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Old 05-26-2013, 11:30 PM   #1
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BRZ vs AM Vantage

I just noticed how much the BRZ resembles the Vantage. Am I smoking crack or does anyone else agree?
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Old 05-26-2013, 11:42 PM   #2
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im pretty sure if you used the search, you would have found a thread about this from 2009. the second prototype was even more vantage looking if i am remembering correctly.
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Old 05-27-2013, 12:12 AM   #3
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im pretty sure if you used the search, you would have found a thread about this from 2009. the second prototype was even more vantage looking if i am remembering correctly.
Wow. Maybe because it's been four years since and he's like to know what the present membership thinks versus a lot of people who aren't even here any more.
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Old 05-27-2013, 12:21 AM   #4
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If anybody has a Vantage, I'll happily trade you for my FR-S.

The feel of the designs is pretty similar for the hindquarters, but the proportions are quite different, especially considering that one's a 2-seater and one's a 2+2.
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The FR-S is a sexy car either way, which makes me wonder why so many people spend so much money fucking it up.
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Old 05-27-2013, 09:01 PM   #6
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I mean, they're vaguely similar, but the Vantage is in a whole different league of sexy. Sorry :\

Our cars aren't bad looking, but they're not that gorgeous.
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I just noticed how much the BRZ resembles the Vantage. Am I smoking crack or does anyone else agree?
This is actually one of the main reasons I got this car. My dad had an 08 Vantage in Almond Green (AM racing color) and I loved driving that car. Obviously the FR-S doesn't drive like the Vantage at all but I do think the lines are fairly similar.
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I have noticed this as well. The shoulders on the BRZ and the way the front bumper appears flat from the side all share a similar shape to the Aston. The chrome fender trim certainly helps a lot since the Aston has the same character line there.
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what do you mean vaguely? they are like 80 percent identical. from the profile, at least
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Maybe i can find a Vantage owner who will trade... lol if only!
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