Mittelmotorsportwagen von Subaru?

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Angeblich fährt man in Japan schon mit einem auf Mittelmotor umgebauten BRZ spazieren....ich halte das alles für Märchen, und selbst wenn, Conceptautos hat Subaru im Überfluss, nur was hat es davon in die Serie geschafft?

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Honda has the NSX, Nissan has the GT-R and both Mazda and Toyota have rolled out concepts previewing new generations of their respective RX-7 and Supra nameplates.

Not wanting to be left out, Subaru is considering its own halo sports car, a possible spiritual successor to the SVX sold briefly during the 1990s.

According to the latest reports, Subaru is doing more than just mulling such a car. Car and Driver reports that engineers are already driving a test mule in Japan—a test mule for a mid-engine model with hybrid power.

However, Subaru is yet to give the green light as the final form of the car is yet to be determined, with management said to be torn between a traditional coupe and a sporty hatch like the Viziv GT concept created for the Gran Turismo video game series in 2014.

“Whether the end result will be a two-door sports coupe or some kind of sports crossover/[crossover utility vehicle] is still in the evaluation stage,” an insider is quoted as saying. “A coupe seems more likely, though.”

Talk of a new SVX dates back to 2009 but this is the first time we’ve heard that work on the car was already underway. It’s also the first time that we’ve heard it will feature a mid-engine layout.

According to Car and Driver’s source, Subaru engineers are using the makeshift body of a BRZ to hide the new mechanicals. Those mechanicals are said to include a modified version of the new Subaru Global platform, plus a turbocharged 1.6-liter 4-cylinder engine to power the rear wheels and two electric motors to spin the front wheels.

The setup is similar to what BMW used for its i8 plug-in hybrid sports car. It creates a “through-the-road” hybrid all-wheel-drive system, which in reverse (electric motors at the rear and internal combustion engine at the front) will feature in regular models from Subaru's future lineup. In the new sports car, peak output will likely hover around 330 horsepower.

It’s possible Subaru will unveil a concept to gauge the public’s reaction before giving the green light for production.

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/11028...orts-car-report

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Subaru is on a roll. With sales up by more than 13 percent in its main market of the U.S. last year, the company is on target to produce over 1 million vehicles a year for the first time ever. A major part of that success story lies in the bestselling Forester’s continued strong performance, with the Outback, Impreza, and XV Crosstrek also doing well. But word is that many U.S. Subaru dealers want something more, something special. And when the dealers in Subaru’s biggest market talk, headquarters listens.

So when a source close to Subaru recently told us of a radical experimental prototype being tested at its Tochigi proving grounds, it all started to make sense. Subaru is testing a first for the company: a prototype with a mid-mounted turbocharged boxer engine driving the rear wheels, and two electric motors powering the fronts.

Our source says that Subaru is testing the radical all-wheel-drive platform in a modified BRZ, since that’s the only rear-drive model in the current lineup. “Whether the end result will be a two-door sports coupe or some kind of sports crossover/CUV is still in the evaluation stage,” says our insider. “A coupe seems more likely, though.”

With that information, our artist came up with this aggressively styled coupe, with flowing lines and bulges, and employing flared front and rear fenders with sizable rear air intakes to cool a mid-mounted engine.

This prototype is the most advanced all-wheel-drive model Subaru has ever attempted. It employs the company’s just-announced new Subaru Global Platform, and a revised version of the company’s Japan-market 1.6-liter turbo is the most likely powertrain.

We’re told the drivetrain actually will incorporate the reverse of Subaru’s Viziv Future Concept, which debuted at last year’s Tokyo auto show. The Viziv was fitted with a gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain with one front-mounted electric motor and two rear-mounted motors. What we’d see on the new mid-engine coupe would be an about-face: A 1.6-liter turbo engine plus motor would sit behind the driver propelling the rear wheels, and two electric motors would drive the front wheels. A torque-vectoring mechanism would manage torque distribution between the two front motors, kind of like the system in the new Acura NSX. It’s still early days, but we could expect total output for the new sports car somewhere north of 330 horsepower, putting it in Porsche Cayman territory.

As for the current BRZ, which was co-developed with Toyota, there is no word from either manufacturer on a successor. We do know that this mid-engine powertrain is being tested by Subaru in a heavily modified BRZ, but we don’t know what form this concept ultimately will take. Watch for Subaru to preview it in about two years’ time as a show car to gauge media and public reaction—and then the company will decide whether to greenlight the most radical Subaru yet.

http://blog.caranddriver.com/gettin-jigg...e-sports-coupe/