The 2017 Series.Yellow....what upgrades?

[nikitopo]

Originally Posted by krayzie

Actually you know this might be a dumb question; with all these so-called "refinements" have they shifted their baseline target from the older 987 Cayman / NC Miata to a newer generation of similar cars? Or perhaps since the twins have mature enough to develop its own unique characteristics that it no longer needs this sort of target to beat, but just better the old car as is.

I have seen the newer Cayman 982 and as a baseline target it is now far far away. Even Cayman 981c was already away. These guys were taking the last 5 years the right decisions. From my point of view the twins are going now their own way.

[raven1231]

Originally Posted by funwheeldrive

This is a different yellow than the 1.0RS right? The color looks more dull.

The outside looks ok, the interior is hideous though. I thought the orange "camel" 2.0RS interior was bad, but this just looks tacky. And I usually love yellow cars...

According to Moto it is different it's supposedly the sunrise yellow from the TS. Which is different than the Rs1.0.

[Zaku]

In terms of the color, we spoke with SOA lead Marketing representative. He states that this is more closely related to the special edition Yellow crosstek from a year ago than the FRS. We will need to stand by to confirm, but from my own eyes the yellow on the BRZ is lighter than a FRs RS 1.0

[raven1231]

Originally Posted by Zaku

In terms of the color, we spoke with SOA lead Marketing representative. He states that this is more closely related to the special edition Yellow crosstek from a year ago than the FRS. We will need to stand by to confirm, but from my own eyes the yellow on the BRZ is lighter than a FRs RS 1.0

Thanks for all of your input and efforts!

[Zaku]

Originally Posted by raven1231

Thanks for all of your input and efforts!

Thanks! Later today I'll post up more vids and write my own observations since I might be able to give a lot of info from seeing both the BRZ and 86 prototype include being inside them

[Sport-Tech]

Originally Posted by Zaku

In terms of the color, we spoke with SOA lead Marketing representative. He states that this is more closely related to the special edition Yellow crosstek from a year ago than the FRS. We will need to stand by to confirm, but from my own eyes the yellow on the BRZ is lighter than a FRs RS 1.0

Good to hear - a nice lemon yellow please! Love the hue on the seats.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Dark

My WRX has the same brake set up with stickier tires Sport Maxx RT, and tires is the limiting factor. 86 needs a stickier tires to utilize the power. Stock set up is more than good enough for daily driving. For autox, pads and fluid would be a step up.

Just like you said, for Autox, you upgrade pads & fluid, you'll be upgrading the tires as well. For Toyota/Subaru, why upgrade the tires and bump up the price more, when owners will upgrade to their own fav right after they buy it.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Just like you said, for Autox, you upgrade pads & fluid, you'll be upgrading the tires as well. For Toyota/Subaru, why upgrade the tires and bump up the price more, when owners will upgrade to their own fav right after they buy it.

Or the majority of buyers will never "upgrade" because they are just driving the car as a car and have no clue that tires aren't just tires.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Or the majority of buyers will never "upgrade" because they are just driving the car as a car and have no clue that tires aren't just tires.

Not gonna deny that & most of those owners like the car the way it is. If they feel lack something, most of the time, they will not buy it to begin with.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Not gonna deny that & most of those owners like the car the way it is. If they feel lack something, most of the time, they will not buy it to begin with.

Yep. Or like you said they already have a favorite/recommended tire that they plan on changing to.

[WolfpackS2k]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Just like you said, for Autox, you upgrade pads & fluid, you'll be upgrading the tires as well. For Toyota/Subaru, why upgrade the tires and bump up the price more, when owners will upgrade to their own fav right after they buy it.

Can someone explain the reasoning for upgrading brakes for Autox duty? You're never gonna generate enough heat to warrant a braking hardware upgrade for Autox'ing, seems pretty pointless to me. I can see the benefit in switching to a pad that has different bite characteristics, but stock braking hardware is more than up to the task for whatever any Autox track can throw at it. It would take a pretty pathetic braking setup to not be able to handle 1-2 hard stops over the course of 50 seconds.

[TRD-X]

Originally Posted by raven1231

According to Moto it is different it's supposedly the sunrise yellow from the TS. Which is different than the Rs1.0.

You do understand "Sunrise Yellow" is C2Z Yuzu right ?

Color Description: C2Z Sunrise Yellow or Yuzu (Scion).
The RS 2.0 is called "Lunar Storm" by Scion but Subaru calls the same color "Desert Khaki".

If it's a different color from the RS 1.0 it's not Sunrise Yellow.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

Can someone explain the reasoning for upgrading brakes for Autox duty? You're never gonna generate enough heat to warrant a braking hardware upgrade for Autox'ing, seems pretty pointless to me. I can see the benefit in switching to a pad that has different bite characteristics, but stock braking hardware is more than up to the task for whatever any Autox track can throw at it. It would take a pretty pathetic braking setup to not be able to handle 1-2 hard stops over the course of 50 seconds.

You'll be amazed how much heat generate in Autox. Correct, it doesn't generate as tracking, but it generate way more than you think. At my regional match tour 2yrs ago, my stock pads heated up so much, afternoon session pads were pretty much useless... But we're talking bout outside temp of 115~120 with +150 ground temp.

Changing characteristic of braking is another thing, but maintaining main initial bite is important.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by TRD-X

You do understand "Sunrise Yellow" is C2Z Yuzu right ?

Color Description: C2Z Sunrise Yellow or Yuzu (Scion).
The RS 2.0 is called "Lunar Storm" by Scion but Subaru calls the same color "Desert Khaki".

If it's a different color from the RS 1.0 it's not Sunrise Yellow.

Ya, I can't imagine them having a bunch of different yellows. Most likely all the same paint but different names and possibly different codes.