Subaru Hybrid Tourer
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| Subaru Hybrid Tourer | |
|---|---|
 Hybrid Tourer at TMS 2009 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Subaru |
| Model years | 2009 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Concept |
| Body style | 3-door Shooting-brake SUV |
| Layout | TTR Hybrid - Front engine, front-wheel drive + electrically driven rear wheels |
| Doors | Gull-wing |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.0-liter EJ20 H4 Di turbo |
| Electric motor | 2x Permanent-magnet AC synchronous electric motors (front and rear) |
| Transmission | Lineartronic CVT |
| Hybrid drivetrain | Parallel |
| Battery | lithium ion |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 4,630 mm (182.3 in) |
| Width | 1,890 mm (74.4 in) |
| Height | 1,420 mm (55.9 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Advanced Tourer, VIZIV |
The Subaru Hybrid Tourer is a hybrid concept sport utility/grand touring vehicle designed and built by Subaru, unveiled at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. The Hybrid Tourer included several signature Subaru design features, such as the use of a horizontally-opposed engine and all-wheel drive, and built on prior Subaru hybrid concepts such as the B9SC and B5-TPH by using a two-motor layout. The Hybrid Tourer was succeeded by the 2011 Advanced Tourer concept and the 2013-15 VIZIV diesel hybrid concept series.
Advanced Tourer (2011)
The Hybrid Tourer concept was designed to provide comfortable accommodations for four people, combining a large greenhouse with a luxurious interior. The exterior features two large gull-wing doors intended to evoke "a feeling of freedom and confidence for driving far and wide in any environment."[1] The hexagonal front grille was intended to become part of Subaru's corporate design language,[2] and would resurface on the succeeding Advanced Tourer and VIZIV concepts.
The use of an electric motor for the rear wheels eliminates the need for a mechanical driveshaft from the front-mounted engine for all-wheel drive, allowing the interior floor for rear passengers to be flat.[1] Subaru would announce plans in December 2009 to introduce a hybrid vehicle by 2012, presumably using similar technology as developed for the Hybrid Tourer.[2][3][4]
The Advanced Tourer had its world premiere at the Tokyo Motor Show in late 2011, under the signature phrase "Confidence in Motion".[5] Compared to the Hybrid Tourer, the Advanced Tourer featured four gull-wing doors and a smaller (1.6-litre) direct-injection turbocharged gasoline engine, but used a single electric motor rather than two.[5] Again, Subaru announced plans to release a hybrid vehicle in the United States using a similar powertrain.[6]
VIZIV series (2013–15)
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The VIZIV series of concept cars debuted in 2013 at the Geneva Motor Show, incorporating many design features from the Hybrid and Advanced Tourer concepts, including a hybrid all-wheel-drive powertrain with the rear wheels driven solely by electric motor.[7] The VIZIV's primary difference, aside from styling, was in the use of a diesel prime mover, rather than a gasoline engine in the prior Tourer series.
