---
title: "Here’s The 2022 Subaru BRZ Out Testing Against An EcoBoost Mustang"
description: "The two are expected to compete on price, but what about power?"
date: "2020-08-13"
modified: "2020-08-13"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-tsui"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/35688/heres-the-2022-subaru-brz-out-testing-against-an-ecoboost-mustang"
categories:
  - "Ford News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Subaru News"
  - "Watch This"
tags:
  - "BRZ"
  - "compact"
  - "Coupe"
  - "sports car"
  - "Subaru"
---

# Here’s The 2022 Subaru BRZ Out Testing Against An EcoBoost Mustang

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Mere days after the next-generation Toyota GR86/Subaru BRZ [was spotted by an Instagram user](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/35542/this-is-probably-the-next-toyota-gr86-subaru-brz>), the same camouflaged prototype has popped up again in Michigan. And thankfully for us, our spy photographers were there this time to capture it in glorious high-def.

The swirly wrap does its job of hiding details quite well, but based on what we can see of the upcoming joint-venture sports car, we're already fans. It keeps the old car's classic sports car proportions and dimensions but with a cleaner, more handsome design. The taillights appear to take an especially significant departure from the outgoing car's rump and are connected by a bar extending across the trunk that, judging from current trends, may or may not end up a lighting element itself.

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Other styling details we can spot include a Supra-style duckbill spoiler, the same dual exhaust tips that come on the current car, and a sizable front grille with hexagonal pattern—something it shares with the [EcoBoost Ford Mustang](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/29912/2020-ford-mustang-ecoboost-high-performance-pack-review-not-quite-gt-lite-but-still-a-hit>) it's being tested against (at least, that's what we think; note the lack of a 5.0 badge on its front fender). Yes, Toyota and Subaru appear to be benchmarking this thing against the four-cylinder Mustang, a car it's been being benchmarked against for years by internet commenters.

While the two compete on price, the Japanese coupes have always been lambasted for offering a whole lot less power than the pony car, serving up a scant 205 horsepower to the 'Stang's 310. This next BRZ/86 may or may not be getting a turbo too, [depending on who you ask](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/34117/are-the-next-toyota-86-and-subaru-brz-getting-a-turbo-or-not>). We still don't expect the Toyotabaru's successor to match the Ford's output here but hopefully, it's a sign that its [almost-inevitable power bump](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/34117/are-the-next-toyota-86-and-subaru-brz-getting-a-turbo-or-not>) will be bigger than we expect.

If you know anything about the next BRZ/86, or have more pics, [don't be a stranger](<mailto:tips@thedrive.com>).

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## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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