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White64Goat · 11-10-2012, 09:11 PM

This Wednesday on 5th gear, Tiff runs the BRZ on the Isle of Man. 10 o'clock on Velocity.

Video below - BRZ segment starts at 2:55.

DanoFA20 · 11-10-2012, 09:13 PM

yah i was seeing that commercial today id love to see it!

tawheed · 11-10-2012, 09:51 PM

This episode is like two weeks old?

White64Goat · 11-10-2012, 10:03 PM

Not sure but they did another review of the car a few weeks ago, not at Isle of Man.

pinoyplaya · 11-10-2012, 10:06 PM

I dont see it on the TV guide. It shows as Wednesday for me -.-

I'll check on demand.

ashtray · 11-11-2012, 02:37 AM

I saw the episode where they did a basic review. "Needs more power.". Then they went on to say "I do believe that was a power slide!".

Later in the episode they're driving the new M3 GTR (or something - had a cage instead of rear seat). Comment was "needs more power to really get the back end out". Just how much power do these guys need?!

(ok, it was probably a traction issue and the M3 wasn't exactly wearing skinny Primacy tires...)

Tambat · 11-11-2012, 03:06 AM

i just saw the commercial for this. i initially thought this was a repost for the episode where they already covered this car, but there is indeed a new episode on Weds where Tiff takes it around the Isle of Mann. (part of the commercial clip has a quote of him saying he is going 170mph!)
on a side note, i have been watching these new 5th gear episodes and.. am i the only one that is sick and tired of them constantly judging cars by doing powerslides/drifting? looks cool and all but it got old a while ago. hold some grip and give me some lap times!

ashtray · 11-11-2012, 04:19 AM

I'm guessing he's saying kph? Top speed aero limited to 146 or so I think.

With Top Gear taking too long of a break (heck, even the US series!), I've been trying to watch 5th Gear. I'm not getting in to it. It's not bad like that Car Show with Adam what's his face. But it's a bit boring? Jeremy power slides cars around with a huge grin on his face and proves nothing. 5th Gear tries it, and they turn it into a nerdy science thing instead. They just strip some of the fun out of it somehow. I can't explain.

And a 0-60 drag race with 450-500+ hp cars? It's all launch. They need to do 1/4 mile or 1/2 mile to show which car really has legs instead of which can get out of the hole the best.

zigzagz94 · 11-11-2012, 12:58 PM

enjoy while it's still on youtube

Tambat · 11-11-2012, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashtray

I'm guessing he's saying kph?

turns out he was saying 170mph but the commercial was very misleading. he was actually talking about how fast the bikes fly down the course but they edited out everything but "170mph!"

video was kind of "meh". nothing really new and he manages to complain about the lack of power a few times.

DeepHunta · 11-11-2012, 04:33 PM

yes, this is episode is almost 3 weeks old. The first review was on an 86 by Jason about a month ago. A few weeks after that the BRZ was on the Isle Of Man. It was very short lived though. Less than 3 minutes of "review" time if you want to call it that.

I think Top Gear UK will honor the BRZ86 better with a full section, meaning a 10 minute review

to hoping it gets reviewed in the month of January.

racecaresuaceb · 11-12-2012, 12:44 AM

That was a very good episode. Although Tiff didn't talk much about the BRZ dynamically, the John McGuiness TT piece and Twizzy piece were good.

DarrenDriven · 11-15-2012, 12:21 AM

Hey guys, @FRES86 just texted me that tonight's episode of Fifth Gear will feature the Subaru BRZ. It's on at 10pm on Velocity. I don't have cable, haha... so I can't watch it, but maybe some of you can. That is in 40 minutes on the west coast!

http://www.locatetv.com/tv/fifth-gear/season-21/7776133

bmxbandit · 11-15-2012, 12:34 AM

got my DVR set to record it. can't wait to get home to check it out.

DarrenDriven · 11-15-2012, 12:35 AM

Tell me if it's worth downloading tomorrow or not.

Estey · 11-15-2012, 12:37 AM

awesome, thanks for letting us know. Ill be watching this

ill86 · 11-15-2012, 12:44 AM

Thanks! Just set it to record at 1am. (15 min from now)

CSSM · 11-15-2012, 12:49 AM

Just set it to tape for watching when I get home for Thanksgiving week!

Dispect · 11-15-2012, 01:25 AM

weird. i just went online and it was aired last month :/ tv-links.eu guys

Estey · 11-15-2012, 01:33 AM

I was kind of disappointed, the car was only in the show for about 5 minutes. although im only half way through but i highly doubt its making anymore appearances

bmxbandit · 11-15-2012, 08:34 AM

I was very disappointed as well. The focus was less on the BRZ and more on the experience of racing around the Isle of Man. The track is very cool and definitely would be a once in a lifetime thing but when you are watching and expecting more emphasis on the car you will be let down.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarrenDriven

Tell me if it's worth downloading tomorrow or not.

So I'd say it isn't worth the time to download DarrenDriven.

Braces · 11-15-2012, 08:56 AM

Agree with other posts. Emphasis was not on the car itself. Same theme though .... car just needs a little more power according to the driver.

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DeepHunta Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ-GBS-Lmtd Location: WA Posts: 447 Thanks: 10 Thanked 50 Times in 41 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	yes, this is episode is almost 3 weeks old. The first review was on an 86 by Jason about a month ago. A few weeks after that the BRZ was on the Isle Of Man. It was very short lived though. Less than 3 minutes of "review" time if you want to call it that. I think Top Gear UK will honor the BRZ86 better with a full section, meaning a 10 minute review to hoping it gets reviewed in the month of January. __________________ Proud ownder of GBS 6MT BRZ Limited. Pre-ordered on Feb-29-2012, got VIN on 5/19 with ETA 6/6, arrived early on 6/2, but still didn't pick it up until Jun-6-2012

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tawheed Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: '13 Sport Tech Location: Edmonton Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This episode is like two weeks old?

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ashtray As Seen On The Internet Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: NA8, WRX, BRZ 6MT Limited Location: SoCal Posts: 569 Thanks: 16 Thanked 105 Times in 71 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I saw the episode where they did a basic review. "Needs more power.". Then they went on to say "I do believe that was a power slide!". Later in the episode they're driving the new M3 GTR (or something - had a cage instead of rear seat). Comment was "needs more power to really get the back end out". Just how much power do these guys need?! (ok, it was probably a traction issue and the M3 wasn't exactly wearing skinny Primacy tires...)

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Tambat Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: B5 S4 k04'd + Location: Glenview IL Posts: 14 Thanks: 2 Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i just saw the commercial for this. i initially thought this was a repost for the episode where they already covered this car, but there is indeed a new episode on Weds where Tiff takes it around the Isle of Mann. (part of the commercial clip has a quote of him saying he is going 170mph!) on a side note, i have been watching these new 5th gear episodes and.. am i the only one that is sick and tired of them constantly judging cars by doing powerslides/drifting? looks cool and all but it got old a while ago. hold some grip and give me some lap times!

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ashtray As Seen On The Internet Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: NA8, WRX, BRZ 6MT Limited Location: SoCal Posts: 569 Thanks: 16 Thanked 105 Times in 71 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm guessing he's saying kph? Top speed aero limited to 146 or so I think. With Top Gear taking too long of a break (heck, even the US series!), I've been trying to watch 5th Gear. I'm not getting in to it. It's not bad like that Car Show with Adam what's his face. But it's a bit boring? Jeremy power slides cars around with a huge grin on his face and proves nothing. 5th Gear tries it, and they turn it into a nerdy science thing instead. They just strip some of the fun out of it somehow. I can't explain. And a 0-60 drag race with 450-500+ hp cars? It's all launch. They need to do 1/4 mile or 1/2 mile to show which car really has legs instead of which can get out of the hole the best.

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Estey Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S, Ultramarine Location: Socal Posts: 121 Thanks: 18 Thanked 26 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	awesome, thanks for letting us know. Ill be watching this

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Estey Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S, Ultramarine Location: Socal Posts: 121 Thanks: 18 Thanked 26 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I was kind of disappointed, the car was only in the show for about 5 minutes. although im only half way through but i highly doubt its making anymore appearances

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Braces Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Red FR-S 6M Location: Arizona Posts: 105 Thanks: 25 Thanked 18 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Agree with other posts. Emphasis was not on the car itself. Same theme though .... car just needs a little more power according to the driver.

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