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Originally Posted by Hachiroku
First Drive: 2013 Subaru BRZ Prototype
Off the Chart: Subaru Nails it With a Nimble, Intriguing Sports Car
From the December, 2011 issue of Motor Trend
By Angus MacKenzie
The key to the BRZ's appeal is the unique hardware under its relatively conventional skin. This is the world's only front-engine, rear-drive sports car powered by a boxer engine.
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Man I hate it when magazines dont do there reaserch...
Most things have been done before....one way or another before.
Jowett made flat twin and flat 4 Rwd cars, utes, vans, sports cars. (production started 1910 winding up in 1953 with a limited batch of Jups being made up to 1954 to use up spare chassies)
Heres a tiny list...
1923 Jowett sports
1935/36
Jowett Weasle Sports tourer flat twin 900cc RWD 2 door light weight body.
This is the last flat 4 rwd sports car
1950s
Jowett Jupiter is a 1.5L flat 4 RWD 2door sports car....
There are more models availble than there are listed in link below.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jowett
This is the last boxer engined rwd sports car
1965-69
Toyota S800 flat twin 800cc RWD 2 Door sports car
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Sports_800