MotorTrend: Modifying the 2013 Subaru BRZ! The First Change a Driver Should Make
 

On this episode of Wide Open Throttle, Jessi Lang heads to Indiana to experience firsthand the impact tires have on a vehicle's performance. Find out how the 2013 stock Subaru BRZ behaves on the track and see the difference a one-inch increase in tire-size makes in its overall performance.

Tires used:
OEM tires and wheels:
215/45R17 87W Michelin Primacy HP
Grand Touring Summer category
17x7.0" OEM wheels
Performance tire and wheel upgrade
245/35R18 (92Y) Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Max Performance Summer category
18x8.0" OZ Alleggerita HLT wheels

Should have stayed with 17 inches

^^^^ Agreed

From youtube comments:

Tires used:
OEM tires and wheels:
215/45R17 87W Michelin Primacy HP
Grand Touring Summer category
17x7.0" OEM wheels
Performance tire and wheel upgrade
245/35R18 (92Y) Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Max Performance Summer category
18x8.0" OZ Alleggerita HLT wheels
Thanks for watching!
Jessi

So basically we learned that (wider) Michelin Pilot Super Sport offers much more grip than Michelin Primacy HP.. WOW.. what a surprise.. I feel so much smarter now.

I like watching Jessi Lang, but her show really is not much informative..
It was 10 min long, and she was at a track at tirerack. So much more potential!

Whoa whoa whoa... There were tires in that video?

Am I the only one that thinks she's overly annoying and shouldn't be working for Motor Trend? :bonk:

She needs to eat a cheeseburger and get rid of her ghetto barbwire tattoo on her arm IMO!

10/10 would watch again.

I agree, either that or picked an 18 with a little more sidewall. I guess I'm just to old school for extremely low profile tires. I do miss gangster whitewalls.

OK, if we are going there, usually I would agree, but I thought it worked for her. I do think she should return to whatever her original hair color is though. She's more of brunette or redhead to me, not a bleached blonde.

Let me preface my post by saying that the info is informative but that woman OMG MANJAW...:scared0016:

I've spent a lot of time on that track. By the way Woody is an excellent autocross driver.

"Advanced testing facility"? Really? A track with a tire changing station is an "advanced testing facility." The company sells tires and wheels and makes nothing... How is their location "advanced" exactly?

Why would making something be a criteria for being advanced? How many places of business do you know of that have a much better facility?

Yawn.