Subaru introduces WRX S4 in Japan (video)

Emulating a teaser unveiled a month back, Subaru has uncovered the WRX S4 which will be sold only in Japan.

Fundamentally a JDM adaptation of the 2015 WRX, the S4 looks practically indistinguishable as the worldwide form yet accompanies crisp 18-inch amalgam wheels which guarantee to be more unbending and lighter. It additionally has a more conspicuous front spoiler lip, LED daytime running light bars alongside carbon fiber-like completion on the dashboard and other comparable minor tweaks, for example, red sewing, piano dark completions and metallic stresses.

Under the hood it has four-cylinder, 2.0-liter immediate infusion turbocharged motor however it conveys 300 PS (221 kw) at 5,600 rpm and 400 Nm (295 lb-ft) between 2,000 rpm and 4,800 rpm. As an update, the US-spec 2015my WRX offers 272 PS (200 kw) and 349 Nm (258 lb-ft). In Japan, the motor is joined with a Lineartronic ceaselessly variable transmission (CVT) with completely programmed electronic control though the American model is likewise accessible with a six-rate manual gearbox. All forms accompany Subaru’s recently created Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive framework offering Variable Torque Distribution innovation.

The JDM-spec WRX S4 is as of now accessible on request at Subaru’s dealerships in Japan where clients can additionally submit a request for the WRX STI.