2013 Subaru BRZ Prices in the U.S. Start at $25,495 and Rise to $28,595*

We just got our hands on the official price list of the 2013 Subaru BRZ. The Japanese brand's rear-wheel drive sports coupe will be offered in the States in two trim levels and a choice of 6-speed manual and automatic transmissions with prices ranging from $25,495 (€19,250) to $28,595 (€21,600), not including a $750 destination charge (*).

For comparison, the Scion FR-S has a base MSRP of $24,200 before a $730 destination and handling fee (read more details here). The same 200-horsepower 2.0-liter boxer engine powers both the FR-S and BRZ.

Among other features, the base BRZ Premium comes standard with touch-screen GPS Navigation, Bluetooth connectivity and HID headlamps, while the Limited trim level adds add Alcantara seat inserts with leather bolsters, heated seats and mirrors, dual-zone automatic climate control system, fog lights, Keyless Access & Start and body-color decklid spoiler.

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Subaru BRZ GT300 Makes its Racing Debut at Super GT's Season Opener

The racing version of Subaru's new BRZ sports coupe made its motorsports debut during the opening round of Japan's 2012 SUPER GT that took place on Sunday, April 1, at the Okayama International Circuit.

With Tetsuya Yamano behind the wheel, the BRZ GT300 started the final race from 8th place on the grid as the team had advanced to Q3 in the knockout qualifying the previous day.

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Subaru BRZ is Big in Japan, Sales Hugely Surpass Initial Forecast

The new Subaru BRZ is going much better in its home market than what the Japanese automaker was expecting.

Since sales started in Japan on February 3 and through March 27, Subaru has delivered 3,551 units of its rear-wheel drive sports coupe. That's almost quadruple the initial sales forecast of 450 cars per month.

The BRZ is available in three trim levels in Japan, with prices starting from 2,058,000 Yen (US$24,980 / €18,890) for the base, stripped out RA model

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2013 Subaru BRZ Completes 0-60mph in 7.3s, Quarter Mile in 15.3s in Edmund's Test

Something tells us that in the States, the 2013 Subaru BRZ will most likely carry a similar MSRP to its sister model, the 2013 Scion FR-S, at around $25,000, but until the Japanese automaker announces official pricing, we have a new video to share with you.

The crew over at Edmund's Insideline took the North American specification BRZ to the race track to see what kind of numbers it could put down.

Like the Scion FR-S and the Toyota 86, the BRZ is motivated by a 2.0-liter flat-four fitted with a direct fuel injection system yielding 200-horsepower and 151 lbs.-ft. of torque. Power is directed to the rear wheels via a standard six-speed manual gearbox or an optional automatic transmission with the same number of gears.

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EPA Releases Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S Fuel Economy Numbers

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has beat both Subaru and Scion in releasing the official fuel-economy ratings for the new BRZ and FR-S sports coupes.

Being that the Subaru BRZ and the Scion FR-S are in essence identical twins, the fuel efficiency and greenhouse emission numbers are the same for both models.

According to the EPA, when the rear-wheel drive coupes' 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine is matched to the standard 6-speed manual gearbox, they return 22mpg city, 30mpg highway and 25mpg combined.

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Subaru Kicks Off Series Production of BRZ and Toyota 86 in Japan

Subaru held a special ceremony today at its Gunma factory in Ota-city, Japan, to mark the series production start of the Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86 (named GT 86 in Europe) rear-wheel drive coupes. The presidents of both companies attended the event.

The factory, which will produce both models as well as the Impreza by March 2013, underwent several changes to cope with the extra capacity.

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Get in Line: Subaru will Reportedly Bring Only 6,000 BRZ Coupes to the U.S. in 2012

If for some reason you prefer looking at Subaru's Pleiades star cluster-inspired logo on the Toyota 86, you had better act fast, as according to a report from Car and Driver today, the Japanese automaker will ship just 6,000 examples of its BRZ sports coupe to the United States this year.

Subaru declined to comment on the report but the publication says the carmaker had previously revealed that in order to make a business case in the U.S., it had to sell 5,000 to 7,000 cars priced at around $25,000.

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