Subaru BRZ

An increasing number of vehicles with sticker prices of $40,000 or less, some much less, offer heated mirrors.

For 2024, the BRZ is further refined with more standard safety tech and the return of the tS trim level, which features upgraded brakes and suspension.

The list of model-year 2023-24 cars with manual transmissions skews mostly to affordable models and those that are more enthusiast-oriented, but there’s still a decent range of choices.

The BRZ returns mostly unchanged for 2023 but with its starting price creeping upward to $29,615 (all pricing includes destination).

Subaru is issuing a recall for more than 165,000 vehicles from its 2018-20 model-year lineup, as well as the 2018-19 Toyota 86, over a faulty fuel pump.

Subaru revealed a redesigned 2022 BRZ with additional power, aggressive styling and a more modern cabin.

Boxer engines have a lower center of gravity, which engineers say improves a vehicle’s handling.

Automatics have gotten much better than manuals — not from the perspective of stick-shift fans, but in the broader sense (and the dollars-and-cents sense).

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Pricing is out for 2020 versions of Subaru’s three performance-focused models, the BRZ, WRX and WRX STI. Each sees a small price increase for the new model year.