“This new BRZ just continues to show our commitment to having an ultra-pure sports car in our lineup,” Michael Redic, car line planning manager at Subaru of America, said on the sidelines of the vehicle’s debut here last week.
The BRZ, developed with partner Toyota Motor Corp., launched in 2012 and was beginning to show its age. It was freshened for the 2017 model year. The exterior design of the second-generation BRZ is much smoother compared with the outgoing model. The coupe gains functioning front and side vents and a ducktail spoiler, which replaces a pedestal spoiler.
Beyond the uptick in power, the redesign focuses on the cockpit. It’s more refined compared with the outgoing model’s, Redic said. A 7-inch digital dashboard replaces a physical gauge cluster. The BRZ is the first Subaru model in the U.S. to get the feature.
Also, BRZs with an automatic transmission will now come with Subaru’s EyeSight safety equipment as standard. EyeSight is not compatible with a manual transmission.
Subaru, which skipped a 2021 model year BRZ, said U.S. deliveries of the 2022 model will begin in fall 2021. Pricing was not announced.
