Fuji Heavy Industries, the maker of Subaru vehicles, has announced it will name its pending rear-wheel drive sports car the BRZ.
FHI says it will exhibit a technology concept of the BRZ at next month's Frankfurt Motor Show.
A special website has opened today at Subaru's global site,http://www.subaru-global.com/11frankfurt/teaser/
FHI has derived the BRZ name from the letter B in Boxer engine, R in rear-wheel drive, and Z in the word Zenith.
FHI says the name embodies ultimate passion for the new sports car and confidence in its distinctive constellation trademark and core technology – the horizontally opposed Boxer engine.
BRZ production is due to start in northern spring 2012.
A decision on whether the BRZ will come to Australia will not be made until later this year.
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