Finally sat in a BRZ today - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

BattleArmor · 03-11-2012, 01:49 AM

WOW

The interior was so nice, metal touches, soft touch everywhere. It felt SO upmarket for its price point. And seemed bigger then I thought it would be.

And the back seats are more comfy then they look lol

Just sharing my joy!!! Hope everyone can experience this soon

switchlanez · 03-11-2012, 03:30 AM

Yep, I sat in one too at a nearby dealer in Kansas. Everything feels substantial when gripped in your hand and the aggressive bolstering and high wall-like door sills wrap you in the c0ckpit... it feels like a serious sports car. Better interior than other sports cars I've had with similar or higher price point (MR2 Spyder and G35).

OrbitalEllipses · 03-11-2012, 03:33 AM

G35

Shitty plastic with leather to distract you.

iLuveKetchup · 03-11-2012, 03:43 AM

How are the bolsters compared to Evo X Recaros? Any photos of the interior?

hanabie · 03-11-2012, 03:47 AM

now i feel i wanna get limited =/

Phaedrus29 · 03-11-2012, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by hanabie

now i feel i wanna get limited =/

Why? Wouldn't the Premium have the same feel: "metal touches", "soft touch everywhere", and "substantial" feel?

OrbitalEllipses · 03-11-2012, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Phaedrus29

Why? Wouldn't the Premium have the same feel: "metal touches", "soft touch everywhere", and "substantial" feel?

It doesn't have the leather on the door panel or the leather/alcantara seats.

86design · 03-11-2012, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by BattleArmor

WOW

The interior was so nice, metal touches, soft touch everywhere. It felt SO upmarket for its price point. And seemed bigger then I thought it would be.

And the back seats are more comfy then they look lol

Just sharing my joy!!! Hope everyone can experience this soon

CyberFormula · 03-11-2012, 05:35 AM

i remember seeing the interior of the BRZ, i was also impressed.
It DEFINITELY is much better than G35.
However, the silver trim is the thing i don't like the most.

and the seats look awesome, even though i preferred flush headrest and not angled...i probably will not switch the seat out

serialk11r · 03-11-2012, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Phaedrus29

Why? Wouldn't the Premium have the same feel: "metal touches", "soft touch everywhere", and "substantial" feel?

Yea the interiors should be the same except for the seat...well with the options at least. The stainless steel door sill is one of the options that the demo cars seem to all have.

I'd like to see a picture of an "R" spec, I wonder how much the lack of leather on the steering wheel and shift knob hurt the feel of quality.

Grimlock · 03-11-2012, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses

It doesn't have the leather on the door panel or the leather/alcantara seats.

It looks like in this video that the Premium still has the leather on the door panel.

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SUB-FT86 · 03-11-2012, 09:52 AM

I don't think this car has metal touches. It is just painted silver plastics I bet and the interior doesn't look like it's that upmarket. It looks like a 20k+ interior to me.

MrBonus · 03-11-2012, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by iLuveKetchup

How are the bolsters compared to Evo X Recaros? Any photos of the interior?

As an ex-X owner, I don't think anything will compare to the bolstering in the X's seats. Even my Boss' Recaros are wider with less pronounced bolstering for the average American's posterior.

iLuveKetchup · 03-11-2012, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by MrBonus

As an ex-X owner, I don't think anything will compare to the bolstering in the X's seats. Even my Boss' Recaros are wider with less pronounced bolstering for the average American's posterior.

You are probably right. The Evo X seats are great (for OEM). The driving position & line of sight is horrible in the Evo X. As expected, as it's not a sportscar. The BRZ's seating position looks proper and steering wheel's telescopic adjustment is much welcomed. I can't wait to sit in the BRZ (and get rid of the Evo X)!

03-11-2012, 01:49 AM	#1
BattleArmor CarGuy Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: Honda Accord Coupe 5mt Location: South Florida Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Finally sat in a BRZ today WOW The interior was so nice, metal touches, soft touch everywhere. It felt SO upmarket for its price point. And seemed bigger then I thought it would be. And the back seats are more comfy then they look lol Just sharing my joy!!! Hope everyone can experience this soon

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CyberFormula Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Drives: gti, nsx, integra type r,porsche911 Location: garage Posts: 536 Thanks: 1 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i remember seeing the interior of the BRZ, i was also impressed. It DEFINITELY is much better than G35. However, the silver trim is the thing i don't like the most. and the seats look awesome, even though i preferred flush headrest and not angled...i probably will not switch the seat out __________________

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