Subaru Testing a BRZ with STI Badging and a Big Wing

[Lebby83]

Just saw another tease on Facebook...

"Tune in tomorrow for more Subaru Tecnica International goodness. #BRZtS #STI"

[bababooey]

oh boy, the anticipation & debate this thing has dragged along

[trippinbillies40]

Pilot Sports eh? Something sticky finally. That alone (along with the wing) will SIGNIFICANTLY drop its comparative lap times for the journalists. So what was a car running similar laps times to others in the segment will now put a couple seconds on them. Annndddd, without a single more horsepower? No way!

[perryair]

Originally Posted by Lebby83

Just saw another tease on Facebook...

"Tune in tomorrow for more Subaru Tecnica International goodness. #BRZtS #STI"

excited to see those ps4's on a factory brz. even a stock PP with those tires should put up some awesome track numbers if as expected there are no go fast upgrades to the sti.

*edit - evidently thats not the ps4s cause they arent offered in any 17 inch sizes in the us, thats a european spec ps4, which isn't available here. so the release car would hopefully be with pss, still an awesome stock upgrade.

[trippinbillies40]

Originally Posted by perryair

excited to see those ps4's on a factory brz. even a stock PP with those tires should put up some awesome track numbers if as expected there are no go fast upgrades to the sti.

tS, not STI

[2013dgmbrzdood]

Originally Posted by perryair

excited to see those ps4's on a factory brz. even a stock PP with those tires should put up some awesome track numbers if as expected there are no go fast upgrades to the sti.

Guys these are michelins pilot sports NOT THE NEW ps4s, those only fome in 18 and larger. Super sport is still their top tire for 17. These tires should have been there from the begining. The sad thing is they are cheaper and have been cheaper than our prius tires by a huge ass ammount of cash.

Subaru eas blowing smoke up everybodies arse about drifting and ease of break away when they were doing 2 things. Getting rid of inventory on these crap tires some type of deal with michelin and also squeezing out more mpg.

If i ever upgrade cars ill never ever have a brz on those tires again. They are crap and just make the car less capable.

I remember doing the same thing to my old mustang so it could slide around, however if I had decent tires it would just so what its suppose to. Cool for hooning if higher speeds are too much for you but bad for performance, handling and safety


Also why tease with sti brz spoiler and now announce ts. Subaru just isn't good at getting these all the way correct.

Can we expect 5 more years of the same boring ass paint subru? Are you not embarassed to be crapped on by hyundai and honda who have glorious paint colors relative to your toyota camry approach. Plz get a clue.

[perryair]

Originally Posted by trippinbillies40

tS, not STI

ahh, just caught that. i'm then assuming that its just going to be a us version of the car that was tested by a few of the mags in japan back in 15. according to jalopnik that one had 'cold air intake, a catback exhaust, stiffer spring rates front and rear, a flexible front strut brace, more steering feedback and a tightened gearbox.'

and if they base it off of a pp, then it will have the gearing and 5 add'l hp i'd assume.

just like they said, its nothing i'd kick out of my garage.

[trippinbillies40]

Originally Posted by 2013dgmbrzdood

Guys these are michelins pilot sports NOT THE NEW ps4s, those only fome in 18 and larger. Super sport is still their top tire for 17. These tires should have been there from the begining. The sad thing is they are cheaper and have been cheaper than our prius tires by a huge ass ammount of cash.

Subaru eas blowing smoke up everybodies arse about drifting and ease of break away when they were doing 2 things. Getting rid of inventory on these crap tires some type of deal with michelin and also squeezing out more mpg.

If i ever upgrade cars ill never ever have a brz on those tires again. They are crap and just make the car less capable.

I remember doing the same thing to my old mustang so it could slide around, however if I had decent tires it would just so what its suppose to. Cool for hooning if higher speeds are too much for you but bad for performance, handling and safety


Also why tease with sti brz spoiler and now announce ts. Subaru just isn't good at getting these all the way correct.

Can we expect 5 more years of the same boring ass paint subru? Are you not embarassed to be crapped on by hyundai and honda who have glorious paint colors relative to your toyota camry approach. Plz get a clue.

Few questions:

Source of Subaru claiming the tires are so you can drift it? Could have sworn that was the media.

Second, tS = tuned by STI. So what's wrong with teasing an STI wing on a tS car? Also, in case you didn't catch it, the car has a wing, not a spoiler

Finally, Hyperblue and Charlesite Yellow, and the iconic WRB are Camry colors. Got it.

[DSOmegaX]

Originally Posted by 2013dgmbrzdood

Guys these are michelins pilot sports NOT THE NEW ps4s, those only fome in 18 and larger. Super sport is still their top tire for 17. These tires should have been there from the begining. The sad thing is they are cheaper and have been cheaper than our prius tires by a huge ass ammount of cash.

Subaru eas blowing smoke up everybodies arse about drifting and ease of break away when they were doing 2 things. Getting rid of inventory on these crap tires some type of deal with michelin and also squeezing out more mpg.

If i ever upgrade cars ill never ever have a brz on those tires again. They are crap and just make the car less capable.

I remember doing the same thing to my old mustang so it could slide around, however if I had decent tires it would just so what its suppose to. Cool for hooning if higher speeds are too much for you but bad for performance, handling and safety


Also why tease with sti brz spoiler and now announce ts. Subaru just isn't good at getting these all the way correct.

Can we expect 5 more years of the same boring ass paint subru? Are you not embarassed to be crapped on by hyundai and honda who have glorious paint colors relative to your toyota camry approach. Plz get a clue.

It says pilot sport 4 on the tires... also the original JDM tS was developed on the Nurburgring. This particular car was intended to be a track car first before a drift. The STI wing was available as an option on the GT package of the BRZ tS

[DSOmegaX]

Originally Posted by Lebby83

Just saw another tease on Facebook...

"Tune in tomorrow for more Subaru Tecnica International goodness. #BRZtS #STI"

The image makes me question whether it even sits on the springs and dampers let alone the rest of the upgraded suspension. Looks like stock height. Mine doesn't sit anywhere near that height

[WolfpackS2k]

I'm confused. The BRZ isn't high speed traction limited, nor does it suffer from rear end lift at high speeds like an S2000. So what's the point of a large rear spoiler?


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[Zaku]

Oh hay! the wheels I already have! actually... I think it's .5 bigger to clear the Brembo's Dammit! I have the old series blue Sti wheels 17x7 They're not even on the car .... I better change that

[nikitopo]

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

I'm confused. The BRZ isn't high speed traction limited, nor does it suffer from rear end lift at high speeds like an S2000. So what's the point of a large rear spoiler?

What do you mean it isn't high speed traction limited? More traction is always welcome.

[MJones_RB]

The Prius tires (Michelin Primacy HP summer tires) are good for 2 things:

• They are hard rubber so they will last a long, long time
• They are hard rubber so it's easier to get the back end to break loose under "spirited" driving.

As much as I disliked the Primacy tires, they showed very little wear when I would rotate them.