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Byron Mathioudakis

Contributing Journalist

13 min read

In the 1990s, Australian sporty coupe buyers were spoiled for choice, with well over a dozen inexpensive sporty coupes wearing badges – now long since banished to oblivion – like CRX, 30X and 200SX.

Today, there are just three-ish… the Mazda MX-5, as well as the Subaru BRZ and its Toyota GR86 twin. All are brilliant and we’re grateful they’re around.

But if you think we’re being generous counting the Subaru and Toyota as separate entities, both are claimed to be unique in character and conduct.

Read the full Subaru BRZ 2024 review: tS auto.