Although the Toyota GT 86 (or, simply, 86) / Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ triplets have finally been revealed, there…
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Now, it’s Subaru’s turn to survey potential BRZ owners
Published by Joaquín Ruhi on February 10, 2012Back in October 2011 we featured a story on Scion’s microsurvey asking for transmission and exterior color preferences for its…
Is a Toyota 86 / Scion FR-S sedan derivative worthy of reviving the Toyota Altezza badge?
Published by Joaquín Ruhi on February 1, 2012As the final production iterations of the so-called “Toyobaru coupe” triplets (Toyota GT-86 [or, simply, 86], Scion FR-S and Subaru…
Supercharger or turbocharger? Which way will a hotter GT 86 / FR-S / BRZ go?
Published by Joaquín Ruhi on December 3, 2011The Subaru BRZ and its Toyota sibling (badged Scion FR-S in North America, Toyota 86 in Japan and Toyota GT…
Will the next-gen Subaru WRX and STI migrate to the FR-S / BRZ platform?
Published by Joaquín Ruhi on November 15, 2011Although previewed by the Subaru Impreza Concept at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show a year ago, it was still…
Subaru to bypass Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive and go with a mild hybrid instead
Published by Joaquín Ruhi on September 30, 2011Just over 6 years ago, when General Motors sold an initial 8.7% stake in Subaru to Toyota, some pundits cited…
Are we done yet with the FT-86 / FR-S / BRZ preview concepts? Maybe not…
Published by Joaquín Ruhi on September 23, 2011The buildup to the launch and reveal of the final production versions of the Toyota/Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ sports…
Subaru’s version of FT-86 gets a name: BRZ
Published by Joaquín Ruhi on August 23, 2011Although responsible for the flat-four engine and, allegedly, most if not all of the chassis and suspension componentry beneath the…
As the world marks the grim 2-month anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and its ensuing aftermath, it is…
Will Toyota follow a two-prong RWD Scion FR-S / AWD Toyota Celica All-Trac revival strategy for FT-86?
Published by Joaquín Ruhi on April 26, 2011An all-too-brief article by Mark Rechtin of Automotive News titled Why a Scion? Because scion said so contains a couple…
Toyota Europe and Subaru U.S.A. announce production cuts
Published by Joaquín Ruhi on April 13, 2011No sooner had we posted our 1-month anniversary update on the Japanese natural disasters’ aftermath and repercussions on Toyota and…
A month after the natural disasters, an update on Toyota and its affiliates
Published by Joaquín Ruhi on April 11, 2011On Friday 11 March, northeastern Japan was hit by the double whammy of a 9.0 earthquake, among the five strongest…
As we turn our attention from Toyota to Subaru, we note that the company’s USA-based Subaru.com Company News page contains…
Japan’s tragic earthquake and tsunami: How was Toyota affected?
Published by Joaquín Ruhi on March 11, 2011On Wednesday 9 March 2011 word came that an earthquake of 7.3 magnitude on the Richter scale was felt in…
Toyota at the 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon, Part 2
Published by Joaquín Ruhi on February 28, 2011Following up on our recent article on six of the official Toyota-branded vehicles at the 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon, here…