I miss my X a lot and one of the main reasons is because of the seats. If the BRZ pricing comes in too high, i'll contemplate another X.

I'm glad to know that both of those are true because they were my concerns with the interior

Good call, there werent really any bits of metal around the interior. I only had a chance to experience the limited. From just sitting in the interior it did great, well within its price catagory. Im curious to see how it holds up while in use; rattles, wear and tear, and general aging. Driving experience > Interior experience, but so far that interior leaves me desiring the real point of the car: driving the piss out of it. :burnrubber:


The seating position is more notable than the seats themselves (extremely similar to STI seats). Think of lowering into a s2k or Z rather than moving in a 'larger' evoX or GH STI.

The Alacantra is nice in the Limited. They have a "sueded" center part that is "grippy" with soft "non-suede" leather bolsters. That continues to the door trim, which gives it a nice tactile quality. I thought the red stiching would be obnoxious, but it's not bad. More understated than I expected. The silvered plastics are just ok, and not too obtrusive. The seating position is much lower than an STi, and visibility is better than I thought it would be. With the seats down, the back feels cavernous--I did not expect that.

I've been driving an MR-2 Spyder and kind of preparing for the BRZ; the BRZ is much more practical and roomy. I think BRZ'll make a good daily driver right up to the point where I need to get 10 bags of mulch home from Lowes. Then I will miss my Legacy estate. :)

Whoa! I hope you mean the material is the same as the STi seats?? Not the support or bolster.

The STi seats are the worst seats on a "performance" oriented car. No support. The bolsters are flat like a couch.

Maybe he's talking about older STI. I agree on current generation STI seats having little support. Alcantara ones will at least grip a bit, but still inadequate for a performance car.

The seats were not as good as an EVO, but the bolsters were really nice, and supported you up to the shoulders as well, which a lot of cars lack....

And for other responses: It was not metal inside, but not just painted plastic, it felt substantially better then painted plastic like in my Accord

Whoa, in the video, notice that the camera moves up and down, when the guy is presumably standing straight up, the car looks very short and small. Me likes.

What does that have to do with anything?

Slightly off topic (its the forum norm anyways... >_>), but have you sat in both Premium/Limited? How do the buttons feel on the HVAC/Steering wheel stalk controls? Anything seem flimsy? How about the rear view mirror? Its not the suppose "thin" mirror, right?

And last but not least, how was the visibility for forward/rearview?

I sat in a limited BRZ, but I also sat in a FRS. Assuming the HVAC controls for the FRS are the same as the Premium BRZ, they don't feel too great, but they aren't horrible, not flimsy, but solid feeling. Just not particularly upmarket. The stalks on the steering wheel had a nice little resistance to it, it felt good. Not like in the rental Corolla I drove, where if you looked at it funny, you had your blinker on

However the Limited Model HVAC was really nice. Interestingly enough, the switches for your climate control only push down, I thought they would go down and up :iono: still really a great interior

The rear view mirror, the plastic around it is thin, its not anything revolutionary or to brag about, but it is pretty thin

Visibility was actually VERY surprising, for how small the car was, I did NOT feel claustrophobic with the door closed and windows up. For the size of the car, I was very impressed. And even the the "rear" side windows for people in the back is tiny, the rear windshield stretches far out front, over your head, so even back there was not too bad.

I am 5'5" and I fit in the back, I just wouldn't want to be back there very long, my shoes were just under the seat in front of me...

And the shifter was really really sweet feeling, goes for the clutch too, they felt great, and positioning for pedals, wheel, and shifter is spot on (I know you didn't ask but still lol)

The part about the camera changing elevation was just to suggest that at its highest, it was probably about eye level height, at which the BRZ looked very very short.

^^^ I think the guy filimg this actually move up and down of his arm to film the car. At some point he was raising his arm above other people's head to film it.

That said, this car is indeed low. 50 inches is not so tall so rest assure everybody on the road will be looking down on you...

Willing to bet it's a pre-production thing. If not, cool!