The 2017 Series.Yellow....what upgrades?
 

Above and beyond the upgrades announced for the whole 2017 BRZ lineup, what's the Series.Yellow likely to have that's unique? Will it only get the Performance Package goodies plus the typical appearance upgrades (unique paint, bigger splitter, blacked-out spoiler, rocker panels, more aggressive diffuser, interior trim changes)? Or will there be more meat on the bones?

We'll know on June 12, but as we wait it's always fun to speculate.

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Special edition door stabilizers, blacked out rearview mirror and carbon fiber reinforced bolts!

If subaru brings out the brz ts version just like the one in japan i will be so tempted to trade in my series blue for that one. Hope it does not happen.

My bad, in retrospect you are right - title changed.

God just when i decided not to return my car to stock to trade in for a 335i, this happens. I want a track package brz so bad now lol

Besides charging us for our arms and legs and we'll prolly still get 205 HP with different bits oh and Yellow. That's what I'm expecting lol. We will see. I'm trying to make arrangements to go to CT to see it myself. If it will even show up there.

If you do go, try and grab some hi-res shots, and a closeup of the paint.

I'm expecting yellow paint, black badging, black wing, black STI wheels, black STI body kit, Yellow interior trim, and Yellow interior stitching. I hope it comes with something Bruce Lee related...

What gives you that idea ha ha. Only what every series has came with. I'm rooting for a glowing steering wheel

Glowing Steering Wheel w/ yellow mood lighting. Subaru says it'll give confidence to the driver and the driving experience.

All about the feelz!

I'm guessing it's more like the hyper.blue. Just unique color. Track package with yellow paint and yellow interior trim. The shape of the bumpers are different enough that the current STi lip kit won't fit I believe, and I doubt STi will redesign it just for the NA market. I'm guessing the STi short shifter and possibly the strut tower bar will be included but beyond that I don't think anything else would be included. Keep in mind the tS is based on the "older" car and thus would not make sense to bring more over


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For sure will have the frameless rear view mirror since it's not part of the PP, yellow interior stitching and some STI bits here and there.

tS cars are not even done inside the factory assembly line, it's post upgraded by STI after the car is delivered to their workshop from the factory, same goes for TRD. I think this is why they are very limited production and never sold outside of Japan.

The Germans most likely assemble their performance models right on the factory floor so they are considered part of their factory line-up for export on their usual distribution channels. I'm not even sure if their so-called tuning arms are really that autonomous.

I don't care what it has since at least Subaru finally has a decent colour that isn't some shade of freakin' blue.

They may just go the rs2.0 route and just outsource a new company to create a new lip kit for the car


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My question as an uneducated car enthusiast is... When the 2017 comes out towards the end of this year, are we really expecting that the yellow series (or whatever the special edition will be) to not be available until the following year as in actual December-ish 2017? that's so far away.... Or will the reveal in June give the specifics on release.

No one knows. But typically the special BRZs are available early September, and I expect the series.yellow to be the same (edit: this year).

One of the actual Subaru press releases actually states November for the Special Edition. Too lazy to go find it but it is there in one of them.

This is what I was expecting. Something similar to the Hyper Blue.

Ah, September? Maybe in the states but here in Canada the hyper blue 2016 Hikari edition STi and BRZ's just arrived on the last boat of May. Literally, they are fresh off the boat and the 2017's are just around the corner.

Awesome. Well i will just hope for the best as i am sure we all are with the announcement and availability of the special. Thanks for the reply :)

Been Hyper Blue driving around here for months.

I hope this information is correct, because it almost feels wrong to release a special edition without the performance package.

Regardless, the sports car in Subaru's lineup should come with more unique colors.

Yellow paint, black bodykit/ground effects, blacked out badging, yellow interior trim and stitching, different wheels finished in black. No performance enhancements over the base model.

Subaru sticks to what they know.

What they know takes minimal effort and that people will buy

It is probably linked in this or the BRZ leaked pics thread. If I get bored I will go looking for it. It was an actual Subaru statement if I remember right. I have been known to rember wrong of course.

Also keep in mind that being released and being actually at local dealers are not always the same thing. The availability of even the normal versions can be spread out over months depending on region.

http://www.torquenews.com/1084/sti-b...icked-big-meet

"Subaru and STI are bringing a surprise 2017 BRZ to Wicked Big Meet. What is STI up to?

The 2017 Subaru BRZ has just been announced and it’s coming with new upgrades. Subaru Tecnica International (STI) is bringing a surprise BRZ to the Wicked Big Meet on June 12. What will the new BRZ sports coupe be getting? It will likely be an STI-enhanced special edition model.

On their Facebook page, Subaru announced a few days ago they are bringing “something new” to the Subaru gathering in Stafford Springs, CT. They teased the picture above and said Subaru enthusiasts at WBW will see it first. It’s the largest Subaru enthusiast festival in America and it takes place at Stafford Motor Speedway in June.

Last year, Subaru surprised fans with the new Hyper Blue Subaru WRX/STI and BRZ special edition cars. This year, Subaru says it has another surprise, this time it’s a special BRZ sports coupe.

STI is behind the special BRZ
The special BRZ will be coming from Subaru Tecnica International (STI) who will also be at Wicked Big Meet and Big Northwest on June 25. The new BRZ could be an STI-enhanced model which Subaru will introduce as a BRZ special edition. We already know it will come in Sunrise Yellow which Subaru has used on the Crosstrek special edition. It will have more than a special color.

It will likely get the new 2017 BRZ Performance Package that includes Brembo calipers and larger rotors on both front and rear brakes for better stopping power. Subaru says the advanced braking system gives BRZ a significant boost in stopping power, fade resistance, and pedal feel. The package also includes SACHS Performance shock absorbers on all four corners for improved ride and corning stability. Also included in the package are special 17-in x 7.5-in black aluminum alloy wheels.

STI is bringing more than the new Sunrise Yellow 2017 BRZ. They will bring a showcase of vehicles for Wicked Big Meet fans. They will also bring the exclusive JDM only WRX STI S207. This is a WRX STI with the 2.0-liter 328hp boxer U.S. fans want to see brought here. STI also brings rally legend Colin McRae's Impreza WRC98, and a 1998 Impreza 22B. Subaru enthusiasts at Wicked Big Meet will get to see what STI is up to on June 12."

When Japan had the STI Performance Package it was STI rims, full bodykit, flexible tower bar, and flexible draw stiffeners. The package was about 280,000 yen IIRC.

This Yellow Edition could be something similar. Being yellow in color they will probably put the Bilstein suspension on it (seeing how they are also putting it onto the new Levorg STI). Next year's WRX STI should bring big changes (new engine and suspension).

Exciting times for Subaru (Fuji Heavy Industries is even changing their name to Subaru Corporation). I think soon they will integrate tuned by STI models with the factory production line and expand their STI line-up worldwide (thus dropping the tS moniker) just like the others (i.e. Mercedes Benz AMG, BMW M, Audi Sport RS, Volkswagen R, Porsche Motorsports GT, Lexus F) and no longer acting like an independent tuner.

Yeah torque jumps on any opportunity to "announce" a STI-equipped BRZ. I think they're just misinterpreting the combination of a special edition BRZ is being announced, and STI having a presence at WBM, to equal special edition STI BRZ coming.

Torquenews is just some made up bullshit blog site.

While the article is all conjecture, Subaru keeps saying they are going to expand the STI parts line, and a BRZ with all sorts of STI parts would be special.

It's a question of whether STI will be updating the parts list for the revised model. Things like the lip kit need to be redesigned now with the difference in shape on the bumpers, springs readjusted for the new damper specifications, etc. A lot of these improvements have been somewhat adapted into the new model, which takes what they've learned developing cars like the tS, 14R, Gazoo, etc. While I do expect to see things like the strut bar make its way here, I wouldn't expect anything beyond that.

Not to mention price. A limited with PP will most likely be running near 33-34k. You add even more on top of that and you could be looking at a BRZ that's north of 35k, especially since it's an extremely low volume for import into the US and Canada.

That being said, I expect the car to get the STI strut bar since the hyperblue in Canada has it equipped already (which is a slap in the face for US hyperblue owners)

If the yellow series does get the 2017 Performance Package, that would be a full year before that is available on the rest of the 2017 BRZ's ("available Winter 2017")... that in itself is a pretty big incentive to pony up the extra cash.

Just because they're showing "a" car this weekend doesn't mean the production run is just around the corner. I'll be very surprised if the yellow limited edition arrives before those with the performance package.

I interpreted the Winter 2017 to mean the winter of the 2017 MY. The actual winter of 2017 would be in the MY18 window. That would lead me to believe somewhere between December and February. Still, probably almost 6 months behind the initial release of the MY17. I also doubt the limited release would be available September if equipped with the PP.

They have to make new parts for the new model. Subaru keeps saying they are going to expand the STI parts catalog, they cannot do that if their are not tons of parts for the BRZ. There can always be more aggressive more race oriented parts, no matter how sports oriented the car is stock. And they don't all have to come on the special model to be displayed on them either. No matter what they put on the special model, I doubt it will change in price much from the $32k or so it seems to have been for the past few.

I'm calling it right now, but if they put the sports package brakes / suspension on this yellow edition its going to be knocking on a 38K pricetag.

I don't think they will expand the STI parts catalog, unless they start rebadging TRD parts. The production of parts is so low for them to even bring the entire selection overseas (e.g. the sport muffler took 3 weeks to make when I ordered it from Japan).

What Subaru needs to do is just to expand the STI line-up in the showroom. They currently only have one car (WRX STI) and soon just one more (Levorg STI but only JDM). These STI models don't have much STI aftermarket parts on them either, usually just a slightly higher performance spec car from the factory.

I wonder why they didn't just badge the PP as an STI model, maybe cuz it's a shared package with Toyota.

This yellow color will just be a waste of time. It's just going be another hyerblue series, or hikari edition or whatever else they decide to call it for adding some aero kit.

Maybe, it will have the performance package (because that works in marketing today) but for normal drivers it's pointless. Unless your a track person, for most drivers like myself who don't track, the stock brakes can handle the power output perfectly. I don't need Brembo's to stop at a red light. Same goes for suspension components.

This will just be another overpriced special edition.