posted at:2024.06.28
TEXT: 岡村神弥(OKAMURA Shinya) PHOTO: 増田貴広(MASUDA Takahiro)
Prototype built by Subaru to develop a fun RWD model
Aisin's 6-speed manual transmission is used, and other general-purpose parts are used whenever possible to reduce costs
Mr. Tamou about 12 years ago. 86 chief engineer Mr. Tada called him "a great craftsman
The use of ultra-high tensile strength steel plates makes the vehicle lightweight and highly rigid, in the 1200 kg range
Prototype #2 based on the Impreza Anesis
Mr. Hiromi Tamou, newly appointed president of STI
"If my heart is not passionate, I will not be able to do my job," said Mr. Hiromi Tamou
The first BRZ (center) and the two cars that became the roots of the BRZ & 86
Journey of Restoration: How a 1972 Isuzu Florian Found New Life