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Old 07-20-2021, 11:11 AM   #31
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Originally Posted by steverife View Post
I'm guessing they are not choosing a softer bushing to encourage dynamic changes at the limit, but instead for cost/comfort/noise reasons.
They specifically want to differentiate the handling of the GR from the BRZ
Akio Toyoda deemed the new 86 too similar to the new BRZ, and told engineers to go back to the drawing board and differentiate the car from its badge-swapped sibling as best they can.
https://jalopnik.com/toyota-reported...ped-1846542445

From earlier in this thread, an interpretation from the vids:
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Originally Posted by Jianlun View Post
GR more playful, slides earlier, harder to hold a drift (we kinda already know this from press material)
Pretty sure the different bushings and geometry changes under load are specifically designed to make GR handle differently.
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