At $25,495 Subaru BRZ Is $1,295 More Than Scion FR-S

by Derek Kreindler

Published: April 5th, 2012

at 25 495 subaru brz is 1 295 more than scion fr s

Today seems to be “Pricing Thursday”, the anticipated forerunner to Good Friday, and the one we’ve been waiting for has finally ~~risen~~ revealed pricing details. The Subaru BRZ, at $25,495, is only $1,295 more than the Scion FR-S and $100 less than the Subaru Impreza WRX.

The extra price premium over the FR-S gets you GPS Navigation, Bluetooth connectivity and HID headlamps. A Limited Package starts at $27,495 and adds Alcantara seating surfaces, heated mirrors and seats, dual-zone automatic climate control system, fog lights and a small spoiler. A 6-speed automatic adds $1,100 to both trim levels.

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Stryker1 on Apr 05, 2012

Gotta admit. I'm way into that color Blue in the photo. wild cars should come in wild colors. That's one reason I love seeing Challengers on the road. Bright Purple, Green, and Orange. That's the way to go.

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Sastexan on Apr 05, 2012

I'd like the features of the upmarket models, but I really hate the spoiler. Enough that if I were to buy, I would ask a dealer to swap a trunk lid of a non-spoilered with one (then they can mark it up $900 for a "dealer add on"). Although I also like cloth more than plastic (sorry, alcantara) seats.

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- Bumpy ii on Apr 05, 2012
  
  Dealer likely wouldn't do a swap, since that would make them liable for the non-matching VIN stickers on the trunk lids.
  
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- Sastexan on Apr 14, 2012
  
  @bumpy ii A salesman at a Subie dealer here in DC (who participates in some of the enthusiast forums) said that the WRX / STi guys swap trunk lids all the time b/c some love the big wing and some hate it, and he expected the same would happen with the BRZ. Although with the fancy hinges I don't know how easy that will be with the BRZ.
  
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Debaser on Apr 05, 2012

Cost difference worth the price for the flat-four engine note and never having to say the word "Scion".

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- Aristurtle on Apr 05, 2012
  
  Both versions have the same engine. And given that it's sold as a Toyota in other markets, a replacement for the Scion badges is one internet purchase away.
  
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- Debaser on Apr 05, 2012
  
  @aristurtle Oh really? I thought I remembered an article at TTAC with the main engineer that the design was going to share engine mounts or something, but that was like 25 f-86 articles ago. Bummer.
  
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- Arbnpx on Apr 05, 2012
  
  Both the FR-S and BRZ will have an inline four engine note. This is because both will have equal length headers. The engine note itself is modeled after the note of the 4A-GE in the AE86 Sprinter Trueno. We'll have to see if there are unequal-length header swaps possible, but personally, since I've been a fan of the AE86 since childhood (a decade before I even knew about Initial D or drifting), I love the inline-four style engine note.
  
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Danwat1234 on Apr 14, 2012

Subaru's first Rear wheel drive car in a long time (ever?). I'm sure with it being RWD, it helps the fuel economy.

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