Subaru new car sales in Japan will be adjusted, the dealer end recently been published on the website message, expressed Legacy B4 BRZ rear-wheel drive luxury sedan and a small sports car will have been sold in Japan to stop, time point were this year June 22 and July 20, and depending on sales may also be sold before the end of the period, in which the Legacy B4 is affected by the weak sales performance, while the BRZ is ready for a new generation of major facelift car.
Legacy B4 sold in Japan for 31 years, but due to weak car sales will become history
Legacy B4 in Japan have long sold Historically, since 1989 it has been the evolution of the six generations, accompanied by a total of 31 years of Japanese consumers to boxer engine combined with a unique sense of control four-wheel drive brings as the main feature, but Subaru has decided recently this year June 22 to suspend Legacy B4 sales in Japan. According to Japanese media reports indicate, mainly because weak local demand for cars in Japan, even though Subaru select high-class line in the current generation Legacy, but still no help boost sales performance, and ultimately Legacy B4 will go to Japan this summer into history. After the Legacy B4 located in Japan is expected to be received by the local WRX S4 color of the more movement while walking outdoors off-road route Outback now appears unaffected, Legacy United States and other overseas markets will continue to sell.
The new platform +2.4 liter turbo? The advent of a new generation of BRZ is expected in 2021
differ from Legacy B4 dilemma, BRZ upcoming year July 20 to stop the sales representative is ready to meet a new generation of models. 86 twin relationship with each other BRZ, Subaru and Toyota is developed to work together to drive sports car works, the message is major facelift has already spread, and now BRZ Japan will discontinue selling, coupled with previously announced Subaru Germany the final version of the final Edition, represents the Subaru BRZ has to prepare in advance for the next generation.
At present, both Toyota and Subaru, have not released any information about the new generation of 86 and BRZ, but it is understood the new generation of 86 and BRZ will be transferred over to Toyota TNGA platform, as part of the power will still be made Subaru dominant, and discards naturally aspirated engine setting, changing mounted horizontally opposed 2.4-liter 4-cylinder turbo engine, to make new and 86 BRZ greater horsepower and torque space is estimated to have at least the level of nearly 260 horsepower . Published part of the timing point, consider the Subaru has released a new generation of Levorg concept car at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show, and is expected to launch on the market before the end of this year, it is expected that the new generation BRZ fastest have to wait until 2021 have a chance to show up.