We’ve all read the numbers and shook our heads in disbelief that the Subaru BRZ has only 200 hp. But you never know what that really means until you see it in action. Luckily, the guys at Magazine Motorsport went ahead and put all of those 200 horses into the test. It’s a 0 to 200 km/h test, and while the BRZ does pull well to 200, it is almost out of puff after that. It is a sports car, so you’d expect more, but… IT NEEDS MORE POWER!

The Subaru BRZ has a low-mounted Boxer engine on a specially designed sub-frame that forms an “ultra-low center of gravity package”. With this arrangement, BRZ achieved a low driving position typical of a sports car. Overall height of Subaru BRZ is 1,300 mm and it has a wide and low body of a stylish coupe at 1775mm. Yet, it allows for 2+2 seating and a trunk with ample space.