2018 Subaru BRZ Model Changes Announced
 

http://media.subaru.com/pressrelease...-track-agility

Summary of Changes for 2018

• New BRZ tS model with chassis tuning by STI
• New convenience upgrades
• Pure sports car performance with 205 hp, light weight, and ultra low center of gravity
• Choice of 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic transmission
• Optional Performance Package

Subaru BRZ tS Upgrades:

• STI-tuned front and rear SACHS® dampers and coil springs
• Flexible V-braces in the engine compartment
• STI flexible draw stiffener is added to the crossmember
• Strut tower features an STI flexible V-bar
• 18" STi Wheels
• 215/40 R 18 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tires
• Brembo rotors, 4-piston front calipers and 2-piston rear calipers (Same as performance pack)
• STI rear carbon fiber spoiler, which is manually adjustable
• STI front, rear and side underspoilers
• Black finnished mirrors, roof-mounted shark fin antenna, BRZ and SUBARU badging
• STI fog light covers (Fog light delete)

Changes for Subaru BRZ Limited and tS:

• SUBARU STARLINK 7.0” Multimedia with Navigation system, featuring Android Auto and Apple Carplay.

Changes for Subaru BRZ Premium:

• Standard heated exterior mirrors

Changes for All Models:

• Welcome lighting
• One-touch directional signals for lane changing
• Headlights auto on/off with wipers

Thank you for this! A couple of questions:

1. What is welcome lighting?
2. Have they announced any changes to the exterior colors?

What do they mean by, "Optional Performance Package" for the tS?
I thought the tS WAS the Performance Package with some extra bling.

No turbo is no news, yawn.

They need to just stahp with the Starlink.

upgrade: fog light delete

wait, it costs more to not have foglights?

1) The top bullets points were from the Subaru news link. They are just the summary bullets points. I updated the language to clarify that. Subaru just meant to say that the Performance Package is still available in 2018.

2) Doesn't look like there will be new colors.

"the fog lights have been deleted and replaced with STI fog light covers."

No fog lights but hey, you get some nifty plastic covers with STI written on them...

Weird way to word it for sure but it seems like they just meant the "Optional Performance Package" is standard on the tS, which we all knew, seems clear when you check the article. Also nice to see there's more then just a little extra bling on tS, car is solid, I'll definitely be confirming my order.

If it's anything like my outback whenever you unlock the door or approach the car little lights on the mirror will shine on to the door

What, exactly, is a "flexible stiffener?"

I did some googling and it looks like welcome lighting is when your interior lights and headlight/taillights turn on.

I'm assuming that it has to include headlights/taillights because my BRZ interior lights already turn on when approached.. unless thats just a Canada thing.. which I don't believe it is.

Still 215s... wow

So Limited models and tS get Navigation again, lol.