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Today, Internet, Subaru has revealed the first official images of its BRZ sports coupe. You might remember it from here, or here, or here, or indeed, here.
It'll get its public unveil - finally - at this week's Tokyo motor show, but some details you may or may not already know are now available. The GT 86 revealed yesterday is essentially a rebodied BRZ, so you're looking at the same 2.0-litre horizontally-opposed flat four engine - a ‘boxer' - producing 197bhp and 151lb ft of torque.
Gallery: the Subaru BRZ STI concept
And underneath the near-identical body sits Subaru's lightweight, front-engined, rear-drive chassis, held together in the middle by a proper six-shift manual gearbox. Subaru tells us the BRZ gets an aluminium bonnet, high-tensile steel in the ‘upper structure' and a low centre of gravity - helped in part by the flat-four engine.
And couple this with a kerbweight of just 1,220kg - that's less than a Ford Focus - and a wheelbase around 200mm longer than a Mazda MX5, and you have the ingredients of a cracking sports coupe.
Subaru says the BRZ will offer "pure handling delight". After all this waiting, we certainly hope so...
Now that both are out in the open, we want you, loyal TopGear.com reader, to voice your opinions. Yes, they're pretty identical, but which one would you rather have?
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What do you think?
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Toyota_Pious commented on this article
at 12:33 pm on 29 November 2011
Definitely prefer the look of the Scooby - which is a relief because I really do not want to desire a Toyota and the GT86 was getting me worried. Thank you Subaru!
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maozedoong commented on this article
at 12:43 pm on 29 November 2011
The back is definitely better looking, and I love those rims. The front overhang seems a bit too big, though.Great car overall, Subaru!
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NMGOM commented on this article
at 12:44 pm on 29 November 2011
It's a little difficult to tell with any certainty, since the comparisons are not available in the same color (white) and 360-dgree views are missing. But, superficially, it looks as though the Subaru version is a little "cleaner" in design at this point.
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GR1P commented on this article
at 12:51 pm on 29 November 2011
Gotta be the GT86 for me, however I would never turn either one down, they are both fab cars.
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Jezzaclone#1 commented on this article
at 12:59 pm on 29 November 2011
If it has more power than the gt........ then this car is for me
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