I first heard about Toyota and Subaru coming together to make a sports car from my dad. I looked it up online and saw the test mule shots and didn't think anything more of it for a long time. Well, this past December I got a PlayStation 3 with Gran Turismo 5. They gifted me a Toyota 86 and so it was the only car I had in the garage to start with. Strangely, I thought it was kind of cool but figured it was either a prototype or a variant of the LFA. Well, a few days later I decided to see how that Toyota/Subaru car was progressing. To my surprise, it was the same car I had in GT5 and it was going to be affordable! So I watched a promotional video on it and heard the basic specs and my first thoughts were, "Well it seems kind of neat but it's nothing special." At the time, I was hoping for a new all wheel drive turbo coupe with a dual clutch transmission to be a performance successor to my Eclipse GSX.
I started looking at it more in GT5 and at pictures and info online and suddenly I got an exciting thought, "Maybe this really is what I've been waiting for!" It may not have mega all season traction and power but it should have what I want more than anything - a fun feeling. Plus it checks all of my other boxes, being modern, simple, practical, fuel efficient, etc. And the design gives me that nostalgic 90's vibe. Since then, I haven't stopped thinking about it and have come to realize how special this car really is. I haven't felt this way about a car since the 97-99 Eclipse GSX. I think I'm in love.
So what's your love story? Or is it just another car for you?