2020 Subaru BRZ tS
 

I received a VON number for my new 2020 Subaru BRZ tS. They gave an ETA of a late January delivery date to the dealer. I'm wondering if anyone has taken delivery yet of the new tS?

Are you expecting earlier or later delivery? What's the context here?

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I was just curious more than anything. I was originally told that Subaru was making just one run (of the entire 300) in January for a February delivery date. But, then I heard a rumor that some south Florida dealers had starting receiving them.

Judging by my late January delivery date, I'm assuming it's being manufactured in the next week or so in order to get on the boat in time.

It is just dealers adding cars they haven't received yet to the websites...

https://www.mastrosubaruoforlando.co...baru&model=BRZ

Interesting. Thanks.

Mine is currently on a truck to the dealership, expect to pick it up this week.

Update: it just arrived at the dealership today!

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Congrats. Not gonna lie, I’m a bit jealous. It’s going to be a long wait for me until the end of January.

I have a 2017 which is [much] better. I can trade you.

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I'm looking at the dealer photos of the 2020 tS.

Can't believe the STI Springs still have that much wheel gap.

Manufacturers gotta adhere with the regulations

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2020 BRZ TS, nice.. tS = Turbo Speed? Which colour?

tS = tuned by STI
or my personal favorite
tS = too slow :bonk:

2020 tS only comes in Ceramic White, a non-metallic white exclusive to the tS and the WRX Series.White and the STI Series.White

..., and manual

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Nice pic. Thanks for sharing. I can't wait to pick up mine at the end of this month.

Nice! How's ther Ceramic White in person? It's so hard to tell the nuance of it from pictures.

I know the '18 tS wing is polarizing, but I sure do wish it atleast came with the STI lip kit. It looks SO good on a white car.

Please take more pictures. I need more please.


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Ground FX are still there, they are just dealer options now. $$$



Looks great at night. Also makes this Satin White Pearl '15 WRX look yellow!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EGxbl17U...name=4096x4096
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Didn't realize they added on a chromed BRZ next to the ts badging. :)

Enjoy your tS! My dealership just received one. The White is a true gloss white with no metallic or pearl flakes. It makes even Crystal White Pearl a little yellow though that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Anyways it really made me miss my 18 tS. The tS combo with the draw stiffeners, flexible v-bar and the 18in and Ps4 tires give the car much better steering feel than the ‘20 Supra. It’s like day & night difference.

I was told the car was expected around the 3rd week of January at my local dealer (Albuquerque, NM).



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Looking to upgrade soon, can't wait!!!

Interesting. Originally, the dealer told me that the Subaru regional folks said they were making just one run of 300 at the same time and they would be sent to the U.S. in February. But, it seems as if they've making a few runs and releasing them in batches.

We welcome all new tS members! Make sure you fill out the questions.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2447064818843085/

Oh that’s hot.

someone has the part number for the pinkish-red stripe on front bumber?

This is the second or third time I've heard these mentioned. Could someone help me out by explaining what these are and what they do/how they do it?

From the attached new car info doc...

The search function works wonders. ;)
https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134087

For the 2020 tS, in order for a dealership to receive one, that dealership needed to place an order. Dealerships were limited to 1 tS (as well as 1 Series.White WRX/STI). I don’t remember the exact number but I believe only 250 orders were allowed.

This was the first time for a limited Edition BRZ to have been distributed this way. The STI S209 was also distributed this way.

This also meant the dealership needed either a real customer to order the car or they had to use somebody’s name and info whether it was a real customer or not.

In other words, the first dealers to order the car under Subaru’s ordering system were the ones who’d get it first. The ones who ordered later would be the ones getting it later.

I have been offered $1750 off on a 2020 TS. Does anyone have any advice on whether this is reasonable?

Heck fire! That's about what I got off my 2018 tS and the car had been sitting in the showroom for almost 7 months. Plus, I had to fight with the salesman and the sales manager to get that. Mind you this is in Canada but still... Your getting that offer on a brand new unit at the beginning of the year? It's hard to get Subaru dealers up here to budge on anything with STi on it. Just saying...

IMHO, it depends on the options, if any, the BRZ tS model you're looking at has. If it's $1750 off the base no option model, I think that seems like a good deal. If it has a lot of options, it's still a decent deal, but not great.

I think the "must have" option, for me personally, is the short-throw shifter. I thought it made a big difference. Everything else is icing on the cake. With that said, if it doesn't have the short-throw shifter on the one you're looking at, you can always change it out later.

I agree! I didn't think much about it when I bought my tS. However, I drove a Raiu (Series Gray) Edition which comes stock with the short throw shifter. WOW! What a difference it makes. Now it's top of my list for goodies to get for my car. (Just waiting for a good sale on an aftermarket one up here. The factory part price is nuts.)

The factory short throw is that big if a difference? I've actually not been able to test it out myself yet. I keep thinking about the STI short throw for my tS, because well, STI, but I ended up starting to lean to the IRP shifter for the track, because well, it's also awesome haha

So my dealer in Palm Springs, CA has a TS sitting in the back lot. I cruise through regularly hoping they'd get one in. I have never liked pearl white and prefer non metalic paint, so was excited to see the Ceramic white in person, full sun. It's beautiful. Crisp clean white-no nonsense. This car is heavily optioned which I think is odd. It's got the short shift but sadly, they added for $350 the inside rear view mirror w/compass, etc. One of the most beautiful design elements of the limited editions is the frame-less rear view mirror! So elegant, a bit of retro and just plain cool-but on this new TS it was
jettisoned for a compass.



I went inside to talk to the salesmen about the car and they didn't even seem to be aware it had landed. They are so into selling 300 Outbacks a month a BRZ, even a TS is more of a buzzing fly I think. Anyway-They just sold their S209 off the showroom floor with a $30,000 -yes a 3 with 4 zeros! mark-up over MSRP. So, I hope they're not trying the same with this TS. If anyone's looking and local, check it out at the dealer in Palm Springs.

When you say "factory short throw", are you asking about the standard shifter or the optional short-throw? The default/standard shifter on the BRZ tS is not a short-throw shifter. You can, however, order the car with a short-throw for ~$500 (USD) from the factory and that shifter is a STI short-throw shifter. That's the option I got and what we were referencing in previous posts.

I'm just clarifying because I wasn't sure if you thought the optional short-throw shifter option from the factory wasn't from STI. It is.

I'm not terribly educated on other short-throw shifter options from other manufacturers; however, I thought the optional short-throw (i.e. STI) shifter made a bit difference relative to the standard shifter.

Thanks for the observation on the paint color. I haven't seen it in person yet, but looking forward to it. By your description, I will be happy.


I agree. The dealers don't seem to be all that knowledgeable or excited about the BRZ tS, which might be a good thing because I got a decent deal on mine (i.e., no market mark-up).

Regarding the S209, my dealer (in Florida) has one on the showroom floor and it had only a $5,000 market mark-up. They haven't sold it yet.

VIN 0484
 

I put down my deposit for my 2020 BRZ tS on 24 October 2019. It was ordered on 24 Nov 2019 and arrived at the dealership on 19 Dec 2019.

Options: Foglights, STi Short Throw Shifter, LED dome, and red footwell lighting

VIN 0537
 

I took delivery 1/10/20. The car is equipped with the short throw shifter. The steering is noticeably more responsive than the Series Gray that I traded.

Thanks. Funny enough, I got similar options. How do you like the red footwell lighting?