2017 Subaru BRZ Facelift

[DatsunDimer]

Originally Posted by goldenfri

uh... what exactly are we talking about here? lol

The new vs old steering wheel size. Question is if the cross-sectional makes it feel thicker...

[Bristecom]

Originally Posted by Zaku

Wasn't allowed to but I took a owner of the current one inside she says it's bigger.

Maybe it feels thicker but the document stated it has a smaller overall diameter... I was just wondering how much smaller. Hmm.

[URACK]

Originally Posted by Bristecom

Maybe it feels thicker but the document stated it has a smaller overall diameter... I was just wondering how much smaller. Hmm.

This Road and Track article lists it at 14.25 inches which would be 361.95mm so about 3mm smaller than the current.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars...-improvements/

[Kuya Moose]

Does anyone know if they'll be adding options to the car to fill in those blank buttons on the steering wheel controls? I haven't seen this type of steering wheel in another car, so I'm puzzled as to why they would do the three-button vertical stack on each side when there's only going to be one button.

Here's a link to the close-up picture of the steering wheel from Autoblog: https://s.blogcdn.com/slideshows/ima...u-brz-fd-1.jpg

[krayzie]

Originally Posted by DatsunDimer

The new vs old steering wheel size. Question is if the cross-sectional makes it feel thicker...

It does look like the new wheel is slightly thicker from the side shots.

[goldenfri]

Originally Posted by Kuya Moose

Does anyone know if they'll be adding options to the car to fill in those blank buttons on the steering wheel controls? I haven't seen this type of steering wheel in another car, so I'm puzzled as to why they would do the three-button vertical stack on each side when there's only going to be one button.

Here's a link to the close-up picture of the steering wheel from Autoblog: https://s.blogcdn.com/slideshows/ima...u-brz-fd-1.jpg

I wonder if the volume will be on the same side in the LHD cars and the RHD cars. My wife's mini has the volume on the right side of the wheel and it will be annoying to go back and forth.

[krayzie]

Originally Posted by goldenfri

I wonder if the volume will be on the same side in the LHD cars and the RHD cars. My wife's mini has the volume on the right side of the wheel and it will be annoying to go back and forth.

Subaru and Toyota volume controls have always been on the left regardless of LHD or RHD.

Also notice how cruise controls are always on the right for Japanese cars and on the left for German cars, but they never swap the positions even for outside of their home markets (must be cost issue). Some car makers go as far as not swapping the signal stalk position for the different markets (i.e. Volkwagen Audi) which is dumb.

[Freude am Fahren]

How I hadn't even realized the BRZ had blanks. If they're not going to move the CC, what's the point? Planning on adding more functions later?

[Quentin]

Originally Posted by goldenfri

I wonder if the volume will be on the same side in the LHD cars and the RHD cars. My wife's mini has the volume on the right side of the wheel and it will be annoying to go back and forth.

We just picked up a 2017 Clubman S and it has the radio controls on the right. The up arrow goes to the previous track and the down arrow to the next track (totally opposite from the 4Runner and the FR-S radio). It is definitely annoying going back and forth.


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[pooch]

Originally Posted by Freude am Fahren

How I hadn't even realized the BRZ had blanks. If they're not going to move the CC, what's the point? Planning on adding more functions later?

Sometimes they'll use the steering wheel for multiple models and blanks would be used in those car, working with Toyota certain cars (Camry and Venza for example) had the same steering wheels but different buttons depending on trim levels available exclusively to each model, also from a usability standpoint if they position it elsewhere or make them bigger to occupy the empty space it may cause the driver to accidentally press them (for example turning with your palm).


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[dragon1522000]

Price for US brz now avail

[Oxyg3n]

Originally Posted by dragon1522000

Price for US brz now avail

Where?? Their site still shows 2016.

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[DatsunDimer]

http://media.subaru.com/pressrelease...dated-2017-brz

[goldenfri]

Originally Posted by Quentin

We just picked up a 2017 Clubman S and it has the radio controls on the right. The up arrow goes to the previous track and the down arrow to the next track (totally opposite from the 4Runner and the FR-S radio). It is definitely annoying going back and forth.


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Yep, my wife just got a 2016 clubman S as well.