Subaru introduced the 2022 BRZ last year and now the company has announced the redesigned coupe will start at $27,995.
Set to arrive at U.S. dealerships this fall, the entry-level BRZ Premium features a sportier exterior with LED headlights and 17-inch alloy wheels wrapped in summer performance tires.
Drivers sit behind a leather-wrapped sport steering wheel and find themselves looking at a new 7-inch digital instrument cluster. To their right is an 8-inch infotainment system with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay compatibility.
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Other highlights include cloth sport seats with red stitching, alloy pedals, and an Active Sound Control system that “enhances engine sound within the cabin for a more engaging driving experience.” Drivers will also find cruise control, power windows / locks, a dual-zone automatic climate control system, and a keyless access system with a push-button ignition.
When Subaru unveiled their second-gen BRZ last November, we thought Toyota’s version, the GR 86, would be close behind.
Apparently, we’d have to wait five months, but in the meantime Toyota has been working hard to make the jointly-developed sports car feel more like their own. Now, the GR 86 makes its world debut as the third vehicle in Toyota’s GR lineup, coming after the GR Supra sports coupe and GR Yaris hot hatch.
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As with the first generation of the two sports coupes, Toyota and Subaru worked together on the new GR 86 and BRZ, with the two models having a nearly identical appearance, sans some minor details. In Toyota’s case, that meant first and foremost outfitting the GR 86 with the “Functional Matrix” grille similar to the one found on the GR Yaris, while the headlight LED signature is also slightly different compared to the BRZ.
An improperly tightened nut has forced Subaru to announce a recall for a certain number of the 2021 Outback and 2021 Impreza in the United States.
During assembly, the continuously variable transmission (CVT) select lever cable nut was not tightened accordingly by a factory worker, who used “an improper torque wrench technique” despite having been trained for the job, so the gear selector may not function properly.
A total of 383 cars are included in this safety recall, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), with a 40 percent estimated defect rate. The Outbacks (314 units) were assembled between December 14 and 21, 2020, and the Imprezas (69 units) were put together from December 14 to 18, 2020.
There are a few possibilities that would explain why Subaru is testing the BRZ with these new components. The first possibility is that Subaru will sell these aero parts as optional accessories for the standard BRZ model, giving customers something to make their cars look that much sportier. Alternatively, it is possible that Subaru is working on a tS variant of the car, as it did with the previous-generation BRZ. Indeed, the black winglets of this prototype are very similar to those featured on the old BRZ tS.
The final possibility is that we are looking at an early prototype of a full-blown BRZ STI model but unfortunately, we think that is very unlikely.