CarGene
Hiroshi Mori

Hiroshi Mori

SubaruDevelopment lead

Involved since the first Legacy's development, a key figure of Subaru's driving-focused image who brought together the second-generation Impreza and the third-generation WRX built to win in the WRC

Timeline

  1. 1981

    Joined

    Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. Airframe design division, Chassis Design Department

  2. 1999

    Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. Product Planning DivisionChief engineer (shusa)

  3. 2000
    Impreza 2nd generation
    Impreza 2nd generation

    2000–2007Development lead

    A phone call at the motor show

    Mori was at the Tokyo Motor Show to present the Legacy Outback when his boss called him and said, "You'll take on the Impreza, right?" Having long wanted to work on the Impreza, Mori accepted at once, and that November became PGM of the second-generation Impreza. He focused on making it a car that could really be used in motorsport.

  4. 2003

    PGM (Project General Manager / development lead)

  5. 2007
    Impreza WRX 3rd generation (GR/GV)
    Impreza WRX 3rd generation (GR/GV)

    2007–2014Development lead

    No need for a trunk

    The third-generation WRX STI surprised people by changing from a sedan to a five-door hatchback. From the early sketch stage, Mori had decided to go with five doors in order to win in the WRC. This was based on views such as those of works driver Petter Solberg, who said the sedan's trunk was unnecessary and the front and rear overhangs could be zero.

  6. 2015

    General Manager, Product Development Department

Connections

    Hiroshi Mori

    Hiroshi Mori

    Profile

    PGM (project general manager, the development leader) of the second-generation Impreza. He then brought together the overall development of the third-generation Impreza WRX.

    Translated from Japanese sources.

    Subaru engineers

    All Subaru engineers