As stated by the CEO of Subaru Australia Scott Lawrence, the acronym intended for sports cars returns to the center of the future projects of the Japanese company thanks to the success achieved by the two concept cars, one electric and one petrol, presented at the Tokyo Motor Show in October
It’s been almost four years since Subaru confirmed, for the first time in the history of the brand, that the Wrx launched in 2022 it would not have had a variant Sti complete. At the same time, the Japanese automaker left all doors open for the future, stating that it would evaluate all available options for the next generation, including the production of a model powered by an electric powertrain. In an interview given to the Australian agency Drive.comthe CEO of Subaru Australia Scott Lawrence has hinted that a new model is in the works: in fact, according to the executive, the automaker, which has shown several Sti branded products in recent months, has paid close attention to fan reactions to those models. “As a company, we saw a significant volume of feedback following the announcement of the two concept cars, which showed us that there is still a lot of work to do in this space: the STI is not dead,” Lawrence said.
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In his speech, Scott Lawrence referred to concept cars Performance-B Sti And Performance-E Sti presented at the Tokyo Auto Show in October, which share the goal of bringing back the excitement and sporting performance associated with the acronym of Subaru Tecnica Internationaland the public reaction after their presentations. If the fate of the first concept car, with a combustion engine, has not yet been decided, as regards the electric Performance-E Sti, a prototype that represents the Japanese company’s approach to fully electric high performance, the Japanese manufacturer defines it as “the spearhead of the new generation of Subaru”, words that seem to herald a concrete future. The vehicle was created with the aim of embodying the future of the sports division: the sporty hatchback silhouette with very taut lines is combined with a refined design to fully exploit the aerodynamic advantages offered by the absence of a thermal combustion engine. Powered by an electric all-wheel drive powertrain with unspecified characteristics and performance, it sports dimensions comparable to those of the Levorgwith large air intakes on the bumpers and bold LED headlights.
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