2016 Subaru BRZ Series.HyperBlue

The BRZ Series.HyperBlue used colour and cabin detailing to distinguish a 500-car American edition for model year 2016. It retained the naturally aspirated boxer and rear-wheel-drive sports-car layout, giving it a very different mechanical identity from the similarly coloured WRX STI.

A 2016 edition introduced during 2015

Subaru of America’s July 2015 release identifies the car as the 2016 Series.HyperBlue BRZ. Its announced US allocation is 500, separate from the WRX STI’s 700. The name follows the previous Series.Blue programme, but those editions should remain separate records. An exterior colour family can connect a marketing story across years without making two differently named allocations the same population of cars or proving identical equipment.

Subaru of America: 2016 Series.HyperBlue BRZ and STI

The underlying sports-car architecture stays clear

The announcement describes the BRZ’s low centre of gravity, relatively low weight and naturally aspirated 2.0-litre boxer engine, with a 200-horsepower US reference. These facts distinguish the coupe from the turbocharged, all-wheel-drive STI appearing in the same release. The HyperBlue edition is not evidence of an STI engine conversion or an increased factory power rating. Its technical story begins with the rear-wheel-drive BRZ platform and the edition’s specific presentation.

Black exterior details sharpen the blue body

The factory treatment includes 17-inch black alloy wheels, glossy black badging and black exterior mirrors. As a design reading, those darker elements frame the Hyper Blue body and keep the silhouette visually simple. Their presence in a current photograph is useful supporting evidence, but each can be changed. Original factory colour and edition documents matter more than assuming that a blue respray and matching wheels can establish membership in the limited American allocation.

Subaru of America: 2016 Series.HyperBlue BRZ and STI

The cabin provides a fuller identification checklist

Subaru describes Hyper Blue leather seat bolsters and head restraints, blue stitching, a blue-and-black steering wheel, coordinated shift and parking-brake boots, and blue-accented kneepads and door trim. An embroidered silver BRZ logo appears on the front seatbacks. This spread of details makes the interior worth photographing systematically. Repairs, upholstery replacement and later accessories should be recorded so that an edition’s identity is not confused with a claim that every component remains untouched.

Subaru of America: 2016 Series.HyperBlue BRZ and STI

Technology updates should not be mistaken for extra rarity

The release discusses the 2016 BRZ’s multimedia system and standard rear-view camera alongside the special edition. A general model-year improvement is not automatically exclusive HyperBlue equipment. The included photograph is explicitly described by its source as a Series.HyperBlue BRZ from the 500-car edition. It is a visual reference to that named car, while the programme boundary and original specification remain supported by the manufacturer’s dated announcement.

Specifications and identity reference

Rarity and production scope

The attributed manufacturer limit is 500 BRZ Series.HyperBlue cars for the United States. The 700 WRX STI cars in the shared announcement belong to a separate programme, and earlier Series.Blue editions are not aliases. This limit is retained as a manufacturer programme reference, with the exact completed-production field blank. The edition photograph supports visual identification rather than a census of delivered, surviving or unmodified examples.

What the photograph represents

A source-identified 2016 BRZ Series.HyperBlue, whose image description places it within the 500-car edition. The photograph illustrates its exterior; individual chassis provenance, originality and current condition are not independently authenticated here.

Related Subaru profiles

• 2016 Subaru WRX STI Series.HyperBlue
• 2018 Subaru BRZ tS US Edition
• 2022 Subaru BRZ S 10th Anniversary Limited

Frequently asked questions

Is this the earlier Series.Blue BRZ?

No. Series.HyperBlue is the separately named 2016 edition announced in July 2015.

Did HyperBlue introduce a turbo engine?

The cited US announcement specifies the BRZ’s naturally aspirated 2.0-litre boxer and 200 hp reference, not a turbo conversion.

What is the production-count boundary for this profile?

The attributed manufacturer limit is 500 BRZ Series.HyperBlue cars for the United States. The 700 WRX STI cars in the shared announcement belong to a separate programme, and earlier Series.Blue editions are not aliases. This limit is retained as a manufacturer programme reference, with the exact completed-production field blank. The edition photograph supports visual identification rather than a census of delivered, surviving or unmodified examples.

Sources and further reading

1. Subaru of America: 2016 Series.HyperBlue BRZ and STI

Research checked 19 October 2026. Linked manufacturer heritage pages, factory announcements, official distributor publications and labelled contemporary coverage support the specifically identified claims. Photographic descriptions identify the illustrated subject. Design analysis and suggested authentication steps are editorial interpretation.