2013-15 Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ

摘要

During summer 2012, Toyota and Subaru sprung jointly developed affordable rear-drive sports coupes on the American market as 2013 models. Toyota sold the car through its youth-oriented Scion brand as the FR-S; Subaru's version was dubbed BRZ. It was the first car of its kind for Subaru, but Toyota found inspiration for its version in a rear-drive Corolla-yes a Corolla-from the Eighties. This was the highly regarded "AE86" version that was sold in the U.S. as the 1983-87 Corolla SR5 and 1985-87 GT-S. The Scion FR-S moniker was only used in the U.S. and Canada. Elsewhere, the car was sold as the Toyota 86 or GT86, an obvious nod to the now-iconic Hachi-Roku (Japanese for 8-6). During development of the new coupe, Toyota said its engineers followed the idea of "pure balance." For its part, Subaru espoused "pure handling delight" and purposely avoided the trend of focusing on "ultimate" power and luxury In support of these goals, the companies agreed on a lightweight design built around a low center of gravity and a 101.2-inch wheelbase.