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motofan · 02-27-2013, 02:52 AM

I usually don't care about what CR says, but anyway:

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/m...2013/index.htm

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Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ
If you take your driving fun seriously, these almost identical twins were built for you. Co-developed by Subaru and Toyota, which builds Scion vehicles, both are exhilarating to drive, with super-sharp handling, excellent braking, and ample acceleration. Other draws: impressive gas mileage and reasonable sticker prices. Yes, they are purebred, rear-wheel-drive sports cars, with a jittery ride, noisy cabins, and small rear seats. So Camry lovers might want to cruise on by. FR-S $25,025; BRZ $27,117.

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White64Goat · 02-27-2013, 08:31 AM

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/...ntcmp=features

Carbon420 · 02-27-2013, 09:16 AM

Is there anyone who doesn't love atleast one of the twins. I don't think so and if so its prolly just cause the dont have one and their wife won't let them get one. Lol.

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FRiSson · 02-27-2013, 09:54 AM

Consumer Reports really has changed. They used to write car reviews as if they were comparing laser printers.

tomato86 · 02-27-2013, 10:50 AM

This car has racked up accolades and rewards like I've never seen before. I'm still in disbelief sometimes that they made it.

gily25 · 02-27-2013, 10:53 AM

I saw that on the news last night, it's great (especially for resale) to make the list in spite of all the finicky little fixes and TSBs.

DarkSunrise · 02-27-2013, 11:13 AM

Pretty impressive. Of all the magazines out there, I thought CR would have the hardest time "getting" the FR-S/BRZ. I thought they would have dinged it for missing rear doors, being RWD, small rear seats/trunk, noisy, stiff, and low. Basically all the reasons we love it.

Times are changing I guess.

02-27-2013, 02:52 AM	#1
motofan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 10 VW GTI Location: Oregon Posts: 156 Thanks: 15 Thanked 25 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Consumer Reports Top Picks 2013 - Sports cars I usually don't care about what CR says, but anyway: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/m...2013/index.htm " Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ If you take your driving fun seriously, these almost identical twins were built for you. Co-developed by Subaru and Toyota, which builds Scion vehicles, both are exhilarating to drive, with super-sharp handling, excellent braking, and ample acceleration. Other draws: impressive gas mileage and reasonable sticker prices. Yes, they are purebred, rear-wheel-drive sports cars, with a jittery ride, noisy cabins, and small rear seats. So Camry lovers might want to cruise on by. FR-S $25,025; BRZ $27,117. " Last edited by motofan; 02-27-2013 at 03:17 AM.

02-27-2013, 11:13 AM	#7
DarkSunrise Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 22 BRZ (Previously 13 FR-S) Location: USA Posts: 5,794 Thanks: 2,164 Thanked 4,242 Times in 2,220 Posts Mentioned: 48 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Pretty impressive. Of all the magazines out there, I thought CR would have the hardest time "getting" the FR-S/BRZ. I thought they would have dinged it for missing rear doors, being RWD, small rear seats/trunk, noisy, stiff, and low. Basically all the reasons we love it. Times are changing I guess. __________________ "Never run out of real estate, traction, and ideas at the same time." 2022 BRZ Build 2013 FR-S Build

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