That basically says it all. Game, set and match.
Key points include:
- "According to an editor at XaCAR, an enthusiast magazine in Japan,
it all started with Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda's insistence of producing an enthusiast entry-level sports car."
- "...the
FR-S will come in one trim level, leaving the owner to only make decisions for color and transmission. The owner will then have the ability to personalize their FR-S by choosing from a list of accessories that can be added a la carte. They don't need to choose a trim package that will leave them with options that they might not want."
- "Apparently,
Subaru had little choice but to agree to Toyota's proposal of building this vehicle"
- "Looking at it this way, it makes some sense, but it's certainly not obvious,
especially to those who aren't knowledgeable about cars. The coming months will tell if this little scheme plays out the way Toyota and Subaru drew it up, but I think they
should have agreed to sell the car just as a Toyota (not a Scion or a Subaru), which would have created a broader buyer base, and
avoided all of the confusion."
