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The new Subaru BRZ is a sport compact car developed jointly by Japanese manufacturers Toyota and Subaru that will be released in 2012. It has 2+2 seats, a 2-door coupé body style and a front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout.

The model will be sold under three different brands: Toyota (Toyota 86 in Japan and Australia[1] and Toyota GT-86 in Europe), Subaru (Subaru BRZ) and Scion (Scion FR-S). "86" (pronounced "eight-six" or Hachi-Roku (ハチロク)) refers to the Toyota AE86, a car sold in the 1980s. As such, the Toyota 86 has been named as the spiritual successor of the original AE86 during the press release of the 86. The Toyota and Scion have little distinguishing elements - the latter has cheaper pieces to reduce base price in the United States. The Subaru differs mainly in its front end, where the grille has an hexagonal shape versus an inverted trapezoid in the Toyota and Scion.

It was first presented as a concept car at the October 2009 Tokyo Motor Show under the name Toyota FT-86, FT being shorthand for "Future Toyota". Later, a high-performance version was launched at the January 2010 Tokyo Auto Salon as the Toyota FT-86 G Sports. At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, a third concept car was shown, the Toyota FT-86 II. The BRZ and FR-S also had their concept cars, the Subaru BRZ Concept STI and the Scion FR-S Concept. The production version of the 86, BRZ and FR-S were unveiled at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show,

Initially, the 86 and sister models will feature a Subaru-sourced naturally aspirated 2.0 L flat-4 boxer gasoline engine (Toyota engine code 4U-GSE, Subaru engine code FA20) that will deliver 197 hp (147 kW; 200 PS) that includes a direct injection system from Toyota. The model will be offered with two six-speed transmissions: a manual and an automatic with paddle shifters. The weight of the 86 is 1,180 kilograms (2,601 lb).

The FR-S, 86 and BRZ will offer two 6 speed transmission built by Aisin, a manual gearbox and modified automatic transmission from the Lexus IS-F, minus two gears. The automatic uses a traditional wet torque converter design, but its software has been engineered to mimic the response of a dual-clutch gearbox. The automatic transmission uses three different modes, Sport, Snow, and Normal.

When questioned about differences between the Subaru BRZ and the Scion FR-S, Scion hinted at the FR-S being tuned more for sport, while the Subaru was tuned more for ride compliance. Meaning the Subaru could have a softer ride than it's Scion counterpart. This also explaining why the BRZ is rated at an advertised 197 horse power and the FR-S at 200 horse power.[24] The GT86 tune is yet unknown.

The boxer engine sits as far back and as low as possible in the engine ban for an optimum weight distribution of 5% of the weight up front and 47% of the [[weight in the rear. The low sitting engine provides excellent low center of gravity, which allows the engine to sit low, lower than the Nissan GTR and just .6 inches higher than the Lexus LFA.[23]

The three vehicles use 17 inch diameter wheels 7 inchs wide. The wheels are lightweight and wrapped in Michelin tires, tires that are found on a upgraded Toyota Prius, but different diameter and width of 215/45. Using ventilated disc brakes at all four corners with two piston opposed calipers in the front and single caliper design in the rear. Suspension is McPherson suspension in the front and double wishbone in the rear.
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