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Subaru will unveil a further development of the Viziv concept crossover coupe at the Geneva motor show in March, a year after the first one debuted there in 2013.
The Viziv 2, teased so far with only a single drawing echoing cues from the latest WRX and Liberty, already reveals a new iteration of the 'hawk-eye' LED headlight cluster, LED-bezelled foglights, a stronger hexagonal grille and more assertive bumper styling with larger intakes.
Subaru will further develop the concept as a pointer to future high-riding vehicles based on the brand's signature all-wheel drive system.
Under the bonnet the new show car is likely to be powered by the same, or a similar, set-up to the 2013 Viziv: a diesel-electric hybrid marrying a 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine with three electric motors -- one helping power the engine and charge up the lithium-ion battery pack, and the other two sending extra drive to each of the rear wheels as needed to aid cornering.
The system is mated to a continuously-variable automatic transmission, and can function in electric-only mode from start-up and during low-demand urban running.
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