Tested: 2013 Genesis Coupe, Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ

2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T, Scion FR-S, Subaru BRZ
2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T, Scion FR-S, Subaru BRZ – PRNMAG.COM

Choosing a Scion FR-S over the Subaru BRZ or vice versa is like picking black or white at the start of any new game of chess. Everyone knows you should choose white in order to go first, but whoever gets black has the benefit of seeing the first move.

The 2013 Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ are both powered by the same horizontally-opposed 2.0L four-cylinder Subaru Boxer engine that makes 200 hp and 151 lb-ft of torque. Although the engine is clearly tagged as both Toyota and Subaru, the speedometer and tachometer aren’t as quick to pledge an allegiance to either automaker. Were it not for other subtle differences in exterior garnish, colour choices, multimedia options, interior materials and suspension tuning, you’d be hard pressed to tell them apart without any badges or at night.

Badged the Toyota GT-86 almost everywhere in the world but North America, these two worthy successors to the highly-popular and underrated AE86 Corollas of the mid-to-late 1980s are bringing back the affordable rear-wheel-drive sports car to reinvigorate brand loyalists whilst appealing to new and younger buyers for both companies.

The offspring of a marriage-of-convenience between the two Japanese automakers, the two coupes practically mirror one another from the wheels right on down to their key fobs. The parts-sharing shenanigans are quite obvious inside and out, but easy enough to forgive when you consider Subaru and Toyota have set egos aside for the benefit of enthusiasts.

Read my full review of the 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T, Scion FR-S, Subaru BRZ on the PRN IGNITION web site.

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