Six Star Magazine Six Star Magazine 2014 | Page 22

Welcome to the Performance and Styling Corner Introducing the 2015 Subaru BRZ •Aozora Edition • When the Subaru BRZ debuted in 2012, a big ripple reverberated throughout the entire auto industry. The company that had forged a reputation for excellence in all-wheel drive had engineered a rearwheel drive, 2+2 sport coupe. Industry analysis, pundits and casual bystanders were all surprised… until they drove the BRZ, at which point they were even more amazed. It was incredible. The BRZ began with a clean sheet of paper. Subaru’s engineers wanted to create a lightweight sports coupe with perfect balance, precise handling, quick steering, a comfortable ride and one of the lowest centres of gravity of any production vehicle in the world. They succeeded in every respect. But it turns out that this was just the start of the BRZ story. …MADE EVEN MORE SPECIAL Could there be room for improvement? It turns out the answer is, “Yes!” A forthcoming version of this worldclass sport coupe is set to appear on Canadian roads. 20