2017 Model Year Improvements

[Turbo95eg6]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

WARNING: SPECULATION ALERT!
These comments made me go back and look for any badging on the camo mules. There are none that I could find and not sure how much impact there would be if there was anyway.
Just gonna throw out there that this could BE the BRZ and not the 86. Everybody sort of presumed that it was the 86 but not sure that this was confirmed officially by Toyota and/or Subaru.

[theparagon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

WARNING: SPECULATION ALERT!
These comments made me go back and look for any badging on the camo mules. There are none that I could find and not sure how much impact there would be if there was anyway.
Just gonna throw out there that this could BE the BRZ and not the 86. Everybody sort of presumed that it was the 86 but not sure that this was confirmed officially by Toyota and/or Subaru.

Styling of the foglight area does look more similar to the 2016 WRX than any of Toyota's recent style changes...



But it has those ridiculous T shapes in the grill like the FR-S

[raven1231]

Originally Posted by theparagon

Styling of the foglight area does look more similar to the 2016 WRX than any of Toyota's recent style changes...

Have you seen the Prius?

[theparagon]

Originally Posted by raven1231

Have you seen the Prius?

Have you?

[mazeroni]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Ahhh yes, now that you say that I do recall someplace in this or another thread that somebody pointed out that was the standard Toyota Mule plate. I doubt they would screw around with that just to try to disguise things.


The front bumper and garnishes in the render just looked so BRZish that the guys BRZ comments got me wondering. Certainly not a theory I am passionate about and figured I would just throw it in to the mix.

I am going to wildly speculate and say the BRZ is more likely to take elements from from the BRZ STI Performance concept. That is to say, it will overall look very similar with the current car, but the the mustache will more closely mimic the concept and the fog light area will be larger and more squared off.



Also, I think it is the 86 in the spy photos because yesterday I drove past a Prius....


I thought to myself, doesn't the front clip and fog light shape look familiar?

[KR-S]

Originally Posted by mazeroni

Also, I think it is the 86 in the spy photos because yesterday I drove past a Prius....


I thought to myself, doesn't the front clip and fog light shape look familiar?

2017 Hybrid AWD Turbo Illuminati model confirmed; calling it now.

[raven1231]

Originally Posted by theparagon

Have you?

See post below yours lol

[Bonburner]

it looks like theyre doing something to the side vents too ...

[mazeroni]

Originally Posted by raven1231

See post below yours lol

Oops, didn't see you posted a picture of the prius before I posted the white one. Maybe you jogged my memory of the one I saw yesterday. I think mine is more similar, however.

[chaoskaze]

Originally Posted by sir_binkalot

Anybody in Japan right now to check out this magazine? Apparently they have details on the 'big refresh' of the 86. Not sure how reliable this magazine is, but it could be interesting nonetheless.



http://autoc-one.jp/news/2579547/

It's Bestcar, that shit is pretty reliable... Been the best selling car magazine in japan since pretty much 40 years ago.


I don't like it but... ya... That 2nd gen oem wheel is killer.

[Packofcrows]

Maybe I'll get my wish and the next frs will be 40mpg! Hahaha

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Packofcrows

Maybe I'll get my wish and the next frs will be 40mpg! Hahaha

[JW89225]

Originally Posted by chaoskaze

It's Bestcar, that shit is pretty reliable... Been the best selling car magazine in japan since pretty much 40 years ago.


I don't like it but... ya... That 2nd gen oem wheel is killer.

Looks like my render way back was pretty close

[Packofcrows]

If you look close at the test mule rear, it does look like Valenti inspired. You can see the horizontal 'arrow-like' taillights.