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05-10-2013, 10:11 AM | #1 | |||
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Quantitative report of BRZ/GT86 suspension differences
A recent review of the BRZ in Motor Sport passes on some interesting information:
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05-13-2013, 02:03 PM | #2 |
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Nice find, I like his review, his impressions sounds just like Randy Pobst.
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I love the BRZ's little sinister look.
Mischievous bastard.
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Why not just put FR-S/GT86 springs on the rear of the BRZ and have the ultimate car? :P
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I can attest to the same finds.
Spent few days driving both cars back to back trying to make a pick and ( as the author said - its a personal choice) For me the BRZ understeered a little to much and I guess from my previous cars I am more comfortable with oversteer ( especially trying to run on performance tires during the winter) I liked the Fun Factor of the FR-S and if you are used to a car sliding I do not think it is a big problem - I even think it is more fun. However - Lets be honest 215 are way too narrow for the car and if anyone is interested in tracking the car will be looking into tire upgrade, Suspension and once used to those - POWER |
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After competing with a few FR-S' in numerous AutoX events, I can attest that the stock setup of the BRZ is superior...if you care about winning. The BRZ still has plenty of hooligan-riffic oversteer on demand.
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Honestly, this suspension thing is so overblown. Everyone who replaces the suspension on these is altering the handling; you can pick how you want the car to handle. Neutral like the BRZ? RCE Yellows. More exciting like the FR-S? A multitude of other options like the Eibach Pro Kit.
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Like car like owner?
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I believe it depends on course layout and driving style of the drivers ( some like trowing the cars a little more than others and if that's the case ) http://www.onehotlap.com/2013/01/the...-s-or-brz.html And you can read the same thing here - it's up to the driver and driving style but both cars are great |
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