Subaru has revealed the VIZIV Performance STI Concept in full at the 2018 Tokyo Auto Salon. Based on the VIZIV Performance concept revealed at the Tokyo motor show last year, the STI Performance Concept could be a look ahead at the next generation of Subaru STI models due post-2020.

Looking suitably aggressive, the VIZIV STI builds on the same basic body as the 2017 concept, only here peppered with STI design cues such as pink highlights, a stacked rear wing and more aggressive groundwork. In homage to Imprezas from the past, the concept’s STI badging on the lower front bumper is also a new addition and gives us a clue into what to expect from STI’s renaissance rumoured to take place in the next few years.

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The VIZIV’s body in white has been carried over from the Tokyo concept, featuring the same pumped box wheel arches and six-sided Subaru face dominating the compact saloon body.

All of this is good news in the wake of Subaru’s announcement that it will kill off the current WRX STI. The need for the next generation car to improve in performance is crucial though, especially considering the STI has remained largely stagnant in terms of its capabilities for the best part of 20 years while rivals have caught and passed it.