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Subaru BRZ Aftermarket Rendering By Australia’s Tunehouse
While the Toyota GT86 and Scion FR-S has received a lot of attention from aftermarket outfits during the past couple months, things have been rather quiet from the Subaru BRZ end… until now. The first aftermarket tuner BRZ has been rendered by Sydney, Australia-based performance company Tunehouse, known for its work on Holdens, Fords, and…
Toyota GT 86 Video Reminds us to Drive with Passion
The Toyota GT 86 will be making its way to America soon as the Scion FR-S, and the Japanese automaker wanted to remind the general public that not only was the vehicle built with passion, but they would like us to drive with passion. The clip is made to get our blood flowing in anticipation…
Subaru BRZ GT 300 Makes Its Super GT Racing Debut- Video
With the Subaru BRZ due to arrive in showrooms very soon, Subaru is out promoting its new sports coupe in full force. One way to get your car noticed is by taking it racing, and that is exactly what Subaru did on April 1, 2012. The BRZ race car made its public racing debut at…
Subaru BRZ Japanese Sales Shatter Companies Estimates
The Subaru BRZ went on sale in Japan on February 3 and was expected by the company to sell around 450 units a month. Now, almost two months later, Subaru’s parent company Fuji heavy industries has released that 3,551 BRZ’s have sold, eclipsing estimates. This goes above and beyond what the company was expecting out of…
Subaru BRZ to Get “Faster Version” Confirms Marketing Boss
Subaru teased the world with the BRZ STI concept at the LA Auto Show last year, and it now appears as though the automaker will live up to expectations, delivering a high-performance version of its new sports car. In a recent interview, Subaru global marketing boss Atoshi Atake admitted as much, commenting that the company…
Toyota GT86 Transformed into Rally Car in Video
Another video of the highly anticipated Toyota GT 86 has emerged, showing off the process behind turning the rear-wheel drive sports coupe into a competitive rally car. The 49 second clip doesn’t detail too much about the rally car, simply teasing us about the looks. However, the Toyota 86 looks like a superb specimen for…
Subaru BRZ, Scion FR-S Manual Gets 22-MPG City, 30-MPG Highway
Excited for the new Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S? We already know how the FR-S performs – read our review here – but up until now, we hadn’t a real clue what its fuel economy would be like. Official EPA fuel efficiency figures have been posted on fueleconomy.gov, and it appears the 2.0L four-cylinder powered BRZ and…
Subaru BRZ, Toyota GT86, Scion FR-S Production Pegged at 100,000 Units a Year
Those in the market for the all-new Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S (Toyota GT 86) will be excited to hear that Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., has announced the production of the new jointly-produced sports car will hit 100,000 a year. At least that’s their goal. The BRZ/FR-S/GT 86 are all produced…
The Toyota GT86 Design Story – Videos
Earlier, we had reason to celebrate as production for the Subaru BRZ and Toyota GT86 had finally kicked off in Japan. The highly anticipated sports coupe will make its way to America as the Scion FR-S to hot anticipation. But just in case we’ve all forgotten how great the Toyota GT86/Scion FR-S is, the Japanese…
Subaru BRZ, Toyota GT86 Celebration Marks Start of Production
Today at the Gunma factory in Ota-city Japan, a ceremony was held to celebrate the start of production for both the Subaru BRZ and Toyota GT86. The Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ have had lots of media exposure over the last few months, and today the first of both models will roll off the assembly…
Subaru BRZ GT300 Takes on Fuji Speedway – Videos
Back in December we saw the Subaru BRZ GT300 in a promotional video showing off what it’ll look like on the track, and now we have some legitimate (as in, non-promotional) footage of the race car getting some shakedown test runs out at Fuji Speedway in Japan. In preparation of the 2012 Super GT series…
Subaru BRZ RA Follows in Toyota GT 86 RC Bare Footprints
Let’s go ahead and call the Subaru BRZ the fraternal twin to the Toyota GT 86… or is it a triplet to the Scion FR-S? Well whatever it is, the BRZ will now come in a stripped down variant just like the GT 86 RC model, but the BRZ RA will be a little more…
Watch Two Toyota GT 86s in Tandem Drift Battle [Video]
The Toyota GT 86 is being hyped as a drift car extraordinaire, which seems to be a fitting title after watching the video below. This video comes out of Japan, and shows off two GT 86s, (which will be badged as Scion FR-Ss in North America), drifting around an impromptu pylon marked track. Both the drivers are…
Subaru BRZ STI Concept Gets Japanese Debut: 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon
First unveiled at the LA Auto Show late last year the Subaru BRZ STI Concept is no longer just a hint at things to come. Just a month ago at the Tokyo Motor Show, the Japanese automaker officially drew back the covers on the production BRZ (while Toyota did the same with its GT 86)….
Subaru BRZ Black Edition by Prova: 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon
Living up to its name, Subaru tuning company and race team Prova has unveiled its “Black Edition” BRZ sports car at the Tokyo Auto Salon. The wild tuner-car-meets-race-car gets matte black ground effects with orange pinstriping, matched out back by a significantly-sized matte-painted spoiler. Also of note are huge 19-inch Enkei wheels with sticky Michelin…
Subaru BRZ to Make US Debut at Detroit Auto Show
Subaru will use next week’s Detroit Auto Show to stage the first North American showing of its new BRZ sports car. Co-developed with Toyota, the BRZ is an unconventional Subaru as it is rear-wheel drive and not all-wheel drive. It does, however, feature a 4-cylinder boxer powerplant, which allows the car to have an ultra-low…
How the Scion FR-S Almost Never Happened and Why Subaru Thought it Was a Bad Idea
The Scion FR-S might be the most exciting sports car in years and it might also be the most important project Toyota has ever launched, helping change perceptions about an automaker that has become known for building appliances. But the back-to-basics enthusiast sports car almost never happened, according to Chief Engineer Tetsuya Tada, speaking at…
Subaru BRZ Turbocharging Rumors Surface
Sources from Subaru of America revealed of a turbo in development for the Subaru BRZ’s 2.0-liter flat-four FA20 engine. Compact in size, FA20’s square 86x86mm bore and stroke plus a trick D4S port and direct injection system allow the engine to produce 197-hp and 151 lb.-ft. of torque. No word on the turbo’s engine output,…
2011 Tokyo Motor Show Video Wrapup
The Tokyo Motor Show has come and gone and won’t be back for another two years. If you missed out on all the excitement (and wacky concept cars) then watch AutoGuide’s video wrapup, with ten short spots highlighting all the most exciting new models. If you’re after more in-depth coverage, then see our Tokyo Motor…
Subaru BRZ GT300 Hits the Track [Video]
We’ve been going crazy over Toyota‘s GT 86 (or rather, Scion‘s FR-S) and Subaru‘s BRZ, but there’s no denying that Subaru’s BRZ GT300 racer is the coolest of the bunch right now. While it was awesome to get to see the machine at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, seeing it in action and on the…
Top 10 Cars of the Tokyo Motor Show
The only non-Japanese car to make our Top 10 cars list of the Tokyo Motor Show, the Volkswagen Cross Coupe Concept was also one of the few true surprises. While a show car, it makes use of an all-new VW platform, an impressive AWD plug-in hybrid system, while also taking a look at the future…
2013 Scion FR-S Live Reveal [VIDEO]
AutoGuide was on hand last night for the live reveal of the 2013 Scion FR-S in Los Angeles, where Scion showed off their version of the Toyobaru rear-drive, boxer-powered sports car. The FR-S is mechanically identical to the Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86, save for a few minor aesthetic changes. Scion was mum about pricing…
Subaru BRZ Commercial Is Corny, Sentimental [VIDEO]
Anyone who has seen Japanese car commercials knows they can be a bit odd, to say the least. The 1990’s were chock full of weird celebrity endorsments (Jodie Foster and the Honda Civic, anyone?) but the next trend to hit was having directors treat their ads like art house films – and it’s here to…
Subaru BRZ Video – First Look: 2011 Tokyo Motor Show
The sister car to Toyota’s GT 86 sports coupe, the Subaru BRZ and its sibling were both unveiled today at the Tokyo Motor Show. Sharing the same underpinnings and with nearly identical bodywork and interiors, both cars come powered by the same direct-injection 4-cylinder boxer engine delivering around 200-hp. GALLERY: Subaru BRZ GALLERY: Subaru BRZ…
