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Originally Posted by pastuch
Technically neither of them are from Toyota, they are both made by Aisin, though Toyota Motor Corp owns 51% of Aisin. Aisin is the largest transmission manufacturer on earth. The manual is the Aisin AZ6 and it's widely regarded as one of the best manual transmissions ever made. It's definitely my favorite. The Manual is a modified version of the same tranny that is in the S2000, Miata, RX8 and Altezza (IS).
Wikipedia:
"December 1997– AZ6 — 6-speed
Honda S2000, Mazda Miata/MX-5/Roadster, Mazda RX-8, Toyota Altezza/Lexus IS200"
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Thanks for the clarification. That still doesn't make the article right in claiming that it's
Subaru's transmission. Yes, it's their gear shift on the outside, but like you said, Toyota owns 51% of Aisin, so if you are going to argue who did what...
Honestly, I couldn't care less. I see this car as both a Toyota and a Subaru and it won't make a difference (to me personally) when I am behind the wheel. I just find it interesting that people even bring that into light and make it into a debate: "oh they did this, they did that", especially on the Subaru side of things.