Versus the competition: Regretfully, there isn’t much competition to be found in the affordable-sports-car class, but most shoppers cross-shop the BRZ’s platform mate, the Toyota GR86 ...

Now, the first-gen car? Forget it — that one hustled with as much urgency as the Rock of Gibraltar. Related: 2024 Subaru BRZ: Performance ... kept straight-line pace high and challenged my ...