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Had a 2018 si coupe for two years before it got flooded about two months ago. I upgraded bbk with lightweight rotor, lighter wheels (10lb lighter than stock), intercooler, intake exhaust, rmm Lowering springs control arms and a tune. It pulls hard for a 1.5t when turbo kicks in, otherwise quite sluggish in low rpm. And it handles surprisingly well especially with summer tires. Got my 2020brz about 3 weeks ago and I like it so far, more than the si for the most part. First I like the look of the brz better, second is I like how responsive the engine is. It feels more lively in lower rpm but I felt the si pulls a lot harder at higher rpm with boost. I never liked the clutch in the si, the rev drops very slow even with a tune that deletes the rev hang. I like how fast the rev drop in the brz, however, the rev drops in the brz are not consistent, it hangs and rev drops slowly when I eased into the gas but no rev hang when I’m harder on the gas pedal. Hopefully a tune will fix the inconsistency. Also, the brz feels so much lighter than the si despite the fact that it’s about 80-100 lbs in weight difference in stock form; with the upgrade I had with the si it should be around 2800lb. The ride between the two are very similar, it’s firm but not uncomfortable at all. Si has a more quiet cabin and the sound system is way better than the brz. I always like the brz because of the look, and I always wanted the wrx, I never considered getting an si before test driving one and it surprised me. For the price, the si is a bargain, I got mine for 24k otd, it gets 40mpg on the highway and it’s mod friendly. Price of the wrx has rocketed compared to the last gen. And the price of the brz was up there so getting an si was a smarter move financially imo, plus I worried abt rwd during snow season. I’ll Put some nice snow tires on it and see how it does this winter.
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