The Subaru Viziv concept has made its debut at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show, giving us an idea of what the Impreza of the future could look like.
Subaru says this sporty-looking design study is meant to evoke the “distinctive enjoyment of driving a Subaru.” Muscular fenders occupy all four corners, communicating the presence of Subaru’s Symmetrical AWD system, while carbon fiber parts, such as the rear diffuser, front lip, side skirts and roof, are evocative of the automaker’s history of racing under the STI banner. Four large exhaust tips protrude from the rear for some added STI character.
This being a Subaru of the future, it also has a variety of advanced driver assistance systems. Subaru says the Viziv uses its next-generation EyeSight system, the current version of which combines pre-collision braking and throttle management, adaptive cruise and lane departure warning for a safer driving experience. That means the next-generation Impreza will likely feature improved driver assistance systems and maybe even some sort of autonomous or semi-autonomous tech.
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“The Subaru Viziv Performance Concept draws on iconic models symbolizing superior Subaru driving performance and the Symmetrical AWD layout powered by a boxer engine honed over more than five decades of development,” the automaker said in a statement. “In anticipation of widespread future deployment of automated driving technologies, advanced driver assist functions combining the next-generation EyeSight system with other devices have been installed in a sedan body encouraging active enjoyment of driving, to express Subaru’s distinctive worldview of driving with Enjoyment and Peace of Mind.”
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