The 2022 Subaru BRZ sports car made its official debut this week and will serve as a direct rival to the four-cylinder Chevy Camaro when it goes on sale in the United States next fall.
Powering the 2022 Subaru BRZ is a naturally aspirated 2.4L Boxer engine producing 224 horsepower at 7,000 rpm and 184 pound-feet of torque at 3,700 rpm. A six-speed manual is standard, while a six-speed automatic will also be available. Despite Subaru’s reputation as a manufacturer of all-wheel-drive vehicles, the BRZ will continue to be offered with rear-wheel-drive only.
This next-gen BRZ also retains the 2+2 seating layout of the current car and features a folding rear seat that creates a large enough cargo area to carry large items like a mountain bike, golf clubs, “or even four race tires and tools for track days,” the Japanese automaker says. An eight-inch infotainment screen is standard and is joined by a new seven-inch digital driver’s display that places a large tachometer front-and-center in the dash. This digital display can also relay other important performance-related information to the driver, including amps, water temperature and g-force readouts.
The chassis, meanwhile, is 60 percent stiffer in the front than the current model, improving turn-in response and features a revised double-wishbone rear suspension setup that Subaru says “provides outstanding bump absorption to enhance tire grip over varied surfaces.” The standard adjustable stability/traction control system has five different modes, as well, giving the driver a bit more control over the vehicle’s behavior when on track or out for a spirited drive on twisty back roads. The sports coupe also features aluminum body panels, including the hood, trunk and front fenders, giving it an impressively low kerb weight of just 2,900 lbs.
The 2022 Subaru BRZ will serve as a direct rival to the four-cylinder Chevy Camaro. As a reminder, the four-cylinder version of the sixth-generation Chevy Camaro is powered by a turbocharged GM LTG 2.0L four-cylinder engine producing 275 horsepower and 290 pound-feet of torque. Like the BRZ, a six-speed manual is standard, while an eight-speed automatic is available for extra. While the Camaro is more powerful than the 2022 Subaru BRZ, it also has more weight to lug around, tipping the scales at 3,351 lbs with the 2.0L engine and six-speed manual transmission.
Production of the 2022 Subaru BRZ will take place at Subaru’s Gunma assembly plant in Japan. The sports car will begin to arrive on American shores late next year.
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Nice looking car!
Will it also continue as the Toyota 86? I double-dog dare them to rename it the Celica.
I like what it is but this is in no way shape or form a Camaro Rival.
For that size and money I would personally prefer a Roadster
what is going on with that little add-on piece by the rear tires? it looks like an afterthought.
until they add a turbo (or lots more horsepower somehow), this will be relatively unexciting
I have been reading that a turbo was upcoming so this is a mild disappointment. Looks good but needs 275-300 hp to get me as a buyer.
The rear reminds me of a 2016 Buick Regal
That flange(?) that runs beneath the door is hideous.
I understand the driving enjoyment philosophy. Fahrvegnügen! I get it. But this is Murrica! Sports car power may stop in Asia @ 276hp. But in Murrica, 276hp is where it begins. Call Alfa Romeo and ask them how they did it!
The only way it’ll compete with Camaro is if it gets a turbo. The camaro might be 380lbs heavier, but it has an Alpha 2 platform which is 2 generations ahead of these new chassis, and the camaro 1le is a REAL track package. So ummm… yeah!
Looks like it could be a fun car to drive. My Honda civic ext is also a light weight in weight and power, however, I can also get over 40 mpg. So if this car picks you, I get it. Its not always about being the most powerful. Its also about being a fun ,sporty, daily that’s affordable.
You would assume at least this site would be objective towards Chevy if not partial, yet still despises Chevy products, it’s unbelievable how humans are lazy and prone to parrot the false narrative. They claim this car which is a small coupe akin to Miata is rival to Camaro, even tho in the next sentence they contradicts themselves stating this thing only makes 224 hp! Camaro is a big mucsle car with 6.2 little engine displacement and 650 hp , even the entry level Camaro makes 300 plus hp so how in the workd you’re demoting Camaro, please explain to me.