Big price hike for former cut-price hero

Subaru has hiked the price of its affordable BRZ sports car. 

The cheapest BRZ now starts from $47,890 (before on-road costs), which is a $3600 jump based on 2025 pricing for the entry manual variant. It is almost $10,000 more than when the second-generation launched in 2022 at $38,990.

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This price hike has been reflected across the range.

The S variant is now $49,190 up from $45,490, while the tS starts from $52,790 - a $2600 increase.

It is now nearly $4000 more than its mechanically identical counterpart, the Toyota GR86.

The BRZ still comes in significantly cheaper than a comparative 2.3-litre petrol engine Ford Mustang.

The Mustang leads the segment for sales, starting from more than $70,000.

Subaru has released a special edition of its BRZ in addition to the announcement of these price hikes.

It is called the Kiiro and only 95 units will be offered locally. 

The car is priced to start from $53,590 (before on-road costs), which is $800 more than the re-priced Coupe tS, which usually sits at the top of the range. 

This special edition BRZ gets an exclusive yellow paint, in line with the Japanese meaning for the word 'Kiiro', along with 18-inch matte back alloy wheels. 

There are suede and leather accented seats, with black and yellow elements. Yellow stitching is on the leather steering wheel and gear shift boot.

There is an interior 'Kiiro' badge with the limited edition number of the specific car and ‘Kiiro’ badging is also visible in matte black on the rear of the car. 

It will be available in manual and automatic, keeping in line with the rest of the BRZ range. 

It will also be powered by the 2.4-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine, producing 174kW and 250Nm found in other BRZ models.

The limited edition BRZ tS will hit showrooms later this month. 

2026 Subaru BRZ pricing Australia

Variant (Manual and Auto)	Price (before on-road costs)
BRZ Coupe	$47,890
BRZ Coupe S	$49,190
BRZ Coupe tS	$52,790
BRZ tS Kiiro	$53,590