2017 Subaru BRZ Facelift

[Elleteeh]

Originally Posted by BRZNutt

I miss my 13 BRZ. Been driving an STi and WRX since I traded it, so I can't complain. I might come back for this version though. Something to be said for that beautiful balance and handling. Sure the STi/WRX can out accelerate the BRZ, but most of the power can't be legally used on a day to day basis. I had more fun driving the BRZ...we'll see what plays out. (Although it will be hard to give up the AWD in the winter. If I could somehow convince the wife to drive the WRX and trade her Tiguan for a BRZ, now that would be cool. She's a teacher so school gets cancelled when it snows which would allow me to take the WRX to work and keep the BRZ safe in the garage...)

Do it. My wife and I came from the '13 BRZ/'13 WRX combo before I traded the BRZ for the STi. At the end of the day, I think I learned a hard lesson in terms of my own personal needs and wants out of my vehicle. As much as I thought the STi would be practical, I rather have a lightweight vehicle that was pretty quick in itself. HP is just a number to me and it doesn't ever get utilized to the fullest anyways.

So with that being said, I think the refresh will please those who could care less for the power and want to enjoy a simple sports car with some minor, but aesthetically pleasing update.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by BRZNutt

I miss my 13 BRZ. Been driving an STi and WRX since I traded it, so I can't complain. I might come back for this version though. Something to be said for that beautiful balance and handling. Sure the STi/WRX can out accelerate the BRZ, but most of the power can't be legally used on a day to day basis. I had more fun driving the BRZ...we'll see what plays out. (Although it will be hard to give up the AWD in the winter. If I could somehow convince the wife to drive the WRX and trade her Tiguan for a BRZ, now that would be cool. She's a teacher so school gets cancelled when it snows which would allow me to take the WRX to work and keep the BRZ safe in the garage...)

Originally Posted by raven1231

I feel the same way. I need the practicality of the WRX though, and negative equity is a bitch ha ha.

Originally Posted by Elleteeh

Do it. My wife and I came from the '13 BRZ/'13 WRX combo before I traded the BRZ for the STi. At the end of the day, I think I learned a hard lesson in terms of my own personal needs and wants out of my vehicle. As much as I thought the STi would be practical, I rather have a lightweight vehicle that was pretty quick in itself. HP is just a number to me and it doesn't ever get utilized to the fullest anyways.

So with that being said, I think the refresh will please those who could care less for the power and want to enjoy a simple sports car with some minor, but aesthetically pleasing update.

Leave the Dark Side
Come back to the Light Side.
There is precedent.
We however, will not require you to die first.

[G-awesome]

Originally Posted by daiheadjai

Pretty much all the prairie provinces too....

we west coasters don't think of anything beyond alberta though

[Dadhawk]

[QUOTE=Tcoat;2668123]Yes, yes, yes and yes.
Many of the "country" music stars are actually from Canada.


You may know this one since I understand she had a couple of songs that were popular:QUOTE]

Oh hell yes... "I can't believe you kiss your car at night", not with you around dear!!

This video still haunts this Carolina boy's dreams...

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N2k-gv6xNE"]Shania Twain - Any Man Of Mine - YouTube[/ame]

[raven1231]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Leave the Dark Side
Come back to the Light Side.
There is precedent.
We however, will not require you to die first.

Ha ha I likely will be around the time the rumoured second gen comes out. By that time I'll be in a financial situation where it will make a lot more sense. That's if I don't go for the R8 though. I'll have to wait and see how things pan out lol.

[daiheadjai]

Originally Posted by G-awesome

we west coasters don't think of anything beyond alberta though

Y'all think you're so cool with your rocky mountains, beautiful weather and coastal scenery, lack of road salt rust and all that...

Well we have the only Canadian baseball and basketball teams!
(I tried... I really did)

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[G-awesome]

Originally Posted by daiheadjai

Y'all think you're so cool with your rocky mountains, beautiful weather and coastal scenery, lack of road salt rust and all that...

Well we have the only Canadian baseball and basketball teams!
(I tried... I really did)

Sent from my SGH-I747M using Tapatalk

But a 30yr old crapshack house in vancouver will cost you 1.5+ million and paying rent will make you poor.

[shiumai]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Leave the Dark Side
Come back to the Light Side.
There is precedent.
We however, will not require you to die first.

And there will be two choices of the Light Side to pick from.

[NemesisPrime909]

^ "specialseriesy.jpg", Special Series Yellow.

Please be available on day 1...

[Poodles]

Originally Posted by SUB-FT86

Listen I drove a Tomei EL/High flow filter/E85 custom tuned 86 and guess what? My car felt just as quick. Now his car was making 30 whp more than stock yet I was massively disappointed in it. I'm sure it's hard to feel 5-20 Crank HP in cars that are around the weight category of our cars.

You're either trolling or straight up lying... You also missed the point about the Japanese improving the area under the curve. It's the whole reason sequential turbos were used...

But whatever, you apparently can't keep your facts or points straight so I don't know why I even bother replying.

[Zaku]

Kinda wanna drive up to see that yellow car in a week or two ....wonder if it would be worth the drive and hassle to take off work. Im thinking it's basically Subaru series yellow maybe it Will have a big surprise like it has the performance package already on it and if you pay the premium you can have it earlier than the limited with a performance package. Oh also it's yellow

[WolfpackS2k]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Please elaborate on why it "needs" a turbo or higher displacement.

Because 200 hp was great back in the late 90s. Today it's not enough. There's very little about this car that makes it stand out. And I get that 200 hp is "enough" for some spirited driving, and that yay its fun to wring out that engine for all it's worth on public roads without breaking the law in great excess. But it's a pretty big let down when you attend a track event and put your foot down on a long straight away. Also pretty annoying when your AC compressor is noticeably robbing power from the engine during the hot summer months.

Another 30-50 hp and it would have been "the" sports car of the decade.

More to the point I think, the BRZ's handling and braking power has never been an issue - so why is Subaru now giving us upgrades to both? Talk about wasted resources. They're doing that for us b/c they're lazy and don't GAF

[HunterGreene]

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

Because 200 hp was great back in the late 90s. Today it's not enough. There's very little about this car that makes it stand out. And I get that 200 hp is "enough" for some spirited driving, and that yay its fun to wring out that engine for all it's worth on public roads without breaking the law in great excess. But it's a pretty big let down when you attend a track event and put your foot down on a long straight away. Also pretty annoying when your AC compressor is noticeably robbing power from the engine during the hot summer months.

Another 30-50 hp and it would have been "the" sports car of the decade.

More to the point I think, the BRZ's handling and braking power has never been an issue - so why is Subaru now giving us upgrades to both? Talk about wasted resources. They're doing that for us b/c they're lazy and don't GAF

Does it hurt when you troll that hard?

[LOLS2K]

Originally Posted by HunterGreene

Does it hurt when you troll that hard?