Subaru US Sales Soar 60% in November
4 Dec 2012, 11:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Subaru of America has announced an impressive increase in their November sales figures, which have risen by 60%, when compared to last year’s record. They are on their way to surpassing the 30...
Subaru Requests 2,000 Additional BRZs to Match Strong US Demand
4 Dec 2012, 09:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The sporty Subaru BRZ is selling rather well in the US, so much so that dealers can`t keep up with the strong demand. The car has received highly-positive reviews from critics, owners and even peopl...
Mazda CX-5 Gets Japan Car of the Year Award, GT 86 / BRZ Follow
30 Nov 2012, 10:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Mazda CX-5 has received the Japan Car of the Year (JCOTY) award, with a ceremony being held recently inside Zepp Diver City in Tokyo Bay. The crossover was followed by the Toyota GT 86/Subaru BR...
Subaru BRZ Getting 230 HP Without Turbocharging
26 Nov 2012, 12:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Toyota GT-86, and its two derivatives, the Subaru BRZ and the Scion FR-S, are great drivers’ cars, with handling characteristics and a feeling behind the wheel which can only be found on m...
Toyota GT 86 Convertible to Debut at 2013 Geneva Motor Show
23 Nov 2012, 15:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With the wheels and tires from a Toyota Prius and only 200 horsepower on tap, the GT 86 (Scion FR-S) was always going to be about the fun side of life. And what could be more fun than hooning in a d...
How Your Wife Will React When You Buy a Toyota GT 86
12 Nov 2012, 13:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There you are, cuddling next to your computer on a Wednesday, while the wife is busy watching late night paparazzi shows. And then it hits you: your life would be so much better if you owned a Toyot...
Toyota GT86 May Get KERS Hybrid, Instead of Forced Induction
12 Nov 2012, 10:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While TRD is developing a supercharged Toyota GT86/Scion FR-S/ Subaru BRZ, which is set to arrive next year, along with a turbocharged STI version. However, the car’s chief engineer, Tetsuya T...
Subaru BRZ STI Will Have 280 HP Turbo Boxer
23 Oct 2012, 13:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / According to new reports from Japan, Subaru is working on a new version of the BRZ sportscar, developed by the STI go-fast division. This car will reportedly be re-engineered from the ground up with...
Subaru BRZ Tuned by PBMS
18 Oct 2012, 16:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / An Australian company called PBMS (Possum Bourne Motorsport) has revealed their special tuning program targeting the now famous new Subaru sportscar. This BRZ features a motorsport theme and is on s...
Fast & Furious 6 to Feature Subaru BRZ
10 Oct 2012, 11:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Fast and the Furious 6 will feature a little Japanese surprise, coming in the form of Subaru’s one and only rear-wheel drive sportscar, the BRZ. According to Motor Trend magazine, the auto...
Subaru BRZ Owner Surpasses Claimed Top Speed - Does 152 MPH / 244.6 KM/H
10 Oct 2012, 07:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Subaru claims that their BRZ has a top speed of 143 mph (230 km/h), and a 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) time of 7.6 seconds. However, a BRZ owner has set out to prove that the little sports car can, in fact...
Toyota GT86 - Only the First of Three New Sports Cars
9 Oct 2012, 15:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that the Toyota GT86 and its two siblings are not the only new sports car that the Japanese giant has planned. Apparently, they will be making two more, according to the chief engineer of t...
Faulty ECU Causes Rough Idle and Stalling in Subaru BRZ, Scion FR-S and Toyota GT86
8 Oct 2012, 14:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Toyota GT86 (which we recently test drove) family is barely out, and owners have begun reporting problems with the cars’ flat-four 2.0-liter engine. The unit, made by Subaru, apparently ex...
Subaru BRZ Turbo Does Quarter Mile in 11.3 Seconds
7 Sep 2012, 15:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Everybody is praising the the Subaru BRZ and its siblings for the fun ride courtesy of its excellent chassis. However, everybody, including ourselves, would have liked a little bit more power out of...
Sports Exhaust for GT 86, BRZ, FR-S Announced by Milltek
31 Aug 2012, 09:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Milltek Sport has announced the launch of a custom exhaust sysem that fits all three Toyobarus as we’ve come to call them - the Toyota GT 86, Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S. The tailpipe are made f...
Sneak Peak: GReddy Air Intake for Scion FR-S
27 Jul 2012, 13:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Toyobaru is a car built from passion for driving. It’s got one of the lowest centers of gravity out there, a track-oriented layout and the simplicity that’s been lacking from the aut...
Toyota GT 86 Convertible Rendering Could Become Reality
16 Jul 2012, 13:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota and Subaru succeeded in creating a pure sportscar even though people are still stick on the numbers (only 200 horsepower). But most will agree that what the Toyobaru needs to be better is not...
Toyota GT 86 (Scion FR-S) Titanium Exhaust
2 Jul 2012, 15:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Japanese tuner Rowen TK usually only make packages for fast Audis, stuff like the R8, the S5 or the TT. But the Toyota GT 86 is such a phenomenon that nobody in the ‘land of the rising sun&rsq...
Pittsburgh Cars and Coffee: June 2012
21 Jun 2012, 12:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This past weekend, a few car guys decided to get together, sniff some petrol fumes and talk fuel injection. Driving by yourself in a red Ferrari or blue Subaru is excellent and all that, but sometim...
2013 Subaru BRZ Owner Walkaround, Details, Start Up
14 Jun 2012, 14:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Subaru BRZ is a brand new car developed in partnership with Toyota. It’s an affordable 200 horsepower sports coupe with a rear-wheel drive architecture. That sounds like a formula for fun,...