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Originally Posted by chrisl
While I agree that the WRX is very different from the BRZ, to call it a "massive tank of a car" is being a bit hyperbolic, in my opinion. It's a fairly small car, for a 4-door, with a similar curb weight to an A3 or 128i. In fact, it's also a similar curb weight to the corvette, which you seem to think is a fairly light car based on your statements above. For an AWD turbo sedan, its weight is very reasonable. No, it doesn't handle like a BRZ, but it's not exactly a Challenger either. Its suspension tuning could absolutely be improved, without a doubt, and that would help its handling quite a bit (I'm still hoping this will be the case for the 2015 model), but at the end of the day, the two cars are aimed at different markets.
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Having driven turbo'd imprezas for the past four and a half years, the driving experience of driving one compared to driving a BRZ... the tank analogy is apt. Compared to some other cars, it isn't apt but WRX/STI vs. BRZ, it is.
The BRZ/FR-S is like a lithe, nimble dancer and the WRX/STI is a thundering, corner carving juggernaut. Both are maneuverable and fast (no pondering behemoth the Impreza), but the Impreza is much akin to a tank compared to a BRZ.