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Flarpswitch · 10-22-2018, 12:52 PM

Going back to the original comment: I get the sarcasm. Ha ha, point well taken. Getting right to the point, I believe that there is a different level of driver engagement in the BRZ on the road and certainly on the track. The only feature that I can think of that might prove useful is adaptive cruise control on an automatic transmission equipped BRZ and then only those times I find myself on the Interstate.

My Subaru experience has been a 2014 Forester LTD since April 2013. Cross continent trips in the winter, renting and borrowing various other cars at times lead me to this conclusion: My next car would have to have more interior space and it had to be sporty like the cars I drove when I was younger (much younger). And, it had to be a Subaru. Problem solved, but it took two Subarus to do it. There is a 2019 Ascent Ltd and a 2017 BRZ Ltd in the garage. The Forester is staying in the family. (The best use car is the one you bought new). Believe me, driving the Ascent and the BRZ you know you are in a Subaru. From there the driving experience takes off it two different directions. I don’t have enough time and miles to come to an opinion on Eyesight yet. I do know that I would not have it in the BRZ and I would turn it off if it was. I was experimenting with the Eyesight system and it has some spooky tendencies. I was in the far right lane getting a feel for the car and the Toyota Prius ahead of me was doing it’s Prius thing that pisses everyone off: they drive two or three MPH below the posted limit and they do that in all lanes of traffic. You know what I am talking about. Eyesight engaged, I decide I had enough of the rolling roadblock. Light traffic, so I turn to the left without using the turn signal. Whoa cowboy, not so fast: Eyesight steers me back into my lane. Do I want Eyesight steering me out of the apex of a turn in my BRZ? You know the answer.

Fast forward to a year from now I would likely say that yes, Eyesight is an asset on the Subaru Ascent. In my opinion, the BRZ driver generally has a level of engagement in the driving experience that Eyesight would add nothing and in some cases hinder. If you find that Eyesight does give you that edge of security, then you are either sleep deprived or have a bad hangover. Call for a taxi.

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Flarpswitch Senior Member Join Date: May 2018 Drives: 2022 BRZ Ltd, 2025 Ascent Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 247 Thanks: 162 Thanked 173 Times in 99 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Going back to the original comment: I get the sarcasm. Ha ha, point well taken. Getting right to the point, I believe that there is a different level of driver engagement in the BRZ on the road and certainly on the track. The only feature that I can think of that might prove useful is adaptive cruise control on an automatic transmission equipped BRZ and then only those times I find myself on the Interstate. My Subaru experience has been a 2014 Forester LTD since April 2013. Cross continent trips in the winter, renting and borrowing various other cars at times lead me to this conclusion: My next car would have to have more interior space and it had to be sporty like the cars I drove when I was younger (much younger). And, it had to be a Subaru. Problem solved, but it took two Subarus to do it. There is a 2019 Ascent Ltd and a 2017 BRZ Ltd in the garage. The Forester is staying in the family. (The best use car is the one you bought new). Believe me, driving the Ascent and the BRZ you know you are in a Subaru. From there the driving experience takes off it two different directions. I don’t have enough time and miles to come to an opinion on Eyesight yet. I do know that I would not have it in the BRZ and I would turn it off if it was. I was experimenting with the Eyesight system and it has some spooky tendencies. I was in the far right lane getting a feel for the car and the Toyota Prius ahead of me was doing it’s Prius thing that pisses everyone off: they drive two or three MPH below the posted limit and they do that in all lanes of traffic. You know what I am talking about. Eyesight engaged, I decide I had enough of the rolling roadblock. Light traffic, so I turn to the left without using the turn signal. Whoa cowboy, not so fast: Eyesight steers me back into my lane. Do I want Eyesight steering me out of the apex of a turn in my BRZ? You know the answer. Fast forward to a year from now I would likely say that yes, Eyesight is an asset on the Subaru Ascent. In my opinion, the BRZ driver generally has a level of engagement in the driving experience that Eyesight would add nothing and in some cases hinder. If you find that Eyesight does give you that edge of security, then you are either sleep deprived or have a bad hangover. Call for a taxi. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk __________________ The ants are our friends, they’re blowing in the wind, that ants are blowing in the wind.