SUBARU SHOWS OFF BORING BRZ

Following sister brand Toyota’s unveiling of its 86 (or GT 86 in Europe), Subaru has now shown us full pictures of the mechanically identical BRZ. While we weren’t exactly bowled over by the 86’s styling, we reckon the Scooby has done an even worse job, preferring to stay clean and staid. The car looks like it comes straight out of the 1980s.

Like we stated earlier, mechanically the two are the same. That means a 2.0-litre boxer engine with natural aspiration, making off with 147kW and 205Nm of torque. Perhaps an STI version will bring in the turbo and shake off cars like the Scirocco R. New for Subaru is the rear-wheel-drive (RWD) setup, this from a company that trumpeted all-wheel-drive (AWD) as the future of motoring. Again, a choice of 6-speed manual and automatic will be made available to buyers.

Subaru should be launching the BRZ in Mzansi sometime in 2012.