Subaru is set to reveal the facelifted 2017 BRZ but before it even began, a bunch of leaked photos has appeared on Facebook before being hastily removed.
Luckily, the guys over at ft86club were able to share them on the forum, revealing the changes being planned for the sister model of the refreshed 2017 Toyota 86.
From these shots, it looks like the exterior styling of the BRZ will be refreshed at both ends, along with the same new split-spoke alloy wheel design worn by the facelifted 86.
The front reveals a lightly resculpted and taller nose with longer and deeper headlight scallops, while the character lines that previously framed the Subaru badge are also now gone.
The most prominent changes at the front end, however, is the new wing-like styling feature that now extends into the faux intakes either side of the large grille opening. A pair of black fins now trisect those side ports, replacing the lights that lived there before.
Updated lighting is also clearly visible at both ends. The same hooked daytime lights can be seen inside the headlights, but a second row of LEDs has now been replaced on a different position as well as the indicator lights that previously sat inboard of the main projector lamp.
At the rear, the BRZ appears to feature the same new red lights that debuted with the 2017 Toyota 86, featuring a top LED strip, a main brake light, and a secondary LED strip for reversing and/or indicator lights.
The rear bumper of the BRZ shown here does not appear to have been given any updates, but we may yet see a new look – possibly the same pointy new piece used for the 86 – swapped onto Subaru’s coupe before launch.
Inside the cabin, there’s new steering wheel, new audio and phone controls, along with a direction-pad for controlling the new multi-function display that can be seen in the instrument cluster. The interior appears to be largely unchanged elsewhere.
In terms of powertrain, we can likely expect the BRZ to be given a light power boost just like 86, climbing from 200hp and 205Nm to a new 205hp and 214Nm. The 86 also benefits from revised gear ratios for the new model year, and that, too, should transfer to the BRZ.
From : FT86club.com via Car Advice
