Road & Track Test Drive Review of 2013 Subaru BRZ - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

pkptd447 · 12-02-2011, 04:43 PM

the 360 panorama at R&T's site is pretty sweet

KevinDuMa · 12-02-2011, 04:45 PM

Question for you fellas...who's gonna gun it right off the lot when they get on the highway and who's gonna break it in first? lol

pkptd447 · 12-02-2011, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by KevinDuMa

Question for you fellas...who's gonna gun it right off the lot when they get on the highway and who's gonna break it in first? lol

dont remember where i saw this but its a decent read with some valuable info.http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

as for myself, im gunning it on the way home like i do regardless of what i drive

edit: this probably wouldnt hurt either
http://members.rennlist.com/oil/Motor%20Oil%20101.htm

Ikaros · 12-02-2011, 05:09 PM

"At risk of sounding heretical here, you can have just as much fun with the automatic."

=D finally a review that doesn't make the auto sound boring, plus it paints anpretty good picture on what it can do.

Deslock · 12-02-2011, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Road and Track

non-functional grille at the tops of the front fenders

That's a shame.

Speedjunkie · 12-02-2011, 05:20 PM

At least Subie didnt cheap out on the HVAC! I might have to get a subie now.....

goldenfri · 12-02-2011, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ahausheer

What are those slits in the rear seats where the top of your butt/lower back would be?

LATCH system for baby seats.

Velvet_Kevorkian · 12-02-2011, 05:30 PM

This car is more and more appealing which each and every day. 3-4000/year means that the MY13 coupes will likely sell quick!

Sport-Tech · 12-02-2011, 05:48 PM

Not going to be such a great deal for Canadians though, as Subie's outrageous markups here (and Scion's modest ones) mean this baby will be about $5k-8k more in Canada than the FR-S.

Snoopyalien24 · 12-02-2011, 06:06 PM

yay they kept the switches on the center console, and the BRZ is growing on me some more

tripjammer · 12-02-2011, 06:09 PM

Interior is GREAT! Price is good. They say the NAV is hard to use. I wonder if it has bluetooth?

Hopefully bluetooth 4.0.

Sparkplug · 12-02-2011, 06:30 PM

My BRZ is going to have to be blue.

Phontsolo · 12-02-2011, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Speedjunkie

At least Subie didnt cheap out on the HVAC! I might have to get a subie now.....

No doubt!

Phontsolo · 12-02-2011, 06:44 PM

Glad to see that for the most part Subara kept the US version almost identical to the Japanese version. Inside and out. You've made my decision very, very easy.

Now it's on to the color choice.... Subaru Blue, White or Grey.

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pkptd447 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: focus Location: FL Posts: 131 Thanks: 5 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	the 360 panorama at R&T's site is pretty sweet

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KevinDuMa Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Drives: 2004 Honda S2000 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 610 Thanks: 46 Thanked 20 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Question for you fellas...who's gonna gun it right off the lot when they get on the highway and who's gonna break it in first? lol

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Velvet_Kevorkian Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: '01 Subaru Legacy L wagon Location: PHX Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This car is more and more appealing which each and every day. 3-4000/year means that the MY13 coupes will likely sell quick!

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