All-New 2022 Subaru BRZ Makes Global Debut

[Sasquachulator]

Originally Posted by Locust

So with the BRZ supposedly going into production in Spring 2021 where the heck is the Toyota announcement? They're taking their sweet time with it.

The last rumor i heard was that it might get revealed during the Tokyo Auto Salon which is on January 15-17.

If its being rebranded as GR 86 and if they have other GR products/models to show off i guess that's when they'd like to do it.

If its not then, i have no idea when it'll drop. I want to see the 86 and decide if i like the 86 or the subaru better.....hurry up toyota!

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

The last rumor i heard was that it might get revealed during the Tokyo Auto Salon which is on January 15-17.

Seems I recall that same rumor, probably on here somewhere. That would make sense though.

Looking at the Auto Salon website was no help since I don't speak/read Japanese but if the early models shown in the photos are an indication, it looks like it will be well worth going to regardless.

[StE92ve]

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

I want to see the 86 and decide if i like the 86 or the subaru better.....hurry up toyota!

I think just from this pic, I've decided I like the Toyota better...

[Pat]

I read on the Internet it is going to have a straight eight.

[Sport-Tech]

Originally Posted by Pat

I read on the Internet it is going to have a straight eight.

Nope. False news! It’s going to be a Wankel.

Remember, you read it here first.

[ZDan]

Originally Posted by StE92ve

I think just from this pic, I've decided I like the Toyota better...

Looks good, I like the front end/grill better than the current 86, but not as much as the FR-S. Look forward to reveal! From looks of it I'll probably go BRZ based partly on preference for looks of Pleiades badge in addition to I kinda like the smiley

[Willpower]

Originally Posted by Sport-Tech

Nope. False news! It’s going to be a Wankel.

Remember, you read it here first.

Did you mean wanker?

[Lantanafrs2]

Originally Posted by Pat

I read on the Internet it is going to have a straight eight.

Or a gay 6

[Willpower]

Hahaha...NOT THAT THERE’S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT!!

[Lantanafrs2]

I wouldn't mind a rotary but I've heard the seals don't last

[Red-86]

Originally Posted by Jordanwolf

Such a good looking car even now.

In many ways I think automotive styling peaked in the 1990s. After that ever more stringent crash safety requirements, including pedestrian safety, caused too many compromises (e.g. raising bonnet and roof lines, thickening window pillars etc). Plus, the desire for ever larger cars with ever more space (and weight) ruined the smaller, lighter, compact cars of yesteryear. Just park a 90s Civic next to its 2020 descendent - the new one looks like a freakin SUV by comparison.

[dpfarr]

Ask the style question to 20 year olds.

[Lelandjt]

Originally Posted by Locust

So with the BRZ supposedly going into production in Spring 2021 where the heck is the Toyota announcement? They're taking their sweet time with it.

The BRZ doesn't have a set availability date and it sounds like pricing is still fuzzy so dealers won't take orders yet. That puts it pretty far out (I heard more like Fall than late Summer). I'm more curious why Subaru decided to do this press release when they aren't ready to take orders.

On an opposite note, the Nissan dealer and somewhere I read on the internet say the 400z will be available in the Spring, but there's still no details available.

[Red-86]

Originally Posted by dpfarr

Ask the style question to 20 year olds.

Why, who cares what they think? Most of them are too broke to afford a new sports car, and the few who can are probably YT or IG ‘influencers’ or trust fund kids (or both) with terrible taste. Mature buyers have seen decades of styling trends come and go and are in a better position to assess timeless styling.