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Suberman · 10-29-2013, 06:40 PM

Looking at the cover of a recent Evo magazine I couldn't help noticing how much the BRZ looks like a small Maserati Grand Coupe. There are also hints of Ferrari 599 evident.

Some say the BRZ isn't pretty but I disagree. Its a head turner and especially so for a Japanese product.

muffinz · 10-30-2013, 10:57 AM

hmmm I disagree....while they are all sports coupes...

I think it retains the styling cues from cars like the volvo s60, audi a3, cadillac ats, and bentley continental much more than the ferrari or maserati

Steve201brz · 10-30-2013, 12:09 PM

First time my dad saw the car he thought it looked like a corvette. I think the Crosstrek is an absolute eye-sore but more and more keep popping up. Must all be in the eye of the beholder

Def agree it's got some sort of exotic look...but could never put my finger on it

Stierzy34 · 10-30-2013, 12:17 PM

I would find it odd when people wouldn't call the car pretty. I have gotten more comments and questions on the BRZ than both of my WRXs combined.

Kostamojen · 10-30-2013, 01:16 PM

Ganthrithor · 10-31-2013, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Kostamojen

I was just thinking the other day when I was watching Chris Harris' new Berlinetta video that the overall geometry of the car looks quite a bit like the BRZ, although the Ferarri has a much more complex / intricate set of shapes that compose it.

Also it looked like it drove like an uber-BRZ :P

I think except for the missing aero-crease along the side, the BRZ looks even more like the F12 than it does the 599. The rear fender flares are pretty similar between the F12 and the BRZ, that's for sure. I'm gonna start calling mine an F1.2 Berlinettini :3

yohan04 · 10-31-2013, 06:34 PM

Ganthrithor · 10-31-2013, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by yohan04

BRZ is better-looking, IMHO.

BRZPDX · 10-31-2013, 06:46 PM

I totally understand. The other day, someone asked me if it was the Bugatti Veyron.

Antheezy · 10-31-2013, 10:39 PM

#swerve

sprintertrueno86 · 11-01-2013, 01:30 AM

I drove next to a red F12 Berlinetta on the highway a few weeks ago. Our BRZ does not look anything close to that beauty.

My god did that thing sound beastly.

Seabrz · 11-01-2013, 02:18 AM

I had a guy ask me if it was a Maserati just last week. Living downtown where there is a lot of crime, I'm not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing.

czar07 · 11-01-2013, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Ganthrithor

BRZ is better-looking, IMHO.

sorry mate the maserati has to be one of the best looking cars ever. BRZ isnt even close

Ganthrithor · 11-02-2013, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by czar07

sorry mate the maserati has to be one of the best looking cars ever. BRZ isnt even close

To each their own I suppose: I think the Maserati looks goofy. That roofline / C-pillar shape is weird as fuck, and the back end looks like they took an Aston Martin rear, scaled it down so it was too small, and stuck it on the back. v0v

The Vantage is a much prettier car IMHO.

10-29-2013, 06:40 PM	#1
Suberman Banned Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: Subaru BRZ Sport Tech Satin White Location: Calgary, Alberta,Canada Posts: 1,228 Thanks: 147 Thanked 320 Times in 225 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Styling cues Looking at the cover of a recent Evo magazine I couldn't help noticing how much the BRZ looks like a small Maserati Grand Coupe. There are also hints of Ferrari 599 evident. Some say the BRZ isn't pretty but I disagree. Its a head turner and especially so for a Japanese product.

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muffinz Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ Ltd Location: New York Posts: 184 Thanks: 84 Thanked 97 Times in 49 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	hmmm I disagree....while they are all sports coupes... I think it retains the styling cues from cars like the volvo s60, audi a3, cadillac ats, and bentley continental much more than the ferrari or maserati

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Steve201brz Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: BRZ Location: . Posts: 467 Thanks: 307 Thanked 324 Times in 162 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	First time my dad saw the car he thought it looked like a corvette. I think the Crosstrek is an absolute eye-sore but more and more keep popping up. Must all be in the eye of the beholder Def agree it's got some sort of exotic look...but could never put my finger on it

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Stierzy34 :unamused: Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: 2005 WRB STi "Edna" Location: Belleville, IL Posts: 227 Thanks: 144 Thanked 88 Times in 61 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I would find it odd when people wouldn't call the car pretty. I have gotten more comments and questions on the BRZ than both of my WRXs combined.

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sprintertrueno86 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2018 BMW M2 Location: United States Posts: 729 Thanks: 1,851 Thanked 474 Times in 203 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I drove next to a red F12 Berlinetta on the highway a few weeks ago. Our BRZ does not look anything close to that beauty. My god did that thing sound beastly.

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Seabrz Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: subaru brz crystal black silica Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 37 Thanks: 5 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I had a guy ask me if it was a Maserati just last week. Living downtown where there is a lot of crime, I'm not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing.

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