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Old 12-10-2011, 11:02 AM   #48
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Originally Posted by pastuch View Post
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"
Motortrend said it's the AY6 (same as the Camaro, IS250), not the AZ6, in their big article about the BRZ. (Edit - looks like I read the article wrongly

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