Subaru BRZ Patent Drawings
 

Yep, now watch the price go up and everyone complain about how expensive our little entry level sports car has become and how you might as well buy xbrand car now because this cost too much.
The car was built to be at a certain price point and to modded to what you want to make it, they said this from the start.

Honestly the only way I would buy this car if the price dropped and/or there was a significant upgrade and stayed the same price or went lower.

I doubt that design will remain a classic. Ours on the other hand...

I love how people freak out when they see a patent assuming it's a green light for production. It is not. Hundreds of thousands of patents are filed and approved for products that never see fruition. The point of a patent is to simply protect the intellectual property; in this case, that patent was created so that Subaru could protect the rights for the design of their concept car so that it isn't stolen, misused by third parties, etc. It is by no means ANY indication that they're making it an official product, it just to protect what was already built.

that first comment made me laugh:

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/...1806669745.png

Would you consider it if it came with an off-center front license plate??

Absolutely!


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No. I'd literally never buy a car with one.

I didn't know you could patent a car...car's are not a new invention. Parts of a car, yes, but a whole car? Copyright, I can see, even trademarks, but a patent?

...then again, the peanut butter and jelly sandwich has a patent. (more on how its made without crust, than the idea of a sandwich). atent No. 6,004,596

They are not patenting the car per se but the design and body style. It just protects their intellectual property and does not mean much more. This is popping up on most of the auto clickbaits since there is no real news to talk about at this time of year.

Buy which the BRZ or the STi?

I still don't see anything patent able about the style of a car, unless laws are different in Japan. It would seem to fall under copyright law, as I understand it.

Brz

I'm picking at straws here, but maybe it is patent-able because the design isn't simply for show. Car designs in sports cars are usually rigorously tested to produce a low drag coefficient, among other performance related enhancements.

I have still yet to apply for a patent at the ripe age of 18, but I would wager that the time and effort put into "function over form" warrants a patent.

How do you think that they can do a "significant upgrade" and charge the same or less? What constitutes a "significant upgrade"?

I don't know, I'm not a car engineer. My options for buying one would be a) keep it the same but lower the price ~5K or b) keep it the same price and add more power and some interior upgrades.

The manufacturer currently makes about $1K a car so I don't think there is any room to bring it down $5K and the price is what it is I am afraid. As far as the more power aspect goes, have you test drove one to see if it needs it?

These are the patents for the BRZ STi prototype design. Subaru patents all of their prototypes. This is nothing new.

Subaru never delivers on their prototypes. The BRZ will not be any different. Its just a patent to protect that design.

Yes

So let me get this straight you want a bonified sports car for the price of a fiat 500... got it you are fucking off your rockers

In the US, you can certainly file for a design patent. There is some overlap in what is copyrightable material and patentable material. This is an article of manufacture, so a design patent does apply here. Design patents are subject to a 15 year term.

not a dedicated sports car its a sporty sub-compact, try again.

No, that is a dedicated sports car. And what am I trying for again? Anyway it's what I'm going to buy if it comes out soon. The BRZ is $5K too expensive like I said. I mean reasons why or why not don't really matter, it just is.

I'm no legal expert, I just know on cars that I've worked on the design, patents were gotten on certain parts/mechanisms, but never on the entire car. On another car, the car's shape, logo, name, etc., have gotten copyrights.

Dude! It is a clickbait site quoting a forum as it's source. Hardly a credible statement.

It is intended to be an entry level sports car yes but it is not a dedicated sports car. But odds are (pure speculation I admit) that it will not be a whole lot cheaper when or even if they make it. It is still only a concept as made very clear by the Toyota spokesman that introduced it o a Japan release is probably at least a couple of years away. That does not mean it will even be brought to the US. You may have a long wait. If price is your concern then there are loads of good deals on used FRS or BRZs out there that would save you that $5K.

You know, I'd suggest the new Miata, but even that's probably too expensive for what you're looking for.

I'm gonna have to agree that a used twin or an older Miata might be in your range.

Well that's just one site, it's already been announced by Toyota

http://www.leftlanenews.com/producti...our-90214.html

Toyota also announced that the 2017 FR-S will come totaled from factory.

No, but seriously, that's more clickbait.

Yes I'm looking at Miatas too. I'm wary of used but I probably won't buy for another 10 months or so.

Well what can I say, I bought a pc so I can click stuff

No, Toyota has not announced any such thing.


And citing another clickbait does not confirm the first. In fact they are quoting motoring.au which is sort of the Grand Master of the clickbaits. They make shit up and the others run with it. There are probably 100 sites running with fictional info from motoring now but not one single official word from Toyota other then they are working on a concept.

Yes, but it's been established here that clickbait articles like that have absolutely no credibility whatsoever. Unless the news is from an official Toyota pressroom site, there is no point in believing anything otherwise.

As for the Miata, I'm no expert on it, but there's plenty of Miata guys here that might point you in the right direction if you choose to go down that route.

Well I'm not sure on the specs but I meant Toyota has announced this car at a recent show. As a 'concept', but I'm hoping it comes out.

Interesting to see indeed, but if they release this at all, I doubt it will be an entry-level sports car, since the 86 is already fulfilling that role.

Well they're aiming for a very low price point in Japan, like $13k

http://www.sfrforums.com/forums/show...ficial-Preview!

For anybody that still believes the clickbait sites have real info the attached really creates questions about if Subaru even actually filed a patent.
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-new...1747.html#main