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Originally Posted by jamison884
It's orders of magnitude more refined when it comes to comfort, build materials, and technology, has amazing balance and turn-in (virtually no understeer), and the brakes are stronger (the SE uses Golf R brakes if I recall correctly), Then the clutch is smoother, the gear shifts are much smoother and less clunky, it only weighs about 250 pounds more than an FRS, and it's simply faster with a bit more HP and a ton more torque. Then I can also fit four full-sized adults comfortably and have plenty of storage.
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To me the BRZ is much much more engaging to operate so not sure if I even agree with the above much.
You can actually make the BRZ a more comfortable ride than a Golf GTI if you know how to mildly modify it and this is exactly what I have done (heavy VW/Ronal 18" vs. lightweight 17" STI/Enkei wheels, Dunlop SP Sport 01 vs Advan Fleva tires, and Eibach Prokit Votex/Sachs setup vs. STI Performance/Bilstein setup).
VW/Audi is known to have a spongy feeling brake pedal due to the way they implement the brake booster with an electric vacuum pump. BRZ has none of that and I can stop at a dime just as well with a much surefooted brake pedal.
Okay a dual mass flywheel and cable shifter will seem smoother but the throw is rather long with the Golf GTI and not as accurate as a lightweight single mass flywheel and short throw shifter using linkages on the BRZ). I had a DSG cuz I didn't like the stick shift variant, that VW clutch pedal travel is ridiculously long for my short legs.
The Golf GTI corners like it's always just about to flip over whereas the BRZ is much more go-kart like with the axis of rotation right at the driver's seat. No way the Golf GTI can corner as fast as a BRZ. In terms of straight line my BRZ have an upgraded clutch and I can accelerate just as fast if I want to, and also not run out of steam above 5000rpm.
I no longer need to haul much things or more than 2 people so moving from the Golf GTI to the BRZ made sense to me. The RWD also taught me a lot in terms of handling.
But hey if you need a nice German hot hatch the Golf GTI is hard to beat. Just not sure about the Das Auto reliability and running cost overtime.
BTW you should check where the side mirrors attach to the doors as it's known to rust inside around there with the Mk7 within a year or so. With the MkV the water only seemp into the center brake light thru the spoiler and corrode the circuitry in less than 7 years.