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Originally Posted by RichardsFRS
Isn't this Toyota's design in general? And Subaru had a new boxer they were dying to try out and then it was the FRS/BRZ
From what I read, the CEO of Toyota was walking thru the show room (Im guessing every car built is in there? dunno) and says "where is the passion? Lets build a sports car" Then subaru reached out with the rest and it was born.
Look at the car, it looks nothing like no kind of Subaru Ive seen (except for the vent window, which I love even though its non functional. But it looks much much more like a Toyota 2000. Listen to the car it sure as hell sounds nothing like any Toyota, it has that familiar boxer rumble to it. It's a good mating pair and I think they did a good job, but Subaru does sell more than Toyota and I think that can be blamed on the SCION badge which is a brand that I love and was loyal to me for ten years.
Someone said a better quality of folks buy the Subaru? I buy what I like and whats a good deal. At the time I didn't see any Subaru's near me and their both the same car and I love Scion. The one reason, and main reason I chose this car. It looks incredible and nothing on the road looks like it. Someone ask my wife was it a Fourty thousand dollar car. It looks more expensive than it is IMO, but some think the opposite. When I buy cars I look for value and performance dollar and fun, I don't look for finish grades and buttons that do a million things at once. I drive it I don't live in it. My mustang didn't have junk in it ,this car has no junk in it. It's simple basic and fun. I love the retro old school sport and super car look to (look at the old Ferrari's, , old European gull wing cars, look at most old vintage race cars, the FRS/BRZ looks very similar.
That's just my take on which is best, neither is best
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Hey, hows it going? Unfortunately you have your story completely backwards of how the 86 what created. Basically Toyota was designing a new sports car basing it off of the 2000GT, Sports 800 and AE86. After trying a couple of different engine layouts they had no luck of what they wanted it to be. Toyota then contacted Subaru and after awhile of trying to get them on board the project Subaru finally agreed and they co-designed the engine and car together. As for who sells more, Toyota vs. Subaru, It's a proven fact that Toyota sells more 86s than Subaru sells BRZs.
