Subaru Hybrid Tourer Concept coming to Tokyo next month

September 30th, 2009 Comments Off Posted in General, Transmissions

The well-known all-wheel-drive brand will be adding a little hybrid to itself next month at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. Subaru announced today that it will show the Hybrid Tourer Concept in Tokyo next month – a concept that features “Subaru’s latest evolutions in handling agility, riding comfort and superior safety performance.” It also shows Subaru’s vision for a hybrid grand touring model. The Subaru Hybrid Tourer Concept is powered by a 2.0L Horizontally-Opposed direct fuel-injection turbo g

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Tokyo Preview: Subaru to Showcase Hybrid Tourer Concept

September 30th, 2009 Comments Off Posted in General, Transmissions

Subaru will present its Hybrid Tourer Concept at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show in October. The Subaru Hybrid Tourer Concept features the automaker’s all-wheel-drive system, and a 2.0-liter, turbocharged, direct-injection engine. All mated to a hybrid drive system with a front and rear motor. The rear motor helps move the car at slow speeds without engaging the engine. The Hybrid Tourer Concept also features an aerodynamic form, with large glass areas, and gullwing doors. Subaru also made

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2009 Tokyo Auto Show: Subaru ‘Hybrid Tourer Concept’ Keeps AWD, Boxer Engine

September 30th, 2009 Comments Off Posted in General, Transmissions

by Edmunds.com Green Car Advisor on September 30, 2009 Subaru is set to unveil a new hybrid concept at the upcoming 2009 Tokyo Auto Show – a gull-wing touring car with technology features that presage the real thing the automaker is slated to put into production as early as 2011 . The Subaru Hybrid Tourer Concept – catchy name! – will combine Subaru’s famed symmetrical all-wheel drive and horizontally opposed “boxer” engine with a next-generation automatic transmission and two-motor hybrid syst

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