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My previous car was a 2013 STi. I had bought it brand new because it was my dream car from my teenage years and man did it bring me a lot of joy. I started getting a lot of seat time at the track with the STi - primarily at Englishtown Raceway Park, NJMP, and Watkins Glen. I did a bunch of DE events with PCA, and the STi was an extremely capable car having no problem keeping up with the 911s in my groups. Spent a lot of time and money to get the car set up exactly how I wanted it with top quality mods and man that thing was a rocket. The winter months were insanely fun; it was incredible what you can get away with by having a proper set of winter tires. After getting more serious about track time, I've been feeling that the car is just too porky and I really wanted to get into a light-weight RWD platform.
I had test driven the BRZ about 3 years ago when I first got my STi but it didn't really call to me at all. After test driving the BRZ again, I took a more spirited approach to the test drive. I swear I was sold instantly. The first track day I did with the BRZ was at Watkins Glen with nothing other than upgraded brake fluid & pads and I couldn't stop smiling. The BRZ out of the box is so incredibly sorted, I couldn't believe it. Even the street manners are so much better than the STi.
Long story short - the BRZ is slow as a slug in a straight line compared to the STi, but driving dynamics and the way the car moves around around a corner has me with an ear to ear grin every time. 1000% no regrets. I've had people say "you gave up your STi for that!?" Like OP said, once you drive a twin the way it's meant to be driven, everything about the car makes sense. I don't think there's a single *new* car out there in the market that comes close to what the twins give you for the money.
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