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Subaru BRZ – Australian pricing & specs

Subaru BRZ

Subaru Australia has ended the speculation and gone early with full pricing and specification details for its BRZ sport coupé. There is a lot of information provided too, and rather than try and summarise it here for you we’re going to let you rip right into it yourself.

Before we do, as we revealed on Wednesday, the BRZ will be offered in one base specifcation and is priced as follows:

  • BRZ 6-speed manual – $37,150
  • BRZ 6-speed auto – $39,730

Those prices are described as “National Driveaway”, see below for further explanation. For that you get your hands on one of the world’s most sought after coupés and three years of servicing included.

One thing is clear, the BRZ is priced well against the Toyota 86, which is offered locally in two model specifications. Let the Toybaru battle begin!

Due to limited availability for the remainder of this year, the BRZ will be available for sale online only (with exception to those who have already paid deposits, we expect). You’ll need to point your web browsers to the Subaru website on Monday 16 July at 12 noon to join the queue.

We’ll have more regarding the online sales later, for now get ready to read more about the BRZ than you could ever hope to imagine!

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Renault Megane 265 Trophy v Subaru BRZ

Renault Megane 265 v Subaru BRZ

Okay, it’s probably no surprise that the 265hp on offer in the Renault Megane 265 Trophy—one of the world’s best front-wheel drive chassis—can see off the 200hp found under the bonnet of the rear-wheel drive Subaru BRZ. But watch this video from Evo, filmed at Bedford Autodrome, and see if you think everything went according to script.

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Subaru BRZ STi seems certain

Subaru BRZ Concept STi

Subaru’s global marketing manager, Atoshi Atake, has given the biggest hint yet that a BRZ STi will become a reality.

A concept model was released at the LA Motor Show last year and any fans generated from that exercise will gain heart from Atake’s comments to Auto Express: “We have already had many requests from interested customers regarding a faster version. Let me say this—we will certainly satisfy our customers. We are already working on a faster version.”

However, don’t expect the STi version to stray too far from its basic BRZ roots. “We want to keep turbocharging separate. It is for models like the WRX STI,” added Atake. “The same goes for four-wheel drive. We could not make the BRZ four-wheel drive even if we wanted to.”

A peak power figure of 186kW (250hp) is being bandied about for the STi model and represents a sizeable increase from the 147kW in the standard model.

Overall weight would likely be reduced thanks to measures like carbon fibre body panels and racing seats. Usual enhancements such as revised suspension and uprated brakes would complete the package.

[Source: Auto Express]

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LA 2011: Subaru BRZ Concept-STI

Subaru BRZ Concept

After teasing us a couple of weeks ago Subaru has now officially revealed its BRZ Concept-STI. And we’re pleased to say they have made a fine looking car as well; something Subaru hasn’t been too adept at in recent years.

For the moment, though, Subaru is keeping major technical detail for the Tokyo Motor Show and will reveal all towards the end of this month.

They have told us their Toybaru concept has a carbon fibre roof, resulting in “one of the lowest possible centres of gravity compared to other cars on the market today.” The familar blue paintwork is actually not familiar at all, it’s a new-generation colour called WR Blue Pearl II.

Not much else to report for now, but we’ll be back with more in a couple of weeks.

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