follow ft86club on our blog, twitter or facebook.
FT86CLUB
Ft86Club
Speed By Design
Register Garage Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Go Back   Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community - FT86CLUB > 1st Gens: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 / Subaru BRZ > BRZ First-Gen (2012+) -- General Topics

BRZ First-Gen (2012+) -- General Topics All discussions about the first-gen Subaru BRZ coupe


User Tag List

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 02-28-2012, 01:38 PM   #1
stayclam
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Drives: Acura
Location: USA
Posts: 7
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Not another BRZ vs WRX thread...

Hello,

I'm hoping to purchase a new car this year because I want the peace of mind of having a brand new, reliable car. As both a Subaru and Toyota fan, of course I had to consider their new sports coupe.

The conservative side of me was considering the redesigned 2012 Impreza Sport hatchback, but after thinking about it I decided that fun factor has to be high for long-term happiness. I also want to move away from FWD vehicles, as there's a feeling of imbalance by having everything up front. Thus, I'm now trying to decide between a WRX hatchback and BRZ coupe.



I know, I know, very different vehicles. But I like both for different reasons.

The WRX does offer more utility, but I have no kids and don't haul much stuff around, so space isn't a big necessity. Today's cars are pretty safe, and fuel efficiency in both cars is good enough for me.

So it boils down to this: the WRX offers better acceleration and all-wheel-drive, but the BRZ is lighter and better balanced, so cornering and handling will be better.

Which is more important to me? I don't know. That's why this has been a hard decision that I'm still giving thought to. I wish I could afford both, but not possible. I want the acceleration and AWD, but I also want lightness and low CoG. All that in one car for <$28K would be an engineering marvel.

Of course, the winters here can be bad, so that is something weighing heavily on my mind. My wife actually likes the idea of a sporty coupe, but I'm worried about RWD in the winter because I have never owned a RWD vehicle before. Certainly I would get snow tires, but still can't be too confident.



Will keep thinking about it...
stayclam is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2012, 01:39 PM   #2
Dave-ROR
Site Moderator
 
Dave-ROR's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Drives: Stuff
Location: Florida
Posts: 10,317
Thanks: 955
Thanked 5,965 Times in 2,689 Posts
Mentioned: 262 Post(s)
Tagged: 8 Thread(s)
Drive both then decide.
__________________
-Dave
Track cars: 2013 Scion FRS, 1998 Acura Integra Type-R, 1993 Honda Civic Hatchback
DD: 2005 Acura TSX
Tow: 2022 F-450
Toys: 2001 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, 1993 Toyota MR2 Turbo, 1994 Toyota MR2 Turbo, 1991 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
Parts: 2015 Subaru BRZ Limited, 2005 Acura TSX
Projects: 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited track car build
FS: 2004 GMC Sierra 2500 LT CCSB 8.1/Allison with 99k miles
Dave-ROR is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2012, 01:42 PM   #3
OrbitalEllipses
Banned
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Drives: Attitude
Location: MD
Posts: 10,046
Thanks: 884
Thanked 4,889 Times in 2,902 Posts
Mentioned: 123 Post(s)
Tagged: 4 Thread(s)
There's a subforum and a thread for this, already. If winter capability is really a concern then you already have your answer.
OrbitalEllipses is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2012, 02:06 PM   #4
blackmist27
Member
 
blackmist27's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Drives: Subaru BRZ
Location: Bay Area, California
Posts: 55
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
um... seems like the WRX is the better choice just cause of the AWD. if your winters are bad, thats the car you need.
blackmist27 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2012, 02:49 PM   #5
ubersoph
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Drives: 2013 BRZ
Location: Madison, WI
Posts: 308
Thanks: 67
Thanked 56 Times in 33 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Impreza is AWD.

Also snow tires make RWD just fine in the snow. I drove a MKIII Supra for 2 winters and it was my favorite car to drive in winter
ubersoph is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2012, 02:58 PM   #6
dsgerbc
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Drives: BRZ(sold), STI
Location: A2, MI
Posts: 1,915
Thanks: 176
Thanked 419 Times in 241 Posts
Mentioned: 11 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
how is this not another "vs WRX" thread exactly?
dsgerbc is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
D-4S Thread WingsofWar Engine, Exhaust, Transmission 85 03-31-2020 04:25 PM
AZ bs thread sfwg Southwest 185 09-11-2012 03:11 AM
New thread, because new thread because new thread _hollywood Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 9 01-31-2012 11:49 PM
The "if you wanna kiss the backside of white musicians make a thread about it" Thread aliphian Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 8 12-19-2011 07:59 PM
The Music Thread aliphian Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 13 03-28-2011 11:35 AM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 09:43 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.

Garage vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.