Recent patent filings submitted by Toyota in Japan could eventually lead to our wishes finally coming true. The patent, as the images clearly show, looks a lot like the Subaru STI Performance Concept that was unveiled at the New York Auto Show in April 2015. Subaru was coy on its future plans for the concept, but now it looks like the future is arriving sooner than we expected.
According to Auto Guide, both Toyota and Subaru are involved in the patent application.
Fuji Heavy Industries, the parent company of Subaru, is also credited for the design of the patent. To add even more fuel to what is already a healthy fire, the revelation of the patent comes a few days after Subaru boss Yasuyuki Yoshinaga hinted that a high-performance BRZ variant could be released ahead of the arrival of the second-generation model.
Toyota has been quiet on this front other than the submission of the patent, but since the two companies are working in concert in the development of the sports car troika - the Toyota GT86 and the Scion FR-S make up the other legs of the tripod - it’s possible that we might get an announcement from them in the near future.
Until then, let’s hug these images tight and wish on a star that there’s a lot more to this patent application that what meets the eye. We’ve waited since 2012 to see more powerful variants of the BRZ, FR-S, and GT86. It’s already 2015 and we’re still waiting. Let’s hope that our wishes will be answered soon.
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