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Also a former crsx member. My base rsx was stolen about a month ago, was recovered, got insurance money and here i am now in a 2014 brz limited. Couple things I didn't like about the rsx. The suspension design SUCKS imo. Steering arms attached to the actual strut, pickup points weren't how I liked it (it can't be lowered more than ~1.5" or your handling goes to shit) etc. You really have to pay attention to the way the suspension is setup in that car. I COULD NOT get the car to handle how i wanted even with the ever so popular 10k/16k f/r suspension setup and nice wide tires. Then again it could have been the crappy bc suspension. Even then I could see the potential in it, just didn't like the suspension. Right off the bat the brz felt WAY better even with the skinny prius tires (and I haven't even pushed it that much yet)
Interior wise, I can't complain. Some say it's cheap and some say it's nice. I personally liked it a lot, especially the dash, but then again I'm not TOO picky about interior as long as it's not shit ugly. Also liked the amount of space it had in the car whereas the BRZ seams crammed, but I can't complain since i try not to take people/large items around anyways. After all I did want a two seater before considering the brz. Overall interior wise, the brz and rsx are pretty even with a slight lean towards the brz.
Power wise, brz wins right off the bat, mainly because I had a base. The torque in the brz is nice for daily driving but it feels under powered in the higher rpms (guy let me smash when i test drove a brz a while ago). HOWEVER, the type s rsx wins in comparison to the brz. Much better gearing, higher revving, and responds to mods VERY nicely. The k series is by far my favorite 4cyl NA motor to this day.
That being said RWD>FWD and LSD>Open diff. Overall BRZ>RSX type s. The rwd and superb handling outweigh the lack of power in the brz IMO.
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