Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ

[Slowhand]

After reading this, I want the BRZ. Everything he likes about the FR-S, I hate.

Yup. BRZ is the one to get.

[Ratt]

Only thing I like about the frs is the front bumper. Everything else I like about the Subaru. May go test drive them both next week just to check it out

I hate the FR-S Bumper compared to the BRZ.

Yup. BRZ is the one to get.

Agree.

[VaderTT]

Fuckin' A.

They look like they'd be fun to drive, and I do like the looks, but I need a V8. This is amurica!





+1

The black one is tits, but needs moar aluminum 6.2 l92 and t56.

[black90notch]

Has anyone drove one of these yet? I've noticed some dealerships starting to get them in and was thinking about going at looking at one. If you have seen/drove them, what are your impressions? I kinda like the way they look and supposedly I've read they handle well.

i drove the auto version last week. i was impressed with how quick it shifts with the paddles. it handled really well and felt very stable at high speeds. i work at metroplex toyota and we have one on the lot if you are interested.

[TeeShock]

Cool little cars, but they're priced wrong.

I wanted to post this opinion as well, but nobody can know I'm not a millionare CPA.

[Ratt]

i drove the auto version last week. i was impressed with how quick it shifts with the paddles. it handled really well and felt very stable at high speeds. i work at metroplex toyota and we have one on the lot if you are interested.

DFWM discount?

[Geor!]

Will hold off until either a turbo or awd version is released.

[Jose]

Wish the BRZ was AWD.

[32vfromhell]

I would rather have the BRZ have a nice turbo setup. The whole point of the car's fruition was to find a cheap, affordable real-wheel-drive sports coupe. God knows Toyota needed some excitement in their lineup.

[Bputacoma]

Turning left and right is for communists. Racing in straight lines and circles is American!

[32vfromhell]

'murica

[grove rat]

damn those are pretty nice

[Slowhand]

Will hold off until either a turbo or awd version is released.

Don't think AWD will be happening. Discussions have said that it will add too much weight and raise the center of gravity beyond what they want; having the engine as low in the car as possible was one of the main engineering goals for the cars, so I doubt they'll scrap that just for AWD. I think it completely misses the point of what the car is supposed to be anyway: light, tossable, simple.

The turbo, on the other hand, seems to be likely and all of the car rags seem to think it will happen at some point.

Also, if you have to have the AWD, the next gen WRX is supposed to borrow heavily from the mechanicals in the BRZ but be on its own dedicated platform, distinct even from the Impreza.

[grove rat]

i read it has 12.5:1 compression ratio. isn't that too high to just slap a turbo on it?




<-----turbo n00b

[Slowhand]

i read it has 12.5:1 compression ratio. isn't that too high to just slap a turbo on it?

<-----turbo n00b

Not my area of expertise, but sounds like it.

That said, anyone who thinks this car needs LS6 levels of power is completely missing the point of the car and I can't imagine why they'd buy it to begin with. Additional power is coming from the factory at some point, but, as James May would say, it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than it is to drive a fast car slow.