2022 Subaru BRZ – reside images of 2nd-gen sports activities automotive in Malaysia; 2.4L boxer with 237 PS, 250 Nm; EyeSight

The 2022 Subaru BRZ first made its world debut again in November 2020, and we lastly managed to seize a full gallery of the second-generation (ZD8) sports activities automotive on Malaysian soil in your viewing pleasure. The automotive you see earlier than you, which is completed in Crystal White Pearl, was placed on show by Movement Past Sdn Bhd on the firm’s Subaru Setia Alam 3S centre.

The brand new BRZ is powered by a FA24D 2.4 litre naturally-aspirated flat-four engine, which has a bigger displacement in comparison with the first-generation (ZC6) mannequin that used a FA20D 2.0 litre unit. Outputs have gone up because of this, with the FA24D pushing out 237 PS (234 hp) and 250 Nm of torque. By comparability, the unique BRZ facelift with a six-speed handbook transmission packed 208 PS (205 hp) and 214 Nm, whereas the six-speed automated was pegged at 203 PS (200 hp) and 205 Nm.

For the rear-wheel drive ZD8, each the handbook and automated can be found, the latter being outfitted on this instance. Efficiency-wise, the automated variant takes 6.8 seconds to get from 0-100 km/h and can hit a prime pace of 216 km/h, whereas the handbook requires 6.3 seconds and maxes out at 226 km/h.

One cause to go for the self-shifting transmission is the inclusion of Subaru’s EyeSight suite of security and driver help techniques that features energetic cruise management, entrance automobile departure alert, autonomous emergency braking (entrance and rear) and false begin suppression management – the handbook variant doesn’t get these techniques.

When it comes to design, the ZD8 is an evolution from the unique, with teardrop-shaped LED headlamps on the entrance that characteristic C-shaped LED daytime working lights that double as indicators. The bumper additionally sports activities a hexagonal-shaped consumption flanked by sharp creases resulting in L-shaped trim surrounding the air curtains.

Down the perimeters, the C-pillars are reprofiled to circulate circulate additional into the rear deck and onto a ducktail on the boot lid. You’ll additionally discover operate facet vents to extract air from the entrance wheel wells, which meet up with pronounced rocker panels that sweep upwards close to the wheel wheels.

On the rear, the taillights are new, additionally with a C-shaped lighting signature and linked by a trim piece the integrates the boot launch button. In Japan, the higher-end variant of the BRZ is the S, which comes with 18-inch wheels like what you see right here, whereas the lower-end R will get 17-inch models.

Regardless of the styling overhaul, the ZD8 has the identical width as its predecessor at 1,775 mm though its wheelbase has grown by a marginal 5 mm to 2,575 mm. Moreover, the brand new physique is longer by 25 mm at 4,265 mm and the peak has been decreased by 10 mm to 1,310 mm.

Inside, the BRZ maintains its 2+2 seating format however receives an easier sprint design. Highlights embrace rectangular central air vents nestled above an eight-inch touchscreen infotainment system, a protruding glove field forward of the entrance passenger, new air-conditioning controls with piano-key switches (negates the earlier automotive’s storage cubby) and a seven-inch digital instrument cluster.

We’ve included images of each the second-generation BRZ in addition to the facelifted first-generation mannequin so you possibly can spot the variations between the 2 with reside images. Do you just like the look of the previous greater than the unique?

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