New Rumor: Subaru Developing Turbo 4 2.0T for BRZ - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Hachiroku · 10-22-2012, 01:05 PM

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Subaru is developing a turbocharged direct-injection version of its familiar horizontally opposed, 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. One use for the 2.0T will be the recently launched rear-wheel-drive BRZ coupe, sources say.

The engine uses a single twin-scroll turbocharger and straight direct-injection developed in-house, rather than the DI/port-injection system engineered with Toyota for the current normally aspirated BRZ and the Scion FR-S.

Tuned for the BRZ, the turbo could generate 280 hp and 250-plus pounds-feet of torque. That would be a significant increase in output compared with the 2.0-liter boxer in the 2013 BRZ, which makes 200 hp and 151 pounds-feet of torque.

The BRZ turbo likely will debut as a 2014 model.

theredtape · 10-22-2012, 01:16 PM

How reliable is automotive news as a source? I have heard this a million times already...

zigzagz94 · 10-22-2012, 01:17 PM

believe it when i see at the dealership (or an official announcement from subie).

DarkSunrise · 10-22-2012, 01:17 PM

Twin scroll turbo + DI 2.0L engine! This is the combination I've been waiting for. Wonder if another application will be the WRX.

switchlanez · 10-22-2012, 01:20 PM

It's already been confirmed since earlier this year that there will be a turbo version of the FA20. It's also been confirmed by the Subaru chief engineer that the BRZ will not have a turbo and by the STI president that they will not make a turbo for the BRZ. This can only mean the turbo FA20 will be implanted into another Subaru car (not the BRZ).

El_STiG · 10-22-2012, 01:20 PM

do I hear a $30K price tag?

eshtog · 10-22-2012, 01:20 PM

Wow, I guess now I won't be getting a turbo or supercharge kit for my BRZ.

Foobar · 10-22-2012, 01:22 PM

Yeah I'm not holding my breath for a Turbo BRZ. Subaru did say they were switching to a turbo 2.0 platform (versus the 2.5) for the other cars in the lineup for fuel economy reasons though, so I wouldn't be surprised to see them there.

raz0rbladez909 · 10-22-2012, 01:25 PM

This is old news, it's already on Subarus .jp website under the Legacy GT

Roughly 300 ft-lb of tq at 2k rpm?!? YES PLEASE!!!!
More info if you want to translate http://www.subaru.jp/legacy/dit/

dsgerbc · 10-22-2012, 01:26 PM

If "news_day==slow_news_day" then report "turbo_BRZ_coming".

OrbitalEllipses · 10-22-2012, 01:27 PM

We've got a thread on that Legacy GT engine in Off-Topic.

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Originally Posted by Foobar

Yeah I'm not holding my breath for a Turbo BRZ. Subaru did say they were switching to a turbo 2.0 platform (versus the 2.5) for the other cars in the lineup for fuel economy reasons though, so I wouldn't be surprised to see them there.

WRX has been confirmed to be a 2L turbo engine, but they've been mum on the WRX STI. It's entirely possible it may remain a 2.5L turbo to differentiate between it and the WRX; something that's been really lost with the GR/GV generation STI and GH WRX.

switchlanez · 10-22-2012, 01:27 PM

Oh and also a turbo BRZ would steal sales from Subaru's flagship - the next Subaru STI.

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Originally Posted by dsgerbc

If "news_day==slow_news_day" then report "turbo_BRZ_coming".

Spoken like a programmer. haha

Superhatch · 10-22-2012, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by dsgerbc

If "news_day==slow_news_day" then report "turbo_BRZ_coming".

I loled.

Turbowned · 10-22-2012, 01:34 PM

-SAYS WHO?

-WHAT SOURCES?

I CALL

Did Tada-san and Sasaki-san not both adamantly state that there would not be a turbocharged variant of the BRZ??!!

10-22-2012, 01:16 PM	#2
theredtape Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: civic,vfr,BRZ Location: Seattle Posts: 176 Thanks: 80 Thanked 66 Times in 32 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	How reliable is automotive news as a source? I have heard this a million times already... __________________ Because Racecar.

10-22-2012, 01:17 PM	#3
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switchlanez Glorious BRZ Master Race Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: Subaru Libird Location: Race Wars Posts: 3,645 Thanks: 1,050 Thanked 2,718 Times in 1,079 Posts Mentioned: 110 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's already been confirmed since earlier this year that there will be a turbo version of the FA20. It's also been confirmed by the Subaru chief engineer that the BRZ will not have a turbo and by the STI president that they will not make a turbo for the BRZ. This can only mean the turbo FA20 will be implanted into another Subaru car (not the BRZ). __________________ << BUILD THREAD >>

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