Start with what the Subaru B5 TPH is: a 3-door shooting-brake with 2.0 L EJ turbo-derived, built from 2005, in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. What it meant takes a little longer.
How it came about
The Subaru B5-TPH was a concept shooting-brake coupe with a Turbo Parallel Hybrid (TPH) powertrain made by Subaru, introduced at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show.
The hardware
The engine is 2.0 L EJ turbo-derived. On the scales it comes to 1385 kg. The wheelbase is 2672 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Kia Sportage, the Bugatti Veyron, the Audi Q7. Its Subaru stablemates include the Subaru Chiffon and the Subaru Lucra.
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