Is it fast? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Jayp · 06-15-2012, 04:05 PM

So I have I question for you guys.

Is it fast?

This is basically the question I keep getting asked by people who see the car for the first time. Some of these people are just passer byers , and some of them drive cars that are clearly faster than ours (Camaros, Z's, G's, etc), on a straight at least.

So how would you guys respond to this question because all I keep saying to them is that "it's fast enough."

#87 · 06-15-2012, 04:07 PM

Just say no

pyro530 · 06-15-2012, 04:10 PM

Fast? not so much in stock form.
Fun to drive? Yes, probably at the top of a long list.

dabocx · 06-15-2012, 04:10 PM

Its quick enough to get you in trouble and just slow enough to not get you killed on the street.

ubersoph · 06-15-2012, 04:15 PM

Nope, but it's fun. Not too slow around a track

Draco-REX · 06-15-2012, 04:15 PM

Fast? No.

Quick? Yes.
(The person who asked the question usually just nods at this point, utterly confused.)

EsoBOFH · 06-15-2012, 04:18 PM

My response is.. got your pinks?

Then just try and hold a serious face long enough for them to back away...

Sigh-on-Rice · 06-15-2012, 04:20 PM

I've been answering "I don't know if it is. I've never tried it."

Jayp · 06-15-2012, 04:23 PM

At times, I do want to tell them the awesomeness that is this car.
But I'm a humble guy and I don't want to make them feel bad that they don't have one.

Just saying.

VZ86 · 06-15-2012, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sigh-on-Rice

I've been answering "I don't know if it is. I've never tried it."

While stopped at a light, I had a young kid in a 4th-gen Camaro ask me my horsepower. Even when I told him 200hp, he grinned and said he "bets it could haul." I responded "I dunno. Haven't tried yet; it's still new." Seems at very least he understood the significance of low weight for power demands.

Dang Lad · 06-15-2012, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pyro530

Fast? not so much in stock form.
Fun to drive? Yes, probably at the top of a long list.

My standard answer is a variant of pyro's:

Not the fastest, but fun as hell to drive.

HotLava · 06-15-2012, 05:11 PM

It's actually very fast because I"m not stomping on the brakes at every turn.

This car reminds me a bit of a funny video I watched on You Tube a few years ago. It was a camera mounted on a supercharged Lotus Elise that was racing on a track in Great Britian. In the video the Elise would be overpowered by a Vette by like one or two hundred yards in the straights. Then the funny things was that the Elise driver would easily over take the Vette in the corners. That video clearly showed the difference between competing philosophies.

Anyway, it doesn't matter how fast my car is. What I like is it is ORANGE and awesome looking!

SnapOv3st3r · 06-15-2012, 05:16 PM

I would say yes. Why?

Because Fast = Top speed to me. And it tops out around 170mph.

If they ask if it was Quick, then I would say "it depends on your definition of quick". AutoX it would be quick. Drag strip...not quick.

thill · 06-15-2012, 05:19 PM

Hard to answer without knowing what the person is asking is used to driving.

Compared to a Prius or a Nissan Versa? Heck yes it will feel fast..

Compared to a Mustang GT? It won't....

I think the person above said it best. The car is quick and nimble...

06-15-2012, 04:05 PM	#1
Jayp Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: Las Vegas Posts: 115 Thanks: 60 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Is it fast? So I have I question for you guys. Is it fast? This is basically the question I keep getting asked by people who see the car for the first time. Some of these people are just passer byers , and some of them drive cars that are clearly faster than ours (Camaros, Z's, G's, etc), on a straight at least. So how would you guys respond to this question because all I keep saying to them is that "it's fast enough."

06-15-2012, 04:10 PM	#3
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06-15-2012, 04:07 PM	#2
#87 I usually post drunk Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: BRZ Location: NY Posts: 1,487 Thanks: 15 Thanked 490 Times in 231 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just say no

06-15-2012, 04:10 PM	#4
dabocx Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Scion FRS Location: United States Posts: 1,267 Thanks: 564 Thanked 261 Times in 191 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Its quick enough to get you in trouble and just slow enough to not get you killed on the street.

06-15-2012, 04:15 PM	#5
ubersoph Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: Madison, WI Posts: 308 Thanks: 67 Thanked 56 Times in 33 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Nope, but it's fun. Not too slow around a track

06-15-2012, 04:15 PM	#6
Draco-REX Corner Junkie Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ, 11 STI, 99 RS Location: Ohio Posts: 2,908 Thanks: 129 Thanked 1,521 Times in 702 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Fast? No. Quick? Yes. (The person who asked the question usually just nods at this point, utterly confused.)

06-15-2012, 04:23 PM	#9
Jayp Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: Las Vegas Posts: 115 Thanks: 60 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	At times, I do want to tell them the awesomeness that is this car. But I'm a humble guy and I don't want to make them feel bad that they don't have one. Just saying.

06-15-2012, 05:11 PM	#12
HotLava Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Hot Lava 2013 FR-S Automatic Location: Monrovia, CA Posts: 93 Thanks: 0 Thanked 40 Times in 22 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's actually very fast because I"m not stomping on the brakes at every turn. This car reminds me a bit of a funny video I watched on You Tube a few years ago. It was a camera mounted on a supercharged Lotus Elise that was racing on a track in Great Britian. In the video the Elise would be overpowered by a Vette by like one or two hundred yards in the straights. Then the funny things was that the Elise driver would easily over take the Vette in the corners. That video clearly showed the difference between competing philosophies. Anyway, it doesn't matter how fast my car is. What I like is it is ORANGE and awesome looking!

06-15-2012, 05:16 PM	#13
SnapOv3st3r Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 400whp Scion tC Location: TN Posts: 1,310 Thanks: 676 Thanked 323 Times in 213 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I would say yes. Why? Because Fast = Top speed to me. And it tops out around 170mph. If they ask if it was Quick, then I would say "it depends on your definition of quick". AutoX it would be quick. Drag strip...not quick.

06-15-2012, 05:19 PM	#14
thill Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2020 SS1LE (previous 13 BRZ owner) Location: North Pole Posts: 2,753 Thanks: 328 Thanked 1,463 Times in 802 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hard to answer without knowing what the person is asking is used to driving. Compared to a Prius or a Nissan Versa? Heck yes it will feel fast.. Compared to a Mustang GT? It won't.... I think the person above said it best. The car is quick and nimble...

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