FRANKFURT — The Subaru real-wheel-drive sports car (yes, a Subaru that isn’t driven by four wheels) took a baby step closer to reality here, with a new architectural see-through rendering of the BRZ Prologue concept. The production version of the coupe is expected to be shown at the Tokyo auto show later this year.
The Japanese automaker has not attempted to build a dedicated sports car since the quirky, all-wheel-drive SVX, which ceased production in 1997. In the interim, it has relied on models like the WRX, based on the Impreza, and muscled-up models like the Forester XT and Legacy 3.6R to fill the sporting gaps in its lineup.
Subaru engineers claim that the BRZ Prologue, powered by a Subaru-developed boxer engine, has the lowest possible center of gravity of any production car. The car is the twin to the Scion FR-S concept that was shown earlier this year at the New York auto show and which was based on a Toyota concept, the FT-86, introduced at the 2009 Tokyo auto show.-nytimes.com
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