Subaru B11S

Subaru

MarqueSubaru
Production2003 (Concept)
Engine3.0 L EZ flat-6 twin turbo

The Subaru B11S is a 4-door fastback/quad coupé from Subaru, built from 2003, in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. Under the bonnet: 3.0 L EZ flat-6 twin turbo. Kiyoshi Sugimoto / Erwin Leo Himmel (Fuore Design) drew it.

What is underneath

Power comes from 3.0 L EZ flat-6 twin turbo. It weighs 1580 kg. It shifts through a 6 speed automatic. The wheelbase is 2800 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Its place in the line

Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Mazda Mazda3, the Bentley Continental GT, the Mazda RX-8 — show what else the money bought that year. Nearby in the Subaru catalogue sit the Subaru Chiffon and the Subaru Lucra.

Specifications

Transmission6 speed automatic
LayoutF4
Body style4-door fastback/quad coupé
Kerb weight1580 kg
Wheelbase2800 mm
Length4,785 mm
DesignerKiyoshi Sugimoto / Erwin Leo Himmel (Fuore Design)
Catalogue IDQ3502400
SourceWikipedia

The family, through the years

Every generation and sibling of this nameplate in the catalogue, oldest first. Photos: Wikimedia Commons.