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Toggle %s Subaru Viziv Evolution Concept looks strangely familiar
| Posted By:
aekOne
@ 03 December 2013 - 12:47 PM |
The Tokyo Motor Show has proven to be far deeper and more interesting in 2013 than it has been in recent years, surely a trailing indicator of the revived auto industry in Japan and throughout the world. Still, we have seen a few concept cars that have been nearly 'recycled' from shows earlier in the season.
This Subaru Viziv Evolution concept is a case in point it looks not unlike the Viziv Concept that the company hauled over to the Geneva Motor Show in March of this year. What gives?
Well, the original Viziv wrapped its sexy crossover-coupe bodywork around a powertrain composed of a 2.0-liter diesel engine and three electric motors, two of which powered the two rear wheels (another trendy hybrid setup). This new "Evolution" of the Viziv is not dissimilar from its progenitor, swapping in a small displacement gasoline-powered engine for the diesel unit. All of this is based on reports out of Tokyo, mind you, as official information on the car is scarce at the moment.
Visually, the Subaru design team has left well enough alone, swapping in a few black trim pieces on the exterior to show that changes under the hood have taken place. That's not bad, as the Viziv was pretty handsome to begin with. Stay tuned to our Tokyo coverage for more on the Viziv Evolution as soon as we can dig it up.
This info and more can be round at: http://www.autoblog.com/
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Toggle %s Subaru WRX pre-order campaign fails to reach BRZ heights
| Posted By:
aekOne
@ 27 November 2013 - 08:21 PM |
The Subaru WRX pre-order campaign has failed to reach the frenzied heights of that of the BRZ, with just seven customers submitting a deposit in the first 24 hours.
Subaru Australia made the surprise announcement yesterday morning that the first 100 fourth-generation WRX sports cars destined for our market would be available to pre-order on the companys website from 12pm, with customers required to place a $2500 deposit to secure a vehicle.
But unlike a similar online campaign for the BRZ, which saw the first years 201-car allocation snapped up in less than three hours in July 2012, the new WRX has proved significantly less popular, with just one deposit placed in the first hour and six more to 12pm today.
In the lead-up to the start of yesterdays pre-order campaign, Subaru Australia managing director Nick Senior said the program was introduced to address significant pent-up demand for the new model following a huge spike of interest in WRX on its public website after its Los Angeles auto show debut last week.
But Subaru Australia corporate affairs manager David Rowley today said online WRX pre-orders were never expected to match the pace of the BRZ.
Its a very different initiative this time, Rowley said. With BRZ we had a lot of pre-build-up, we had weeks if not months of pre-publicity in terms of spec, pricing, pre-drives.
This time its more aimed at the pure enthusiasts, the WRX club-type people. The idea is that its just a little slow burn for the enthusiasts just a bit of a trickle to build a bit of interest.
Subaru Australia is yet to announce pricing or specification details of the new WRX, which is expected to be priced from approximately $40,000 when it arrives in local showrooms in March.
Rowley said the online ordering system would remain live until the end of the 18-day campaign, but confirmed Subaru had no plans to extend the program to mirror its sales strategy with the BRZ.
Once December 13 comes around it will go back to the traditional retail network selling method, he said.
Asked if he believed deposits would be placed for all 100 WRXs, Rowley admitted, your guess is as good as mine, but confirmed any unaccounted for vehicles would become open slather to dealers.
The fourth-generation Subaru WRX is powered by a turbocharged 199kW/349Nm 2.0-litre four-cylinder boxer engine and for the first time will be available with an automatic continuously variable transmission (CVT) as an option to the standard six-speed manual.
This info and more can be found at: http://www.caradvice.com.au/
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Toggle %s 2015 Subaru WRX: This Sure Looks Like It
| Posted By:
aekOne
@ 12 November 2013 - 09:33 AM |
Earlier today we saw our first teaser of the 2015 Subaru WRX which will be unveiled next week. But now, thanks to Road & Track, it seems we've seen the whole car.
This image, which leaked on the Club RZ Facebook page, appears to show the new WRX in its final form. If you've seen a Subaru WRX before, then you know what to expect here. More scoops, wider haunches, it looks angrier and rally-ier. But why isn't this reveal edition in Subaru's traditional WR Blue Mica? Why aren't there gold wheels?
Subaru, fix this please.
We've heard it'll be sedan-only this time, and a hi-po STI version is still to come.
Still no deets on the powertrain, but it can't be long now until all the beans are spilled.
This info and more can be found at: http://jalopnik.com/
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