2014 BRZ completely unchanged
 

Well, this is peculiar.

So a shipment of cars arrived at our dealership just minutes ago, one of them being a WRB BRZ Limited 6MT. Naturally I walked over to see what was up with it. Thought "oh boy, this is probably a 2014! Let's see what's different with it!" after reading in dealer resources about revised badging, padded knee pads and such.

Upon reviewing the window sticker and confirming that yes, this was indeed a 2014, I cracked the door and saw... nothing different. Puzzled, I closed the door and rushed to the back of the car: same badging. Alright, this was strange. I found myself poring over every inch of the car looking for something different but could find nothing, nothing at all. Completely identical to the 2013 in every way I could see.

Is it possible the MY changes won't take effect until later in the production line? I'm a bit disappointed, honestly. :thumbdown:

Edit: I shouldn't say completely unchanged. They do of course have Aha smartphone integration AND the same keys from the 2014 Forester w/ keyless (they have an actual Subaru emblem embedded rather than stamped plastic)

Why were you expecting it to be different?

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41871

Yea, looks like the only thing they did so far was AHA part of the radio

yep. looks like all they ended up changing is really the radio and the steering wheel badge (it looks a bit bluer than before)

The key is also different. Instead of the stamped Subaru star cluster in the plastic it has an actual emblem, same as the regular Subaru remote keys. Nothing too exciting for me since I already swapped key housings from a Forester Touring with keyless access. Software version on the head unit reads 05,30,2013 Ver.68.2002 if anyone cares?

Old vs. new:

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...r/IMG_3306.jpg

so frs gets knee pads in 2014 but brz doesn't? thought i saw a thread with somebody taking pics of their 14 frs with stock knee pads.

yes the 14 frs has knee pads.

Steering wheel badge is bluer? Are there pics anywhere of this?

Another Subaru employee posted this a few weeks back as well and confirmed no new pads, and badges (at least on the outside of the car) were the same. Just the Aha radio app (and steering wheel)?

Should we really be surprised though? The cars were selling well, I don't think they need to change much at this point. I suspect next year will see very minor mods, and then the year after that may see significant changes with the mid-cycle refresh.

I'd be happy about my resale values if I owned a 2013 right about now!

Nick C.

So THAT is the revised badging Subaru was talking about.(on the key fob..LOL)

#Mesohappy, #mesohappy!!!
My resale value just went up by $0.0000178, yay!!!!111

http://images.wikia.com/vampirediari...ous-e14739.jpg

Nick C.