5 reasons why the Subaru BRZ STI will be made

Both platforms desperately need some resuscitation and more power is basically what people have been asking for.  

Honda and Acura have it’s Type R, Ford has it’s ST lineup and Mazda has its Mazdaspeed. Every one of those “step-ups” from the regular lineup is a call to sportier performance. Each has its different approach to that method. For example, Type R oftentimes means a homologated race car for the road sparing any type of comfort. Sound deadening is ripped out, everything is made lighter, the chassis is reinforced and a hotter engine is thrown under the hood.

The calls for a more powerful FRS and BRZ have been heard from both Toyota and Subaru customers and you better believe they’ve both been listening. This list is more so for the BRZ than the FRS, but they all hold true to a certain extent to either one since they utilize the exact same chassis. There have been numerous signs in the past few months that point to a more powerful FRS and BRZ on the way. Both will probably receive modest power bumps with a possible hybrid assist of some sort (we’re talking about +5-10 HP from its boxer engine) but we have a VERY strong feeling Subaru will unveil an STI version of its BRZ that will have a sizeable power bump thanks to forced induction. We’re talking about at least 100 more HP and here’s five reasons why.

Next: Subaru pretty much promised us an STI of some sort.