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radroach · 12-08-2016, 03:48 PM

@curiosul Perhaps one thing I could takeaway from your review that the controls were too playstationy, is that there was a model change in the steering wheel for different materials and button controls for the radio, which I think makes a drastic impact on the feel and presentation of the car.

Compare 2013 "sport" steering wheel:

To the 2017 "multimedia" steering wheel (the BRZ has twice as many buttons as this)

I think the earlier 2013's and 14's were set up to feel more analog 90's cars. Key-start non-push button, no steering wheel buttons, analog a/c controls, halogen incandecent lights.

12-08-2016, 03:48 PM	#63
radroach Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: car Location: usa Posts: 2,162 Thanks: 1,028 Thanked 867 Times in 530 Posts Mentioned: 35 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	@curiosul Perhaps one thing I could takeaway from your review that the controls were too playstationy, is that there was a model change in the steering wheel for different materials and button controls for the radio, which I think makes a drastic impact on the feel and presentation of the car. Compare 2013 "sport" steering wheel: To the 2017 "multimedia" steering wheel (the BRZ has twice as many buttons as this) I think the earlier 2013's and 14's were set up to feel more analog 90's cars. Key-start non-push button, no steering wheel buttons, analog a/c controls, halogen incandecent lights.