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Z_Rocks · 03-25-2012, 01:07 PM

Looks like someone got scared and wet his pants on the passenger side

blur · 03-25-2012, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by e46m3

In the video, he is shifting to 3rd around 101 km/h which is over 62mph. This is odd as, according to Insideline, they had to shift to 3rd at 59 mph as they hit fuel cut. Does Euro version have different gear ratio than US version?

+1, I was thinking the same... they blamed the upshift for the bad 0-60 time too.

YaX · 03-25-2012, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Draco-REX

But did you notice that it has a shift position indicator on the manual transmission? (1,2,3, etc) THAT's really cool

Saw that in the manual; it made me very happy.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

Hey yeah thats pretty cool.

Sometimes i forget what gear im in lol so this would help out somewhat lol.

Really?

Really?

YaX · 03-25-2012, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by e46m3

In the video, he is shifting to 3rd around 101 km/h which is over 62mph. This is odd as, according to Insideline, they had to shift to 3rd at 59 mph as they hit fuel cut. Does Euro version have different gear ratio than US version?

Exactly, I was looking for the same thing. 101 km/h is nearly 63mph. That makes perfect sense. Subaru isn't that stupid. They know 0-60 mph or 0-100 km/h is the gold standard, regardless of whether the car is designed to accelerate quickly. It's frickin media suicide to gear a car to only reach 59mph.

I don't trust Inside Line in the least, but something is up. It's either different gearing, speedometer calibration error, or Inside Line's test equipment was F'ed.

blur · 03-25-2012, 04:30 PM

So what's the new 0-60?

brianbot5000 · 03-25-2012, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by blur

So what's the new 0-60?

5.5 seconds.

Xlr8 · 03-25-2012, 04:47 PM

This car is going to live in second and third on backroads. That's real world practical driving.

uspspro · 03-25-2012, 05:12 PM

Willing to bet inside line's equipment was not working properly.

Speedos are routinely off, but with a 7500 rpm redline to work with, I doubt Toyota/Subaru would cut 2nd short of 60 mph.

Motortrend got 6.4s 0-60 and a 14.9 1/4 mile @ 95.5 mph

If we have to look a numbers....
Lap times are a better metric of how fast the car will be out on the backroads than "0 to whatever" acceleration tests.

vijaykdotcom · 03-25-2012, 05:27 PM

I was hoping for a little drifting action

Did anybody come across a drifting action video by the BRZ, not FRS ??

switchlanez · 03-25-2012, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YaX

Quote:

Originally Posted by Draco-REX

According to the manual, the upshift light will come disabled from the factory, but you can turn it on if you want. But did you notice that it has a shift position indicator on the manual transmission? (1,2,3, etc) THAT's really cool

Saw that in the manual; it made me very happy.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

Hey yeah thats pretty cool.

Sometimes i forget what gear im in lol so this would help out somewhat lol.

Really?

Really?

For me it's more helpful to have it than to not. When I merge onto the freeway I accelerate up to and stay in 5th to focus on matching the flow of traffic. Then I shift to 6th. But if traffic is really hectic and I have passengers to talk to, sometimes I forget to shift to 6th. It's usually not til there's a quiet moment when I notice the engine noise after cruising at highway speeds in 5th for a good 30 minutes! It's only March and I've done this at least twice this year. Also in city driving I'll rarely forget whether I'm in 3rd vs 5th or 4th vs 6th but it happens when I have other things on my mind and I only find out after I've mis-shifted.

Lost · 03-25-2012, 05:38 PM

Nice vid!

vijaykdotcom · 03-25-2012, 05:52 PM

found this..not an out and out drifting action but still..

Bang Uchiha · 03-25-2012, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vijaykdotcom

found this..not an out and out drifting action but still..

Thanks for the vids, I'm liking the rim and tire setup on your vid. Looks way better than the stock

Brett · 03-25-2012, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vijaykdotcom

I was hoping for a little drifting action

Did anybody come across a drifting action video by the BRZ, not FRS ??

I was just about to say the opposite: a video with no drifting--how refreshing!

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