside Direct Injection
- Transmission: 6MT/E-6AT
- Drive train: Rear-wheel drive
- Suspension: (F) Strut / (R) Double Wishbone
- Tire Size: 215/45 R 17
Press Release
Subaru Unveils "Subaru BRZ"
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, announced its basis premiere of "SUBARU BRZ (display model)" at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show 2011. (Open to populace from Dec iii to eleven at Tokyo Big Sight)
SUBARU BRZ is a rear-wheel displace sports motorcar featuring the Horizontally-Opposed Boxer engine. It was developed every bit a joint-project betwixt Subaru as well as Toyota Motor Corporation, to convey to the basis a sports motorcar alongside superior steering response as well as driving pleasance that everyone tin forcefulness out experience. The Subaru Boxer engine inwards the BRZ was positioned fifty-fifty lower than other Subaru models as well as hence that the BRZ has i of the lowest possible centers of gravity sec on the marketplace today. This depression middle of gravity produces astonishing treatment grapheme as well as combined alongside a light-weight chassis BRZ realizes Subaru's aim for "Pure Handling Delight" -- the driving experience taken to a novel level.
Major Features
Concept
The production concept of BRZ is "Pure Handling Delight." The Horizontally-Opposed Boxer engine has inherent qualities of depression middle of gravity, lightweight, as well as compactness. These attributes are maximized past times placing this engine fifty-fifty lower as well as closer to the middle of the chassis. These factors contributed to BRZ's depression middle of gravity -one of the lowest possible. The BRZ is a fun sports motorcar that whatever driver tin forcefulness out taste driving alongside peace of mind.
Design
· "Ultra-low Center of Gravity Package"
The BRZ has a low-mounted Boxer engine on a peculiarly designed sub-frame that forms an "ultra-low middle of gravity package". With this arrangement, BRZ achieved a depression driving topographic point typical of a sports car. Overall top of BRZ is 1,300 mm as well as it has a broad as well as depression body of a fashionable coupe at 1775mm. Yet, it allows for 2+2 seating as well as a torso alongside ample space. Not only is the BRZ a sports car, but it tin forcefulness out too locomote a suitable partner for long tours alongside its unexpected utility.
· Exterior
Subaru aimed for a sports motorcar pattern that instinctively conveys the car's fun-to-drive character. In addition, it was detailed to locomote straight off recognizable every bit a Subaru.
o Front fascia
The "ultra-low middle of gravity package" too allowed a depression hood design. This depression hood as well as bulging front end fenders lift expectations for the BRZ's drivability. Also, to communicate the Subaru identity the Subaru six-star ornament, headlights as well as hexagon lower grille follow the Subaru pattern motif mutual across novel Subaru models.
o Side
The depression middle of gravity enhances BRZ's sensuous beauty alongside its shapely fender flares. The aesthetic beauty is combined alongside functional beauty that advances aerodynamics through such areas every bit the C-pillar shape, parent drinking glass inclination, torso lid layout. As would locomote expected from a sports car, the front end as well as parent overhangs were shortened to limited the BRZ's liveliness. The front end fender is accentuated alongside a distinctive garnish.
o Rear fascia
The projecting parent bike arches sit down past times way of contrast to the compact cabin as well as emphasizes the beauty of the BRZ's parent view.
· Interior
Details were carefully designed to permit a novel grade of fun-to-drive experience inwards which the driver as well as vehicle dice one.
- The steering bike was made smaller to attain sports motorcar maneuverability.
- H5N1 tachometer alongside digitally displayed speedometer is placed inwards the middle of the gauges as well as hence that the driver tin forcefulness out straight off run across data without diverting attending from the road.
- Bespoke sports motorcar seats were designed to concur the driver as well as rider as well as characteristic lowered sitting positions to tally the "ultra-low middle of gravity package".
Mechanisms
· Engine
Making amount exercise of the pattern concept of the new-generation Boxer engine, the newly developed engine made solely for the BRZ is highly efficient alongside superior output as well as environmental friendliness. It realizes an exhilarating high revving nature of a naturally aspirated sports engine.
- It has foursquare bore as well as stroke of 86 X 86 mm.
- Due to the articulation evolution alongside Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota's straight injection as well as port injection technology "D-4S" was incorporated inwards the BRZ's might unit.
- To attain the "ultra-low middle of gravity package", the engine every bit a whole has been made to a greater extent than compact past times such way every bit adopting the shorter intake manifold as well as the shallower stone oil pan.
· Transmission
The joy of sports motorcar driving was realized through a transmission that focuses on shift experience as well as response.
- The 6-speed MT employs a brusk stroke shift lever. The lever was optimized inwards rigidity, shift character as well as weight application inwards its pursuit of a superb shift feel.
- The 6-speed AT has "S mode" for improve shifting response as well as "M mode" for optional shifting. Also, alongside the paddle shift as well as downshifting blipping control, this model tin forcefulness out answer faithfully to the driver's inputs.
· Body
The lightweight nevertheless highly-rigid body was developed solely to maximize the advantages of the "ultra-low middle of gravity package".
- Low middle of gravity as well as depression driving topographic point were achieved past times the perimeter type body frame layout.
- The body has a stiff as well as durable frame construction that too plant inwards residue alongside the vehicle's light-weight. The rigidity is optimized for high drivability as well as appropriate durability is maintained for collision safety.
- High tensile steel was used inwards the body to contribute to weight reduction. Effective exercise of this fabric inwards the upper construction of the BRZ contributed to its depression middle of gravity.
- The front end hood employs aluminum for lightness. The construction was fine-tuned for a depression styling that too improves pedestrian protection performance.
· Chassis
Excellent maneuverability as well as stability of the "ultra-low middle of gravity package" offers straight as well as sudden response to steering as well as enhances driver's connector to the car
- The front end pause employs struts for light-weight as well as high rigidity, acre a double wishbone layout is adopted at the parent for improve stupor absorption.
- To gain a depression front end hood from the "ultra-low middle of gravity package", the front end strut mountain was lowered acre maintaining the stroke.
- The tires are 215/45R17 combined alongside lightweight as well as highly stiff aluminum wheels.
- All models are equipped alongside electronic stability command to furnish both driving pleasance as well as safety.
Updated: Subaru Unveils Production Brz Sports Coupe Features & Specifications
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