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ZetaVI · 06-22-2012, 10:13 AM

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On this episode of Epic Drives, Associate Online Editor Nate Martinez tours Japan's greatest driving roads in Subaru's new rear-wheel drive BRZ coupe. Along the way, he tears up the Toyo Tires Turnpike, climbs Mount Fuji, dances down the hairpins of the Nihon Romantic Highway and drops the hammer at the tight and twisty Gunma Cycle Sports Center.

MiguelAE86 · 06-22-2012, 10:21 AM

What a great way to start the morning with this vid. AWESOME!

Edit: Just finished watching it. It almost brought a tear to my eye. I'll do this someday...

DOMOAE92 · 06-22-2012, 10:40 AM

Wow! Awesome drives! Driving up to Mt. Fuji, and going on Best Motoring (Subaru R&D track) touge battle would be awesome.

Awesome morning BRZ pron!

Sall · 06-22-2012, 11:14 AM

AWESOOOMEEEE VID this shows why im getting the frs/brz and ohhhhh man japan is amazing ....one day one day

MRZ415 · 06-22-2012, 12:34 PM

Silver looks so NICE , as nice as white but easy to clean ...

Subaruwrxfan · 06-22-2012, 12:39 PM

So awesome! Really enjoyed this.

bsk · 06-22-2012, 03:04 PM

Awesome video

Fenrir · 06-22-2012, 03:37 PM

Incredible video. So much passion you can almost smell it.

Turbowned · 06-22-2012, 03:59 PM

Jealous doesn't begin to cover how I feel about that drive!!

Fly Guy · 06-22-2012, 04:24 PM

The video kept getting better and better!

Nicky · 06-22-2012, 04:27 PM

Cool vid,.. thanks for sharing ;]

tripjammer · 06-22-2012, 04:28 PM

Silver does look nice on the BRZ....

Exhaust · 06-22-2012, 04:51 PM

was that galaxy blue silica at the beginning? also this video was so fucking awesome!

Shevon · 06-22-2012, 05:15 PM

Great vid. I'm beginning to like the look of the BRZ without the drl led strip. With it, it seems crowded and unnatural to the flow of the front end.

86X86 · 06-22-2012, 06:48 PM

Nice. So very, very nice <snif>.

DubGUy · 06-22-2012, 07:23 PM

My God the sound of that engine!....

markmatley · 06-22-2012, 07:28 PM

That was beautiful!

Frost · 06-22-2012, 09:24 PM

Extremely well done video but I wish the host was a little less dull. I know he meant what he said but he lacked any panache or oomph as a host. I really was hoping for some more aggressive driving at the course or at Irohazaka... then again, I may have been spoiled with all the PR stuff Ken Gushi and the like have been doing for Scion/Toyota.

Rockstar · 06-22-2012, 09:25 PM

Seeing the drift marks on that mountain road =

JDM-dono · 06-22-2012, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frost

Extremely well done video but I wish the host was a little less dull. I know he meant what he said but he lacked any panache or oomph as a host. I really was hoping for some more aggressive driving at the course or at Irohazaka... then again, I may have been spoiled with all the PR stuff Ken Gushi and the like have been doing for Scion/Toyota.

Awesome vid!

If only Chris Harris was the host ... awesome script/storyline but dull host

86boyAF1 · 06-22-2012, 11:34 PM

It is really hard to explain what this car means to Toyota, Subaru, and Japan in general. Japan has gotten their asses handed to them in more ways than one over the years. The economy has gone to shit, Korea is beating them at their own game, the population is getting older, and the younger generation does not have the same passion to lead the world in industry. Not to mention the twin disasters of the earthquake and nuke meltdown. This car represents a "get back to basics" effort for the whole country. To prove that they can still built the extremely well engineered cars at an affordable price. Ford can have their powerful mustang, and Korea can have their rough draft sports car, but neither one has as much thought and attention to driving dynamics as the 86. It is classic Japanese motoring.

switchlanez · 06-22-2012, 11:38 PM

It's obvious that a script is being read back to us. It's a long clip with apparently substantial production and editing that went into it. The only problem I and, I think, many of us have is we're spoiled by the likes of Chris Harris, Tiff Nedell, and Jeremy Clarkson feeding us witty remarks for the sake of entertainment. But this narrator gives us his personal account for the sake of sharing information. And he does it in average Joe fashion; a bit forced and lacking penache/perfection. I didn't pay anything to see this awesome clip so I can't complain about the guy sharing his story with us. And his style works because it was straightforward and genuine and I was better able to identify with him.

06-22-2012, 10:13 AM	#1
ZetaVI Gundam Meister Join Date: Oct 2011 Drives: A Gundam Location: NY Posts: 1,989 Thanks: 120 Thanked 440 Times in 244 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Subaru BRZ Conquers Japan's Greatest Driving Roads - Epic Drives Episode 6 *FT86CLUB Homepage Featured Story* On this episode of Epic Drives, Associate Online Editor Nate Martinez tours Japan's greatest driving roads in Subaru's new rear-wheel drive BRZ coupe. Along the way, he tears up the Toyo Tires Turnpike, climbs Mount Fuji, dances down the hairpins of the Nihon Romantic Highway and drops the hammer at the tight and twisty Gunma Cycle Sports Center. Subaru BRZ Conquers Japan's Greatest Driving Roads - Epic Drives Episode 6 - YouTube

06-22-2012, 10:21 AM	#2
MiguelAE86 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Drives: None, Yet! Location: Florida Posts: 770 Thanks: 418 Thanked 109 Times in 53 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	What a great way to start the morning with this vid. AWESOME! Edit: Just finished watching it. It almost brought a tear to my eye. I'll do this someday... __________________ Last edited by MiguelAE86; 06-22-2012 at 10:37 AM.

06-22-2012, 12:34 PM	#5
MRZ415 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2010 VW Golf TDI (DSG) Location: San Francisco Posts: 339 Thanks: 41 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Silver looks so NICE , as nice as white but easy to clean ... __________________

06-22-2012, 12:39 PM	#6
Subaruwrxfan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 783 Thanks: 261 Thanked 190 Times in 86 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	So awesome! Really enjoyed this. __________________ Check out my BRZ videos on my YouTube page: youtube.com/subaruwrxfan

06-22-2012, 04:24 PM	#10
Fly Guy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Drives: '91 MR2 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 262 Thanks: 1,925 Thanked 58 Times in 36 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The video kept getting better and better! __________________ Tada-san: Oh so cooler than the concept.

06-22-2012, 10:40 AM	#3
DOMOAE92 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: DGM BRZ Location: Fredburg Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Wow! Awesome drives! Driving up to Mt. Fuji, and going on Best Motoring (Subaru R&D track) touge battle would be awesome. Awesome morning BRZ pron!

06-22-2012, 11:14 AM	#4
Sall Sallbaru Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: raven FRS Location: socal Posts: 337 Thanks: 234 Thanked 59 Times in 36 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	AWESOOOMEEEE VID this shows why im getting the frs/brz and ohhhhh man japan is amazing ....one day one day

06-22-2012, 03:04 PM	#7
bsk Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Raven FR-S Location: United States Posts: 16 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Awesome video

06-22-2012, 04:27 PM	#11
Nicky Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: '05 Acura TSX Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Cool vid,.. thanks for sharing ;]

06-22-2012, 05:15 PM	#14
Shevon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: Durango SLT Location: Jacksonville, Fl Posts: 310 Thanks: 13 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Great vid. I'm beginning to like the look of the BRZ without the drl led strip. With it, it seems crowded and unnatural to the flow of the front end. __________________ Stop bitching and crying!! This is a NO BITCHASSNESS zone!!!

06-22-2012, 06:48 PM	#15
86X86 Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: '13 GBS BRZ Ltd (MT) Location: Alaska Posts: 29 Thanks: 138 Thanked 15 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Nice. So very, very nice <snif>.

06-22-2012, 07:28 PM	#17
markmatley Shipping to Hawaii?... Join Date: May 2012 Drives: '13 Asphalt FR-S, '09 BMW 135i Location: Honolulu. Hawaii Posts: 395 Thanks: 22 Thanked 53 Times in 46 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That was beautiful! __________________ ~Matt Efimia (asphalt FRS)

06-22-2012, 09:25 PM	#19
Rockstar SuperUnit! Join Date: Mar 2011 Drives: FN2 Honda Civic Type R Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 54 Thanks: 7 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Seeing the drift marks on that mountain road =

06-22-2012, 11:34 PM	#21
86boyAF1 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 1JZ-GTE Toyota Mark II, Toyota bB Location: Okinawa, JP Posts: 31 Thanks: 1 Thanked 54 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It is really hard to explain what this car means to Toyota, Subaru, and Japan in general. Japan has gotten their asses handed to them in more ways than one over the years. The economy has gone to shit, Korea is beating them at their own game, the population is getting older, and the younger generation does not have the same passion to lead the world in industry. Not to mention the twin disasters of the earthquake and nuke meltdown. This car represents a "get back to basics" effort for the whole country. To prove that they can still built the extremely well engineered cars at an affordable price. Ford can have their powerful mustang, and Korea can have their rough draft sports car, but neither one has as much thought and attention to driving dynamics as the 86. It is classic Japanese motoring.

06-22-2012, 11:38 PM	#22
switchlanez Infant Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: Yes Location: A particular place or position. Posts: 2,424 Thanks: 482 Thanked 1,335 Times in 537 Posts Mentioned: 61 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's obvious that a script is being read back to us. It's a long clip with apparently substantial production and editing that went into it. The only problem I and, I think, many of us have is we're spoiled by the likes of Chris Harris, Tiff Nedell, and Jeremy Clarkson feeding us witty remarks for the sake of entertainment. But this narrator gives us his personal account for the sake of sharing information. And he does it in average Joe fashion; a bit forced and lacking penache/perfection. I didn't pay anything to see this awesome clip so I can't complain about the guy sharing his story with us. And his style works because it was straightforward and genuine and I was better able to identify with him. __________________ "This isn’t about specifications or numbers but a cultural phenomenon." -Moto-P

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