Coupe, sedan, or wagon? Take your pic as Subaru has one thing for everybody on the 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon. The BRZ, WRX, and Levorg have been upgraded with a bunch of STI tweaks for what is taken into account Japan’s equal of the SEMA present. The corporate’s stand at TAS is relatively packed because the three automobiles share the highlight with the bonkers 1,073-horsepower STI E-RA electrical race automobile and a Solterra additionally modified by Subaru Tecnica Worldwide.
The BRZ, WRX, and Levorg all carry the “Efficiency” suffix, however solely the coupe is labeled as a customized automobile. The opposite two are technically idea/present vehicles and all have a considerably extra aggressive look courtesy of STI’s add-ons. It is going to definitely come as a disappointment the high-performance sedan bought in JDM taste because the WRX S4 (with a rear wiper) nonetheless has the crossover-esque plastic physique cladding on the wheel arches.
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In typical STI style, all three get quite a lot of crimson exterior accents, together with chunky rear wings for the BRZ and WRX. Our favourite of the lot must be the Levorg sports activities wagon, which Subaru ought to take into account promoting in additional elements of the world. For now, it is solely out there (other than Japan, after all) in Australia the place it goes by the title of WRX Sportswagon and packs the sedan’s 2.4-liter boxer engine with 271 hp (202 kW) and 258 lb-ft (349 Nm).
Chances are high the WRX idea serves as a window into the way forward for Subaru’s stronger STI mannequin anticipated to reach sooner relatively than later. You’ll be able to relaxation assured the BRZ may even be subjected to extra thrilling variations to reflect its predecessor with its variations corresponding to Japan’s tS STI that went on to reach in america.
