Vehicle Dynamics International magazine announced they elected the Subaru BRZ ‘Car of the Year’ and named FHI’s Toshio Masuda ‘Dynamicist of the Year’ for its leading role in the engineering development of the sports car. Similar awards were attributed to FHI’s alliance partner Toyota for the GT86 version and to Mr Tada, the chief engineer Mr Masuda teamed with.
Tokyo, November 24, 2011 – Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, today announced that its new “SUBARU XV” (XV 2.0i, LHD, European specifications) has been awarded the highest five-star rating by the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP)* for its 2011 overall safety performance test. A more comprehensive and rigorous assessment system has been implemented since 2009 by Euro NCAP which evaluates “Adult Occupant Protection”, “Child Occupant Protection”, “Pedestrian Protection” and “Safety Assist”. This five-star Euro NCAP award previously crowned newly introduced Legacy two years ago, while other Subaru vehicles have also received numerous awards for their safety performances from other authoritative bodies.
Tokyo, September, 13 – Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, unveiled the “SUBARU BRZ PROLOGUE – BOXER Sports Car Architecture II -” at the 64th Frankfurt Motor Show. (Press day: September 13 and 14; Open to the public from September 15 through 25, 2011)
“SUBARU BRZ PROLOGUE” embodies the technology concept of the “SUBARU BRZ”, an all-new rear-wheel drive (RWD) sports car, currently under joint development with Toyota Motor Corporation. Built around Subaru’s core technology – the Horizontally-Opposed Boxer engine, a new platform was developed in order to extract the maximum performance potential required of the RWD sports car.
SUBARU EUROPE NV/SA, the European subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries, the manufacturer of Subaru Vehicles, today announced the launch of a co-branded product “Subaru by Motul 5W-30”, resulting from a pan-European partnership with MOTUL lubricant company.
SUBARU EUROPE approached MOTUL after in-house research suggested that SUBARU customers were sometimes at a loss when shopping for engine oil; the exact oil specification mentioned in Subaru car owner’s manuals was not always available off-the shelf, description of compatibility of engine oil on labels was sometimes lacking or was too technical, bottle sizes were not always matching Subaru customers’ needs and, adding to the confusion, engine oil prices could vary significantly.
Tokyo, August 31, 2011 – Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, today confirmed it will exhibit the “SUBARU XV” as a world premiere and the “SUBARU BRZ PROLOGUE – BOXER Sports Car Architecture II -” the technology concept of Subaru’s All-new Rear-Wheel Drive Sports Car, the “SUBARU BRZ”, as part of the Subaru exhibits at the 64th Frankfurt Motor Show. (Press day: September 13 and 14; Open to the public from September 15 through 25, 2011)
The press conference by New President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga is scheduled at the Subaru booth on September 13, 2011 at 9.30h
The Subaru brand movie “The CarParts” has won the silver award at the One Show festival, run by The One Club in New York, U.S.A. between May 9 and 13.
