BRZ to run the ring? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Subie4life · 03-31-2012, 02:09 AM

Any word that when the BRZ will lap test the Nurburgring anytime soon?

Anybody best guess what lap time it will put down?

Does anybody think it will break into the 7 min mark?

Correct me if am wrong, but I think the best lap time for a production Subaru was a 2010 WRX STi with a time of 7:55, which amazingly is on par with a Ferrari F430 F1.

carbonBLUE · 03-31-2012, 03:35 AM

i could see mid 8 min times but 7 min i dunno, maybe...

ISF runs a 8:18, so dont get your hopes up

i would say 8:25 - 8:40 thats 350z - s2000 territory

gdi2290 · 03-31-2012, 04:00 AM

Subaru didn't build the BRZ just for numbers. they build it solely for the driver experience ignoring numbers

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Koomoo · 03-31-2012, 04:22 AM

watching that video.... i almost had tears

Navi · 03-31-2012, 04:49 AM

indeed, no way it will go into 7 mins, more like high 8's, early 9's.

Turbowned · 03-31-2012, 09:27 AM

Nurburgring is a circuit built for much more powerful cars. Handling is paramount, but a good amount of power is needed, especially on the straights. I'm happy to see it laps Tsukuba Circuit in 1:07 (lightly tuned by HKS)

djdnz · 03-31-2012, 10:04 AM

Given the straights at the Nurburgring and the car's lack of power, I'd say expect low 9 minute.

tranzformer · 03-31-2012, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Subie4life

Any word that when the BRZ will lap test the Nurburgring anytime soon?

Anybody best guess what lap time it will put down?

Does anybody think it will break into the 7 min mark?

Correct me if am wrong, but I think the best lap time for a production Subaru was a 2010 WRX STi with a time of 7:55, which amazingly is on par with a Ferrari F430 F1.

We already have a guess thread.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...ht=Nurburgring

Oriental Life · 03-31-2012, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turbowned

I'm happy to see it laps Tsukuba Circuit in 1:07 (lightly tuned by HKS)

Thats faster than '09 STi: http://www.fastestlaps.com/cars/suba...ti_a-line.html

Hachiroku · 03-31-2012, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by tranzformer

We already have a guess thread.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...ht=Nurburgring

It's fine if there's concurrent / similarly topic threads in both the FR-S and BRZ forums. There are members who probably only browse a specific forum (out of choice or habit). It's on them to find if there's a better info/discussion thread in the FR-S forums.

86fanatic · 03-31-2012, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Subie4life

Correct me if am wrong, but I think the best lap time for a production Subaru was a 2010 WRX STi with a time of 7:55, which amazingly is on par with a Ferrari F430 F1.

That STI that ran 7:55 was not a production car so it doesn't really count against the production car times.

Here's the article, they clearly say it wasn't a production car: http://www.caranddriver.com/features...ing-lap-record

The BRZ will probably be a 9 minute lap. As others have said, the ring is a high power track, handling will only get you so far.

Draco-REX · 03-31-2012, 01:26 PM

An excellent handling car can make up a TON of time in the section between the two carousels. But the other 2/3 of the track is more favorable to high power.

fatoni · 03-31-2012, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Draco-REX

An excellent handling car can make up a TON of time in the section between the two carousels. But the other 2/3 of the track is more favorable to high power.

I don't know about a ton but I guess its more technical there. Either way, that track isn't a great way to to measure the performance of a sports car. IMO its less valuable than things like 0-60

neutron256 · 03-31-2012, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by fatoni

I don't know about a ton but I guess its more technical there. Either way, that track isn't a great way to to measure the performance of a sports car. IMO its less valuable than things like 0-60

It's a good all around test of a car vs. just power like 0-60 times show. For me it's honestly more important how much fun it is to go around the ring rather then how fast you can do it.

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