Start with what the Subaru BRZ is: a car with Subaru FA engine, from Subaru. What it meant takes a little longer.
What is underneath
The engine is Subaru FA engine. On the scales it comes to 1183 kg. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
In the Subaru line-up the Subaru BRZ has a clear place: the factory was Gunma Prefecture. Nearby in the Subaru catalogue sit the Subaru Chiffon and the Subaru Lucra.
Owning one today
Buying one now means $21,500–$72,500 for a typical example, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $3,555–$5,753 a year. Insurance sits around $1,720–$4,100 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.
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