Pics of the new 2022 BRZ from an exclusive photo shoot!
 

Hi everyone!


This past Friday, we started the 20th Annual 48hrs of Tristate Subaru Enthusiast Charity Drive for Make-A-Wish at Subaru of America HQ, where they allowed me the opportunity for an exclusive photo shoot of the new 2022 Subaru BRZ!!! I wish I had my CPLs with me - but I wasn't about to say no, because I didn't, lol! 😂


Anyway, I think it's a great refinement!!! I personally think they took the original design, made it a little sleeker, while maintaining some of the aggressive looks. And, I can't wait until they give me some time behind the wheel!!! I'd love to see what the FA24 can do!


Here's the picture gallery!!! Enjoy!!!

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Somehow in these photos, the front bumper isn't as offensive as originally viewed.

I thought, in person, it looked a little different than in the promo shots. I hope I captured photos that more accurately portray how it looks to the human eye.

Like everything but the non-optional front plate mount...

Oddly enough I like it more now

Even though I am forced to run a front plate in New York State, I am glad that the pre-drilled holes are the ones that fit the front plate deletes. I wish that bumper curvature didn't require it at all, either. :(

I also wish we didn't need to have a front plate in NY. :/

Not sure how the promo photos managed to make it look like a truck while it looks like a nice low sports car here. Not bad!

Nice contribution to the forum. Thank you

Big thanks to the OP for taking all of these and sharing. Really stunning. I already liked it, but these make it out to be properly beautiful. Counting down until Subaru opens up ordering...

What I want to know is, will the tops of the front fenders be visible from the driver's seat?

I need visible pontoons.

Can you see the brake pads?

Hey Robert, my friend sent me your pictures once they came out to hear my opinion on it. Great work on the Camera Angles! I was wondering what Camera + Lens you're using for your shots if you don't mind me asking.

I think the car is definitely growing on me every time I have the press release images scroll through my slideshow on my Monitor at work. What does everyone think of the rear canard/deflection piece at the rear wheel wells? I personally like the design but want to hear from everyone else for their impression of the practicality/aero utility for it.

Thanks!!! I used a Nikon D850, and a Sigma Art 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM, and Sigma Art 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM. Sadly, I didn't have my CPLs with me (though some of the shots would have been artistic choice not to use it). I hadn't planned on shooting the BRZ that day. Instead, I was helping navigate a charity cruise, and didn't expect to be taking any photos. Lesson learned... bring everything, all the time, lol!!!:thumbup:



The rear wheel wells bump out a bit more than it seems in the pics... catching that on a silver car, especially without filters, wasn't easy. Here's the pic that shows the little deflection thingy best, I think. It's interesting. Personally, I honestly thought it blended in nicely - when I finally noticed it. This angle makes it stand out a bit though. I'd also love to hear everyone's thoughts.


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Isnt that rear canard on the wheel well just some kind of regulation workaround?

I think its existence had something to do with the rear wheels and fenders being lined up or something like that. Without it the fender slopes in too much and it doesnt cover enough of the wheel as per regulationl?

The LExus RCF has this thing too.

I think you can take it off and no one will be the wiser, its just that it has to be attached for dealers to sell it legally.

Thanks for the pics.
What is behind those vents? Are they real or fake?

Isn't that the truth when you go for an initial event that turns into something else lol. But still, nice work on the pictures without the right filters so you made the most of it mate!

Had to look it up to verify and the Club Lexus forums came with the right link for the RC F. According to the blog post, they call them "spats."
http://blog.lexus.co.uk/lexus-rc-f-functional-beauty/

Honestly, engineers will always take an existing design if there is a possibility to add additional body pieces for some drag reduction at a minimal cost to the OEM. Probably, FHI uses the same body molding supplier for Toyota to acquire the design patent for it to then have it manufactured for the BRZ/86.

Pictures and Videos from the Unveiling show that the vents are functional. Small cutouts through the front bumper and the front wheel wheels are shown, but how wide those openings are what we will need to see more information about.

2nd gen looks superb, I'll gladly be returning to the twins in the future to compliment my STI :D

I don’t think you can just take it off easily, not and keep it looking right anyway. It’s in two pieces. Front piece appears just an add on to the rear wheel well, but the back portion, where it sticks out the most, is a molded part of the rear bumper cover.

I'm pretty sure he is talking about how the rear wheel qtr body now have a second angle. The only part of the old car I didn't like the look of was how there was kinda like a sheet of body that went up very high (on a slight angle) to the curve where it meets the main body, and it sorta looked like the rear qtr of a camrey (to me) - bland. Its something that is really hard to see properly in pictures, but in real life once you see it its hard to un-see it.

Not they have sculpted it further, it curves out, then angled down with an additional curve line that runs across the whole thing to join the tail light with the top curve, and so not only is it doing more interesting stuff, its also a smaller sheet section down to the wheel arch. I promise you this will look WAY better in real life - hard to grasp in pictures.

I know that some think that the color of a sports car needs to be bright and flashy but I think the Ice Silver Metallic on the BRZ looks great.
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I'll try to see if I can point out things that I see from the Rear Panel that make sense from a Fluids standpoint albeit my last time working on CFD was back in 2018. Low speed fluid dynamics for cars should apply at the sideskirt and the rear "spat" that Toyota uses for their terminology to streamline the airflow to around or under the car body. You will get turbulent air at the wheel well but the design of the side skirt should be able to mitigate some of those vectors and the rear spat at the well will assist with deflect the air around the body panel towards to rear bumper/wing. I just roughly did some vectors that from a CFD side probably will need more detail to define the actual speed of air flow around the car body, but I'm starting to like what the Engineers at Subaru/Toyota did to make the car achieve that lower drag coefficient. I agree it's hard to grasp in pictures what I was talking about but I personally think the design will age fine in terms of aesthetic.

Now you can smile back then race off with more power.

The second gen is growing on me. The first gen had me at hello, while the second gen is taking more time. I'm still not sold on the new side "pectoral fins", and the "tear drop" looking air intakes on either side of the front bumper.

But overall the car is looking nice in those photos. Looking forward to seeing the vehicle in person. And in red - assuming Subaru doesn't make some bizarre move again and fail to offer red in the USA (like they did last year of the first gen).

It's a beautiful car. It will probably sell well too. Last chance for this type of vehicle imo.

That's an unflattering angle and almost makes the BRZ front end more desirable

You know, the fenders on the new 86/BRZ remind me of the good old "1967-68 to 1969 Camaro" change.

See attached my crude clip of some randomly googled pictures showing 1967 (top) and 1969 (bottom) Camaros.

Note the fenders.

Not being a Camaro guy, I don't think I ever noticed that change. I do know that I like the looks of the earlier Cam better.

As to the spats, even the Corolla has those at the rear wheels now (albeit much smaller).

https://i.imgur.com/VmfNyPQ.jpg

Im not a fan of silver to begin with but goodness that makes the black plastic trim pieces on the front bumper stick out like a sore thumb.

I want to see it in white, and also the dark grey.

I want a light blue metallic with blue interior like my old Celica. :D

Yes - where are all the mad-skillz photoshoppers this time around?

In fact the overall level of interest in this second-gen seems pretty low, both on this forum and elsewhere.

I think once some journalists actually get a shot to drive the thing and give their impressions we may see the hype pick up. That is of course if the car is actually good.

I see no reason it won't be. They fixed the one issue with the car and didn't seem to mess with the rest of the formula too much.

I can't wait to hear impressions of people other that that one guy Subaru chose to ferry around all those journos.
Driver: "Yeah it handles so much better"
Journo: "I mean, I believe you I guess..."

It would be great if they upped the refinement level some to match the MX-5’s, specifically in interior appointments, engine note, and ride quality. The higher rigidity of the new chassis should allow for more of the latter without sacrificing handling. And the engine sounds a bit better in videos. But without using front wishbones (as the MX-5 does) maybe there is only so much that can be done for the ride/handling balance. (Porsche itself has gone to front wishbones on its new GT3.)

Agreed - but Scott Speed does know how to drive at least. And IIRC he didn’t really talk about the handling being better, it was more about how the engine’s fatter power band made the car much more throttle-adjustable in corners.

Yeah don't get me wrong, You can see that he's telling it like it is, and I was just being silly, none of the journo's reacted like that, they were all having too much fun to be snide, from what I saw.

Asteroid impact craters. They're a trendy styling thing nowadays. The Honda Civic Type R has the biggest and ugliest ones.