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Enemies · 02-11-2012, 07:32 PM

To me the exterior of the cars are pretty close. I like the front bumper on the FR-S more than the BRZ but with a front license plate on the BRZ I don't think it looks nearly as bad. Subaru must be reading what people have been saying on the forums because I've noticed in all their recent outings they've been covering up the front with plates.

I think the interior of the BRZ is well ahead of the FR-S but I think the only thing I just can't seem to get over (on the FR-S) is the center console. It's just absolutely hideous to me. I'm all for saving money but I think there's a time and a place for it and I think they could've added a bit to the price to add a bit to the interior and they wouldn't have lost out on a certain percentage of the buyers. Then again maybe they would've lost more people by raising the price a bit.

I'm hoping Subaru will be competitive enough with the pricing to attempt to not lose a bunch of people to the FR-S. They might have me by the short and curlies with the HID's though. And everything else they offer will just be icing on the cake. I'm just glad the HID's come on the Premium because after much thought I'm not convinced I'll be going with the Limited, especially if the price is $2000+ which I'm sure it will be, at least in Canada.

02-11-2012, 07:32 PM	#8
Enemies Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: '13 SWP Sport-Tech (Limited) Location: Okanagan Valley, Canada Posts: 1,093 Thanks: 11 Thanked 86 Times in 55 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s)	To me the exterior of the cars are pretty close. I like the front bumper on the FR-S more than the BRZ but with a front license plate on the BRZ I don't think it looks nearly as bad. Subaru must be reading what people have been saying on the forums because I've noticed in all their recent outings they've been covering up the front with plates. I think the interior of the BRZ is well ahead of the FR-S but I think the only thing I just can't seem to get over (on the FR-S) is the center console. It's just absolutely hideous to me. I'm all for saving money but I think there's a time and a place for it and I think they could've added a bit to the price to add a bit to the interior and they wouldn't have lost out on a certain percentage of the buyers. Then again maybe they would've lost more people by raising the price a bit. I'm hoping Subaru will be competitive enough with the pricing to attempt to not lose a bunch of people to the FR-S. They might have me by the short and curlies with the HID's though. And everything else they offer will just be icing on the cake. I'm just glad the HID's come on the Premium because after much thought I'm not convinced I'll be going with the Limited, especially if the price is $2000+ which I'm sure it will be, at least in Canada.