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Originally Posted by Sony
5. The car comes with tires off a Prius stock on purpose for your drifting pleasure. Switch them out with a set of rims and some Max/Extreme Performance Summer Tires and you will have plenty of grip. I have 225/40 R18 Hankook Ventus V12's on my car and they grip like no ones business. I can't even break the tires lose anymore unless I REALLY try.
1. As I said before....better tires change the car dramatically. If you want more grip, getting a set of good performance tires is pretty much the best and easiest thing you can do. The car came with Prius tires stock for a reason, to make the car drift happy and easy to drift. If you're more into the road and track portion of this car then swapping the tires out is a must.
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Just wait till those V12 wear down! I replaced my 6,500 mile Primacy's with a set of V12's on Rotas (bought as a set used, price paid basically for used rims bc tires were worn). I decided to test how much grip worn V12's had against the slippery stock Primacy's - dorifto city!! OMG, I want to keep the V12's on a spare set of rims just to go sideways! Zero grip. Makes the Primacy's feel like glue - which they're far from it. (I have Pilot SS on my other car and their grip is incredible.).
The Primacy's scream when you get the back end loose - alerting LEO within a mile radius. The V12's are silent as they glide across the SoCal dry roads like they were covered in fresh winter powder.
My V12's are stock sized though on a 7.75" rim, so slightly lower profile. Pilot SS will make their way on to my car at some point.
To the OP, if you are serious, then your concerns have been addressed above in the replies. Find another car for $25-30k new that is lightweight and handles and has a great aftermarket support to transform the car into anything from mild to wild. That said, you can buy a used Corvette for $25-30k that will wipe the floor with the BRZ even after mods. There's a total package thing about the BRZ, and especially for those of us who want a back seat, or go to pick up a set of 4 wheels off Craigslist/NASIOC, the BRZ makes a very fun DD that will put a smile on your face at legal speeds. I'm sure the Forester XT, 600hp Soarer, and Corvette have a tough time being fun at 35mph. (This coming from an owner of a 300hp WRX, a 450hp BMW M/Dinan, and someone who has lots of wheel time in C5 and C6 Vettes. All those cars don't get fun until 80mph+. The BMW is a hoot at 120+, but over engineered for legal speeds. I've got $40k in mods in the BMW, and aside from a large track, there's no place to really use that for more than a second or two on the streets. The BRZ in completely stock form is more fun to drive than the other two cars I have.)