MotorTrend Blog: BRZ handling "better than Porsche, Godzilla and the McLaren"

[Kimsey47]

http://blogs.motortrend.com/the-week...ast-22121.html

I wasn't expecting to see anything in this article that would have been worth posting; however, the one quick paragraph mentioning the BRZ is impressive. I know that we've heard how great this car is/going to be, but look what was said:

“How was it Kim?” When I can, I always make it a point to debrief our testing director and handling/ride quality guru Kim Reynolds whenever he climbs out of a car that’s just been figure eighted. Not only is everything fresh in his mind, but there’s no editing whatsoever. Also, Kim hates it when I quote him and I like upsetting Kim. “It’s just… fantastic.” He went on to say that the 2013 Subaru BRZ, Subaru’s new RWD sports coupe, handled better than the $178,000+ Porsche, Godzilla and the McLaren he’d put around our figure eight hours earlier.

That's some crazy praise if you ask me compared to the price of the others!

[Sport-Tech]

Now that is what I like to hear - pretty amazing! There is yet more goodness in the blog, so check it out.

[Lighting Red]

ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT!

[Rabble]

That's because the BRZ is the Scooty Puff Jr. of the car world (in a good way). Just enough power to be fun, and not enough to be dangerous.

Let's have safe fun!

[random]

Even though it's a very subjective statement, that certainly is some fantastic praise! Now if only everyone can afford to drive cars in the same way car journalists thrash them...

[S2kphile]

We know it can handle fairly well but is it faster then a FRS

[fatoni]

yesterday its losing comparos to the 370 and miata today its beating vipers and porsches...i wish the media would make up their mind

[Sport-Tech]

Originally Posted by S2kphile

We know it can handle fairly well but is it faster then a FRS

Not according to that Japanese track comparison - it's a wee bit slower due to its inherent (although very mild) understeer.

[dsgerbc]

Originally Posted by fatoni

yesterday its losing comparos to the 370 and miata today its beating vipers and porsches...i wish the media would make up their mind

The media isn't in business of making up their minds

The truth is surely somewhere between this blurb and evo's thrashing.

[Capt Canuck]

Originally Posted by fatoni

yesterday its losing comparos to the 370 and miata today its beating vipers and porsches...i wish the media would make up their mind

They are. It is all just a bunch of IMHOs, so it stands to reason those opinions will differ.

Enjoy reading the pieces, take them with a grain of salt, and wait for the next one... especially GT86/FRS ones now that Subaru has seemingly got theirs out of the way.

Edit: dsgerbc beat me to the post there, what he says too :-)

[sbxjap]

I guess it's very important to the Japanese that this car can beat Godzilla...

[86design]

wow just the title alone saying better handling then the "Godzilla" pretty impressive!!! NOW GIVE ME THE CAR ALREADY SUBARU!!!!!

[denkigrve]

I think this sums up the opinions most will have.

[blu_]

You guys realize that the automotive media has it in their best interest to hype to cars right?

[denkigrve]

Originally Posted by blu_

You guys realize that the automotive media has it in their best interest to hype to cars right?

It's all a conspiracy. No one is allowed to like driving anything ever.

[sysfailur]

Getting more and more pumped up by the minute over here....

[blu_]

Originally Posted by denkigrve

It's all a conspiracy. No one is allowed to like driving anything ever.

lol Im just saying take it with a grain of salt.

In general they hype new cars, it sells magazines and a healthy car market helps their subscription base. If people weren't excited about the car industry they wouldn't be in busines. This car in particular checks all the boxes they as enthusiasts love, but I don't buy that its better than Cayman. Maybe a better drivers car than a GTR, but that car is all about lap times to an absurd point.... even that statement is hard for me to write and not smirk.

edit: also its not a conspiracy. Its just how businesses are run. A good employee in a company is usually someone who is excited and positive about the business they are in. It's just the nature of business to make those kind of people the face of your company... which in many ways journalist are in this business.

[Dimman]

Originally Posted by fatoni

yesterday its losing comparos to the 370 and miata today its beating vipers and porsches...i wish the media would make up their mind

Remember the context, the figure 8 test. Two skidpads with a transition from one direction to the other. Completely not surprised that it beat a 2 ton GT-R.

Edit:
It didn't beat the GT-R, the editor just said it handled better. Bit on the GT-R says it was third fastest they ever tested on the figure 8.

[Kimsey47]

Cool, glad to see I wasn't the only one smirking after reading that post! Not much longer fella's and we'll have our go!

[Capt Canuck]

Originally Posted by Dimman

Edit:
It didn't beat the GT-R, the editor just said it handled better. Bit on the GT-R says it was third fastest they ever tested on the figure 8.

Indeed and a key 'real world' benchmark for those of us who spend hours driving continually around the same cloverleaf highway exit for kicks

Gotta love those magazine tests.

[feedbag]

Originally Posted by blu_

You guys realize that the automotive media has it in their best interest to hype to cars right?

They don't. If they hyped every car like this nobody would take them seriously.

[Dimman]

Originally Posted by Capt Canuck

Indeed and a key 'real world' benchmark for those of us who spend hours driving continually around the same cloverleaf highway exit for kicks

Gotta love those magazine tests.

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