Originally Posted by Buggy51 (Post 79646)

hmmm that's interesting. I suppose you can get a more interesting look but for someone like me that's looking more at the FR-S/BRZ as a DD ... does it really matter for tire size?

Originally Posted by Longhorn248 (Post 79648)

As a daily driver there isn't going to be any difference between a set of 16's or 17's other than the way they look

Originally Posted by WingsofWar (Post 79629)

Yeah, i understand why you would think its a real photo. But its not. The image looks like studio lighting, but for Road and Track to have studio shots before the reveal in 3 days before anyone else is highly unlikely.

Originally Posted by Aki (Post 79651)

My guess is that this pic is real.



You gotta understand how print publications work, and press shots work.

Magazines usually require about a month lead time typically from final copy to mass printing. Which means they got these images at least a month or two prior. Studio shots of production cars can be taken months before an official unveiling. Renderings are often used along with studio photos for official photos.

It's very typical for print magazines get images of the cars a month or two they're unveiled. This is standard practice so that the issue that goes on newsstands coincides with the car shows/press unveilings. If say Car & Driver got the official images of the BRZ at the Tokyo Motor show, that'd take an additional 1-2 months to publish that in a magazine, and by then it'd be too late. Print is a totally different animal than online. They don't take press assets then turn them around in a couple days or a week. They get assets, editor writes it, copy editor looks at it, layout gets set (along with pagination), final proof, then it goes to the printer. It's a lengthy process, which is why mags get assets way ahead of time.

If this R&T issue was supposed to hit newstands at or around the time of Tokyo Auto show, then this pic is likely legit, whether it's a studio or rendering.

Originally Posted by WingsofWar (Post 79660)

If road and track was getting assets well before others, they would have been given more profound information, images, ect. Unfortunately they are in the same boat like everyone else, giving the same sorts of information and the same stock image that even iv been given nearly 2 months ago.

Originally Posted by Aki (Post 79651)

My guess is that this pic is real.

Originally Posted by Velvet_Kevorkian (Post 79652)

If its safe to assume that we'll see 215/45R17 tires, then who wants to guess what the low spec will have? 215/60R16?

Originally Posted by blofeld42 (Post 79669)

It was probably provided by Subaru to the major car mags as part of the publicity package. I doubt they had a physical, non-camo'd car in California for R&T to shoot at the press event a few months ago.

Originally Posted by old greg (Post 79673)

Not very likely. If the 17's come with 215/45R17, then the 16's will either have 215/50R16 or 205/55R16.

Originally Posted by Buggy51 (Post 79739)

Well I still prefer the GT86's look, but if the Subie is cheaper... :p

Originally Posted by Marrk (Post 79942)

^^This one says 50.6-in. height.

I guess that, in terms of actual facts about the car, we are still in never-never land until the production unit is released.

Originally Posted by rideontwo (Post 79787)

Not sure if this was posted before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPeHaDb36PM

Originally Posted by PAImportTuner (Post 80022)

Uh oh I don't think that was supposed to be shown yet. Lmao

Originally Posted by ccsophmore (Post 80108)

From ToyotaEurope
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw6WnrqMDTw

Originally Posted by ccsophmore (Post 80117)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH_aD...el_video_title

not sure if this has been posted.