Subaru Global Platform

Subaru Global Platform
Fifth-generation Subaru Impreza hatchback, the first vehicle to use the Subaru Global Platform
Overview
ManufacturerSubaru
Production2016–present
Chronology
PredecessorSI chassis (SIシャシー)[1]

The Subaru Global Platform (スバルグローバルプラットフォーム), abbreviated as SGP, is the modular unibody automobile platform for nearly all models manufactured by Subaru, starting with the fifth-generation Subaru Impreza in 2016.[2] The primary dynamic benefits of SGP compared to prior Subaru platforms were improved strength, increased rigidity, and a lowered center of gravity. In addition, moving to a common platform made production more flexible and efficient; existing production lines could shift to meet demand by producing different models without significant reconfiguration, and common parts could be reused between models.

As of 2021, SGP underpins all of the vehicles built and sold by Subaru. The WRX, debuting its second generation on September 10, 2021 for model year 2022, was the last model to move to the SGP. Models built by other manufacturers and rebadged by Subaru (such as the Justy and kei car models), and the jointly-developed Subaru BRZ/Toyota 86 do not use the SGP, although the platform for the second-generation BRZ/86 has been influenced by SGP.

  1. ^ "最近よく聞く「グローバルプラットフォーム」 何がいいの? 賞味期限は?" [What do you like about the 'global platform' that you often hear these days? Best before?]. Best Car (in Japanese). 29 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ Stoklosa, Alexander (7 March 2016). "Subaru Global Platform Debuts, Will Underpin All Future Subarus". Car and Driver. Retrieved 8 April 2021.