Subaru Show Car Just That, For Now

A modified Subaru BRZ concept sports car with a spoiler that looks like an airplane wing dramatically takes the stage at the New York International Auto Show.

It gets a lot of oohs and aahs, especially from the need-for-speed set in the audience. But it’s mainly here for the Japanese automaker to promote plans to open a U.S. unit of its STI performance-brand business.

Subaru executives say little about the prospects of the jazzed-up BRZ ending up in dealership showrooms as a production car.

Still, the striking vehicle with a beefed-up suspension and racing engine makes a nice visual for news that Subaru Tecnica International is coming to America.