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NAIAS Tidbit: Subaru BRZ On The Ground, er, Platform
Rotating alone on a turntable: the Subaru BRZ. Looks good, if you ask me. Unfortunately we couldn’t touch the dashboard for all of you dash-touchers out there… more shots after the jump.
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A Dozen NAIAS Takeaways From Michael Karesh
With all of the leaks, it’s not so easy to be surprised at NAIAS. But I managed to learn a thing or two by attending. My top dozen takeaways: 1. Compared to a Lamborghini, a Ferrari seems…normal. Which...
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At $25,495 Subaru BRZ Is $1,295 More Than Scion FR-S
Today seems to be “Pricing Thursday”, the anticipated forerunner to Good Friday, and the one we’ve been waiting for has finally risen revealed pricing details. The Subaru BRZ, at $25,495, is only...
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Dealers Begin Subaru BRZ Price Gouging
Well, we knew it would happen. Some dealers are already starting to ask for markups on the Subaru BRZ. And some people are dumb enough to pay them. According to an email received by Inside Line, a...
View ArticleGeneration Why: If You Are Under 25 Or An Idiot, Please Don’t Buy A Scion...
Click here to view the embedded video. With the release of the SciBaru FRZ just weeks away, everyone’s been caught up in the sticker price, available options and aftermarket support for the car, but...
View ArticleMotor Trend Pits Ford Mustang V6 Versus Subaru BRZ
Click here to view the embedded video. Motor Trend had Randy Pobst take the Ford Mustang V6 and the Subaru BRZ out on track. With predictable results. I’ve yet to drive the BRZ, but I have driven all...
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Subaru FA20 Turbo Engine Debuts. Start Dreaming About A Boosted BRZ.
Even with vehement denials of a boosted Subaru BRZ, Subaru has still managed to debut a turbocharged version of the 2.0L Boxer engine. And just because the BRZ won’t get it doesn’t mean other...
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Pre-Production Review: 2013 Scion FR-S
Scion has had a sordid past. Originally, Scion was Toyota’s solution to a lack of 18-25 year old shoppers. Over the past 9 years however Scion has lost their way and lost their youth. Their median...
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The Scion FR-S And The Problem With Hype
A few weeks ago, I took a Scion FR-S out for a spin. It was an automatic dealer demo, so I decided to withhold judgement until I drove the manual transmission car. Having driven one yesterday, my...
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Scion FR-S Sells Well, But It’s Early
So often we hear analysts and fans excuse a car’s poor initial sales performance with a phrase like, “But it’s early.” Oddly, the very same phrase is legitimately used when discussing a new car’s...
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Subaru BRZ Already Comes With Cash On The Hood
While the Scion FR-S is performing well in its initial months of sales, the lower volume Subaru BRZ already has some cash on the hood, to the tune of $400. While the BRZ was never intended to be the...
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Toyobaru Hype: We’ve Hit Peak Bullshit
As if the absurdly hyperbolic headline “The day the world changed” wasn’t enough of a tip-off , the hype machine for the Toyobaru twins has officially reached its zenith, with Wheels magazine’s Peter...
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Honda Civic Si Dominates Subaru BRZ In Track Test
AutoGuide’s twin team of track terror, time-trialer Dave Pratte and editor Colum Wood, have returned to Toronto Motorsports Park to take the Subaru BR-Z and the Honda Civic Si to the extreme limit and...
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Review: 2013 Scion FR-S
We’ve already looked at the FR-S, but I came of car-driving age just minutes before the heyday of the Toyota AE86 and, by God, I’m going to write about any car that claims to be an homage to the car...
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Toyota Engineer Reveals Plans For More Sports Cars
No, this isn’t another lame rumor-mongering post based on idle speculation; Toyota’s own Tetsuya Tada, chief engineer for the 86, confirmed to Top Gear that two more sports cars are in the pipeline....
View ArticleEvo Finds Out What’s Faster: Fiesta ST Or FR-S
When Jack Baruth took the Scion FR-S to the track and pronounced it the least desirable among its chief rivals, some readers were despondent. How could the car that would supposedly provide good care...
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Cain’s Segments: The Toyobaru Twins
It’s been a year-and-a-half, and the Toyobaru twins have not lost their luster. Proximity has not made the heart grow less fond. American sports car consumers still want to buy the Scion FR-S and the...
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2013 Tokyo Motor Show: BRZ Based Subaru Cross Sport Design Concept
Not many details have been released so far about the Subaru Cross Sport Design concept, which the company says is a combination of “sport” and “utility” and features “easy seat access, a comfortable...
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Slow Sales Of Scion FR-S Disappoint Toyota, Jeopardize Engine Upgrades
The Scion FR-S – lightweight, affordable sports car that the world was supposedly waiting for – is reportedly lagging behing its sales targets across the globe, making it difficult for Toyota to...
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Toyobaru Might Only Last For One Generation As Partnership Under Evaluation
The Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ may only exist for one generation, as comments by the car’s chief engineer suggest a dissolution of the partnership between Toyota and Subaru. Speaking to an Australian...
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