2016 BRZ Series.HyperBlue Announced

[Veloist]

http://media.subaru.com/newsrelease.do?id=785&mid=1

Series.HyperBlue BRZ

The Subaru BRZ marked a return to the fundamentals of sports car design, emphasizing low vehicle weight, an ultra-low center of gravity and precision steering. A 200-horsepower 2.0-liter BOXER engine powers all BRZ models.

For 2016, the BRZ receives the STARLINK 6.2” Multimedia System with a 6.2-in. single-touch gesture display, AM/FM stereo with HD Radio®, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, Radio Data Broadcast System, single-disc CD player, Bluetooth® hands-free phone connectivity and audio streaming, iPod® control, iTunes® Tagging, a USB port and an auxiliary input jack. Smartphone integration features Aha™ and Pandora®, along with STARLINK cloud applications iHeartRadio®, Stitcher, Calendar, Music Player, News and Weather. New for 2016, the BRZ receives standard rear vision camera.

The Series.HyperBlue BRZ cabin features an exclusive design scheme. The leather and Alcantara upholstery includes Hyper blue leather seat bolsters and head restraints. Blue stitching accents the seats and the blue and black leather-wrapped steering wheel, as well as the shift lever boot and leather-wrapped parking brake handle. The blue motif carries to the center console kneepads and door trim, accented by an embroidered silver BRZ logo on the front seatbacks. Carpeted floor mats also pick up the BRZ logo and blue stitching.

The exterior continues the Series.HyperBlue theme with 17-inch black alloy wheels, black glossy badging and painted black finish exterior mirrors. A frameless day/night rear-view mirror and simulated carbon fiber center dash panel add a high-tech look, and the finishing touch is an illuminated engine start / stop button.

Pricing on these models will be announced this Fall.

[Veloist]

[spicyricecake]

Looks like a less impressive version of 2015 series blue. No lipkit or STI wheels.

[fika84]

Baby blue???

[ScoobsMcGee]

Future BRZ Series.Models:

Series.Delta.Blue
Series.Omega.Blue
Series.Black.and.Blue
Series.Dot.Blue
Series.Blue.Angels
Blue.Series.Reversed
192.Series.Blue.1

[funwheeldrive]

*yawn*

[GreenMonster]

Originally Posted by spicyricecake

Looks like a less impressive version of 2015 series blue. No lipkit or STI wheels.

Should be interesting to see what the pricing is on it. You'd think they'd wouldn't be able to charge a huge premium for this...

[kerbal945]

I thought the new Subaru corporate head unit doesn't fit in the brz dash. Since 2016s are already here, I guess final refresh for 2017 will have it standard.

[GreenMonster]

Originally Posted by kerbal945

I thought the new Subaru corporate head unit doesn't fit in the brz dash. Since 2016s are already here, I guess final refresh for 2017 will have it standard.

Starlink 7.0 vs. 6.2 for BRZ... so it appears to be a smaller unit

[Veloist]

Originally Posted by kerbal945

I thought the new Subaru corporate head unit doesn't fit in the brz dash. Since 2016s are already here, I guess final refresh for 2017 will have it standard.

The Corporate STARLINK head unit comes in a 6.2 or 7.0 inch. The 7.0 inch units are usually equipped on higher-trimmed models and has more multimedia features. The 6.2 unit seems best for the BRZ since owners don't necessarily need the multimedia stuff.

[Jesse36m3]

Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

192.Series.Blue.1

[BWilky]

Wonder if this will be available in New England this time?
Should be cheaper the the Blue Series as it does not have the STI aero kit or wheels.

[soulreapersteve]

Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

Future BRZ Series.Models:


192.Series.Blue.1

You don't happen to work in IT, do you?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

You don't happen to work in IT, do you?

Does anybody really "work" in IT?