After some
uncertainty and a number of reports announcing the BRZ’s death, Subaru recently
confirmed that its compact sports car will live through to a second generation.
Limited details about the next-gen BRZ are known but the following clip offers
one take on how the car may look.
TheSketchMonkey are
behind this creation. As we’ve yet to see any prototypes of the new BRZ testing
in public, it’s impossible to know what the car will look like. Nevertheless,
this take on the new car is quite nice.
The design of the
current BRZ is pretty conservative, but TheSketchMonkey’s creation previews a
slightly more edgy and aggressive vehicle. For example, inspiration has been
taken from the wild Subaru STI Viziv Performance Concept, particularly with the
sharp and pointed headlights.
Elsewhere, the car
featured below includes an angular front grille and a pair of large front air
intakes that following the same dramatic angle as the headlights. Beyond the
front end, not much about the BRZ has been changed, save for a few new
character lines that run along the hood, doors, and front and rear quarter
panels.
Thus, it’s more of
an evolutionary, rather an all-new, design. In contrast, our own Josh Byrnes
offered up a totally different vision for the next-generation Toyota 86 and
Subaru BRZ last week. Our rendering depicts the “twins” adopting a radically
overhauled styling that bears virtually no similarities to the current car. For
example, design traits have been taken from the iconic Toyota AE86, with a larger
rear compartment featured to improve cabin space.
No matter how the
finished items will look, we hope the two Japanese automakers listen to
customers and ditch the current 2.0-liter flat-four for something more
powerful, like for instance Subaru’s 260 HP 2.4-liter turbocharged unit, as the
chassis can certainly handle the extra ponies.
