2014 Subaru BRZ near Redwood City at Putnam Subaru of Burlingame
  • 10 years ago
http://PutnamSubaruofBurlingame.com/showroom/index.htm 888-697-0962 The 2014 Subaru BRZ proves that this decidedly different car brand isn't tethered to tradition. Since 1997, every Subaru has had all-wheel drive, and almost all of its U.S. market performance models have been turbocharged. In the BRZ, however, the rear wheels are driven by a naturally aspirated, 200-horsepower flat-4 "boxer" engine. The collaboration produced a winner, as that layout is key to the BRZ's impressive handling capabilities. Going with rear-wheel drive (rather than all-wheel drive) and the flat-4 engine allowed the powertrain to be set farther back, and lower, in the chassis. That architecture translates to an ideal fore-aft weight balance as well as a low center of gravity.