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Subaru BRZ / Toyota 86 1st Generation (ZC6/ZN6)

2013–2020 · ZC6/ZN6 · coupe

Subaru BRZ (chassis ZC6) and Toyota 86 (ZN6) are the same car — co-developed by Subaru and Toyota, built at Subaru's Gunma plant, with badge-engineered front bumpers and trims. The Toyota was sold as 'Scion FR-S' in the US from 2013-2016 before Scion was killed and it became 'Toyota 86' for 2017-2020. 2.0L FA20 naturally aspirated boxer-4 (200hp 2013-2016, 205hp 2017+ on manual cars after intake/exhaust/ECU revisions). 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic. The defining trait is the deliberate decision NOT to turbocharge — 1.0g of lateral grip on skinny tires, communicative chassis, and a torque dip at 4,000 rpm that became a memed character flaw.

Watch out: FA20 mid-range torque dip (~3,500-4,500 rpm) is a real flat spot, not just a meme; many owners install a header and tune to fill it. Also: oil-cooler-line failures on tracked cars, and Takata airbag inflator recalls on covered VINs.