Subaru has hinted at the future shape of the WRX with the Viziv Performance concept, which has been revealed at the Tokyo motor show.
The firm describes the model as a sports saloon that draws on the race and rally heritage of the Legacy, Impreza and WRX. It features Subaru’s boxer engine and symmetrical all-wheel drive, although no performance figures have been released and few technical details have been disclosed.
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The Viziv Performance features a more aggressive front grille than on the recently revealed new Impreza, along with more angular styling and larger, sculpted wheel arches. The concept is 4630mm long and 1950mm wide, with a 2730mm wheelbase.
Subaru has said the Viziv Performance concept is focused on "driving enjoyment" but it is also designed to include a range of advanced driver-assistance systems, which Subaru is aiming to launch in 2020.
Viziv – a contraction of ‘vision for innovation’ – has been used by Subaru as the name for a series of show concepts, including a three-row SUV, which turned into the Ascent for the US market.
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Yes, but
even without the show-car wheels, wheel arch extensions and rear diffuser it is way way better than anything Subaru have done before, I think.
Coming your way in 2020, in
Coming your way in 2020, in massively diluted form as a dumpy hatchback with odd proportions but really pointy lights.
We've played this game before, Subaru.