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Old 11-27-2012, 10:41 PM   #61
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Originally Posted by himbo View Post
I have no clue where notion that the STI variant will be lighter came from.
Here's a mention of it in one article. That comment isn't directly sourced, however...

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Originally Posted by http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/subaru/35458/subaru-brz-sti-planned (Mar 2012)
As well as more power, the BRZ STI is set to weigh even less than the 1,250kg standard car, thanks to racing bucket seats and potentially a carbonfibre roof and bonnet, which will further help to lower the car's centre of gravity. Other tweaks will include a dramatic bodykit, stiffened and lowered suspension, lighter but larger 18-inch alloy wheels and upgraded brakes.
I thought I read elsewhere (months ago) another article that specified a weight difference. Of course it either had no source, was a guess, or an unofficial leak, etc. I thought it said something like 100kg less, which was damn optimistic. Not that it wouldn't make me happy.
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