Mind-blowing features of the next model BRZ
 

http://i.imgur.com/PweWnfp.jpg

From DRIVE Magazine by Subaru. It was in my mailbox this afternoon and I thought I would share my findings.

The new one has knee pads...... it's a ho. :lol:

Revised badging eh? Glad I didn't hold out for the 2014...

No, you misunderstand. The knee pads are FOR the driver and front passenger, not for the car.

What kind of revised badging?

This is all the magazine says about the BRZ. Pretty extensive.

Hopefully ones that say knee pads are for driver and passenger not car :lol:

We need 10 threads on this?

I was reading that today too. Ha.

I was a bit confused too about the addition of knee pads and revised badging. What the hell?

Also they're adding Aha radio app. I'm okay with that I guess.

:suicide: Mind blown.....thanks a lot.................

$5 says the revised badging is a Premium and Limited badge so people would know the difference. $10 says the knee pads are going to raise the msrp by $500.

Starting a pre-order list for the 2015....

Time to trade in i need those knee pads, and i cant wait to debadge the revised badges...

Detachable sticks to bite down on.

You guys are joking, but I know there's a whole lot of you going to trade in your '13s for the '14s.

[JOKING] They're going to remove the Subaru from the trunk so in 2015 they can put Turbo there. [/JOKING]

RBZ

I would really like the knee pads...

The knee pads are so trivial. The only real reason I would have to trade in my car would be for a significant upgrade in power that could be had under warranty.

LOOOOL :lol::lol::lol:

They're going to bring back Subaru's old lettering. :happyanim:

Exactly, I can't remember the last time I had to kneel against my interior while driving. I have them and make no difference to my knees resting on these or the interior of my Corolla, they do look good though..

theyre prolly gonna have glowing badges.

Gotta keep up with the FRS:party0030:

Joking aside, I'm hoping that we get the Aha firmware updated for free or for a very low cost for our 2013s, and I'm really curious as to whether the kneepads will be the same as the JDM ones, or something different. Either way, I'd hope that they would be nicer than our current ones, and hopefully readily available for 2013 owners, cheaper than the ~$250 it takes to get a full set of JDM ones with the speaker grilles. I was an idiot and I scuffed up the one on the right side of the center console in a couple places while disassembling the radio (I put something over the shift knob to protect it but completely forgot about the kneepad), so I'm putting my plans to replace it on the back burner in hopes of the 2014 bringing a good kneepad to the market.

I'm mildly curious about the new badging. The current badging is pretty standard Subaru - Pleaides clusters centered front and rear, with Subaru in small text to the left and the model to the right, same as every other Subaru available. I'm not sure if they intend to remove the word Subaru and possibly relocate BRZ to be in a similar spot to the FR-S, or if they've got a cool new BRZ badge, or if they want to put more crap on it (Really, Subaru? You needed a badge on my old Legacy GT to say that it was Symmetrical AWD?).

Either way, the tiny trunk lid is too cluttered with Subaru [Pleaides] BRZ, especially with the spoiler and the chrome tail lights, and I think my car looks far nicer debadged. I can't see myself rebadging unless they come out with something really cool in place of the Pleaides. I could see them doing a fancy Pleaides in a different color, but having GBS, the field of the Pleaides is a very nice match, so I wouldn't go to a red and black one or whatever ricey crap Subaru decides is cool, IF that's even the badge they decide to revise.

If that's the case I'm glad I got the 2013. Glowing badges are going to look so tacky and lame, IMO.

Couldn't agree more. Why is it that these things can't be consolidated into similar threads (like the "BRZ orders open" thread)??

OP, please check this link out:

http://bit.ly/12bnBeS

Its VERY helpful

Need knee pads?

JPM knee pads. Done and done. Wrapped in whatever fabric your little heart desires! Lol

As for the updates, I would hope that they would be available for the 2013 owners. Especially if it is something like software for the radio.

Glad I didn't hold out for 2014, YOU FOOLS! lol

The console kneepads are great, the door ones I was disappointed with, no real cushioning on them. but JPM ftw nonetheless

Damn! Now the BRZ will be a fat and heavy hog with those extra knee pads!

Just getting rid of the headunit and leaving an empty hole along with $1000 in your pocket would be a major improvement over the 2013's crappy excuse of a unit.

The knee pads are used during performance driving eg., autox/track days for support.

You don't understand - they're down in the foot well, so it moves the CG. Maybe they got tired of saying that they had a 18.1" CG and just wanted to add some pounds down low to get it to 18". Actually, the trunk badges are more than 18" off the ground, so I'm betting the combination of lightening the badges and making the knee pads heavier is moving the CG down.

Sorry for not scouring every corner of the forums to make sure this was 100% completely original content that was easy to find.

Maybe we should consolidate everything into one mega post that way we don't clutter anything up.

ZBR20




Seriously.......

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New badges don't mean anything because most people debadge the lettering on their car anyway. Knee pads are a cool new addition because that means that you can probably order them via a parts department now.

I am interested to see what the new Aha radio system brings as this was one of the big things they were talking about back before the BRZ was even released.

I got this magazine in my mail box as well. i threwed it away. lol

Really? I honestly can't say I've seen more than one debadged car in my life, in the U.S. at least

And how much is that? Not everyone wants to throw a boatload of money at custom upholstery. Last I checked, the regular ol' JDM ones come in at about $220 for a full set once you include the required speaker grilles, and JPM Coachworks comes in about $50 higher.

I'll pay it if I have to, but if the USDM '14 kneepads are any good, I bet it'd be a whole lot cheaper to order a USDM part than it is to get the imported JDM ones or custom-made ones. I don't think an operation like JPM can even come close to matching the price point that Subaru will hit, producing ~10k+ of these for the USDM. Not to knock them, the quality seems great, I just don't think that they are comparable in price to OEM parts. Of course, I could be completely wrong, and the USDM knee pads could be priced at $300, but I'm definitely holding off on buying anything until I see what the new parts are like.