I'm Disappointed

[Kage]

Ok so actually sat in the brz today...mixed feelings

The interior quality is much nicer than I expected..felt like a very well built car.

Rear seat room....nope...there is none. I'm only 5'7 and my friend is 5'10. With me in the back seat and the front seat so far back that my feet were locked in place, he was still uncomfortable. I was expecting to be able to carry people back there for short trips but even that seems like a ludicrous expectation at this point...

As for the front seats, I'm 5'7 and 145 pounds and a size small in clothing so I'm not a big person by any stretch of the imagination. The seats felt way to narrow for me, I couldn't sit comfortably. I'm not sure what kinda of anorexic person they were designed for but I'd HAVE to change the seats to get the car.

Other than seating the car felt really great and it's the perfect size for that type of car. Just swap the front seats for racing seats, and remove the rears all together and this can will be exactly what I want...but do I feel like doing that to a brand new car is the question.

I'll probably end up with a genesis (which looks great in person despite the ugliness shown in the pics) or a mustang or something. Or if a go for another used car maybe a s2k or see if I can find supra.

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Okay after reading my post after I woke up I was to harsh on the front seat and I apologize for that. I'm not going to remove anything I said (because I hat when people do that) so I'll just explain better below.

It's not that the seat was TOO small...just a TAD bit too tight..for me. Not to the point that it's a problem for me...just past the point of being ideal. The passenger seat felt great so I'm not sure why I felt awkward in the driver seat. What Guff said is true, maybe I am just not use to it...yet. I've never been in seats like these before.

As for the last line about probably ending up in a genesis or something else. Not really sure why I wrote that. Again I apologize. I read some of the posts saying I should just get the gen coupe since that's the type of car I wanted and the one about me getting the buick(lol?) and I initially got somewhat angry. Then I re-read what I said and it all made sense.

As far as new cars are concerned this is still the first car on my list. Mainly because I really like small cars; and out of new cars there really isn't anything else that fits the bill. The gen and the 'stang for that size car are nice but I feel kinda lost when I sit in them.

[Dark]

Originally Posted by Kage

Ok so actually sat in the brz today...mixed feelings

The interior quality is much nicer than I expected..felt like a very well built car.

Rear seat room....nope...there is none. I'm only 5'7 and my friend is 5'10. With me in the back seat and the front seat so far back that my feet were locked in place, he was still uncomfortable. I was expecting to be able to carry people back there for short trips but even that seems like a ludicrous expectation at this point...

As for the front seats, I'm 5'7 and 145 pounds and a size small in clothing so I'm not a big person by any stretch of the imagination. The seats felt way to narrow for me, I couldn't sit comfortably. I'm not sure what kinda of anorexic person they were designed for but I'd HAVE to change the seats to get the car.

Other than seating the car felt really great and it's the perfect size for that type of car. Just swap the front seats for racing seats, and remove the rears all together and this can will be exactly what I want...but do I feel like doing that to a brand new car is the question.

I'll probably end up with a genesis (which looks great in person despite the ugliness shown in the pics) or a mustang or something. Or if a go for another used car maybe a s2k or see if I can find supra.

You're making me worried. I'm 5'8" and 170lb.

[blur]

Originally Posted by Dark

You're making me worried. I'm 5'8" and 170lb.

Took the words right out of my mouth. I weight 165 and am 5'8"...

[Zaku]

Oh come everyone, the opinions are all subjective from different people. We had a member that's 6'6 and 220 some pounds sit in the car and they felt just fine. I'm 6 and 160 and I'm ok with it too. The seat behind the driver is definitely useless(You know like a Porsche 911 useless), but the passenger side you can sit two people for short trips. But they are going to have to be petite people, kids or if you have a smaller gf or something i can't imagine any one past 5'4 to fit comfortably if someone is sitting behind them. It wasn't meant to carry people it was meant to be sports car( Like a Cayman), and it's coming close to every definition of it. Honestly carrying people is what a lot of us wanted, but this isn't a GT car, it's not a Sedan, it's not a Lancer or a WRX. So don't get discourage. Don't let the hype get you, figure out what you want and look for a car that fits it, if this isn't it. If it doesn't meet your needs then it's not for you.

Pretty simple really and to be honest they engineered it using Japanese people as the blue print( yes it's a Japanese car), they are much smaller then us Americans, in fact they're just about the same size as Kage. So the opinion is very subjective, I'm sorry it doesn't work out for you, best of luck to you and any car you choose, have fun with it.

[Subaruwrxfan]

Originally Posted by Kage

As for the front seats, I'm 5'7 and 145 pounds and a size small in clothing so I'm not a big person by any stretch of the imagination. The seats felt way to narrow for me, I couldn't sit comfortably. I'm not sure what kinda of anorexic person they were designed for but I'd HAVE to change the seats to get the car.

I never thought I'd see the day that Subaru left the JDM seats in a USDM car. The American WRX and STI seats were always wide enough to accommodate a sumo wrestler. I thought for sure we'd get wide supersized seats for the US model. I'm 5'8" 135 lbs, so I'm overjoyed that these seats feel tight to you.

[merlin2111]

If you are going to be throwing this thing threw the corners you are going to need snug seats.

[Guff]

Like Zaku was saying, a 6'6" 220lb guy sat in it and said he was nice as snug, but everyone's body shape is different I suppose.

Also, side bolsters are supposed to lightly push/hold your sides in so perhaps you just aren't used to aggressively bolstered seats?

[ichitaka05]

There gonna be always haters... Some just don't like it. Like GC better, sure go for it. Just say "This car wasn't for me." & just move on...

[switchlanez]

Originally Posted by Subaruwrxfan

I never thought I'd see the day that Subaru left the JDM seats in a USDM car. The American WRX and STI seats were always wide enough to accommodate a sumo wrestler.

[MRZ415]

Its all good in the neighborhood... I got a feeling this will still sell like hot cake ..
it would of been okay-ish ...

Personally I think it'll workout for most people (who happen to be of Asian)
because of size issues .. my gf and her friends are also Asian and being all 5 feet 4
it'll be alright.

[Dark]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

There gonna be always haters... Some just don't like it. Like GC better, sure go for it. Just say "This car wasn't for me." & just move on...

I still don't give up on the car yet. I need to feel it first.

[brzmaybe]

Originally Posted by Kage

As for the front seats, I'm 5'7 and 145 pounds and a size small in clothing so I'm not a big person by any stretch of the imagination. The seats felt way to narrow for me, I couldn't sit comfortably. I'm not sure what kinda of anorexic person they were designed for but I'd HAVE to change the seats to get the car.

Interesting. I'm 5'7" and 165 pounds and the seats felt just right to me... I could feel both side bolsters keeping me in the center of the seat. That's the same sensation I have in the optional-but-stock sports seats in my BMW 1 series. Thinking about it, the BRZ seats felt roughly "half way" between Mazda MX 5 seats and the BMW. I think that's enough padding for multi-hour trips; my back tended to grumble after about two hours in the MX 5.

[WingsofWar]

im Filipino, 5'11 160lbs winter fat ..i fit just fine in a mx5. In my FC3S the stock TII seats were fine too..But when i swapped for JDM infini bucket seats i had a bit of some struggle in getting comfortable due to being a little tight on the hip and shoulders. I suspect that i wont have much of an issue in the BRZ/FRS. Especially since im starting my spring diet and dropping to 145lbs by summer.

[SUB-FT86]

I am 5'9'' 145-150 lbs. I am very skinny so the seats sound like they were made for me. My RSX have a similar shape to the FR-S seats. The back seats will get ripped out no matter what. I want it to be a true 2 seater with rear space for my laptop or other stuff I'd like to throw in the back. Your description of the car doesn't even bother me. It actually excites me more.