Purity Of Handling (BRZ-STi)
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Moar better info : NEWS – THE FACTS ABOUT THE BRZ STi tS VERSION : 7Tune.com
TL;DR: theres a difference between a true STi and an STi TS (tuned by STi)
so yeah, the "purity of handling" thing seems to be the tip off that its mostly a brakes/suspension package. Which is fine but if they're right about the $41.5k price then wow, I talked my way into my C6 vette for that much WITH the Z51 brakes/suspension pack.
The whole point of the BRZ is that we know its not that fast but you excuse it because its cheap and fun. a $40k BRZ is just pointless.
TL;DR: theres a difference between a true STi and an STi TS (tuned by STi)
so yeah, the "purity of handling" thing seems to be the tip off that its mostly a brakes/suspension package. Which is fine but if they're right about the $41.5k price then wow, I talked my way into my C6 vette for that much WITH the Z51 brakes/suspension pack.
The whole point of the BRZ is that we know its not that fast but you excuse it because its cheap and fun. a $40k BRZ is just pointless.
Last edited by Krinkov; Aug 5, 2013 at 10:02 AM.
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Yeah these cars are fun, but for ~$40k I would never buy one. They are still cheap interior econo sports cars. Unless you buy it to keep it 100% stock and barely put miles on it.. But if you plan on changing anything, even just suspension, save yourself 20k and buy a FR-S and put that 20k into it and then put new BRZ STI owners to shame.
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And no mater what Japan releases the BRZ STI with you just know the US will still get some watered down version. To some degree or another :/
The car would have to be 300+hp for 40k. Remember when the 08 sti's went up dramatically, then they all sold in 1 week due to 7,000 off msrp because people had refused to pay 40k. Over 40k is a joke imo.
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Assuming there is a change and no turbo, I'm guessing more aggressive cams and different intake and exhaust. Power wise.....20-40hp more.
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Those STI parts have been available for a while already. Mann Engineering has had it on theirs since early this year.
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heres some info i found. not sure if its correct. but....
NEWS – THE FACTS ABOUT THE BRZ STi tS VERSION : 7Tune.com
NEWS – THE FACTS ABOUT THE BRZ STi tS VERSION : 7Tune.com
If in doubt, FLAT OUT
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heres some info i found. not sure if its correct. but....
NEWS – THE FACTS ABOUT THE BRZ STi tS VERSION : 7Tune.com
NEWS – THE FACTS ABOUT THE BRZ STi tS VERSION : 7Tune.com
The BRZ tS will come in two grades, the BRZ tS “GT-package” and the standard BRZ tS package. What’s the difference you might be asking? Not a great deal, if you’re looking for a power upgrade unfortunately. The tS “GT pack” will come with a number of exterior mods including a dry carbon GT wing that was pulled from the Impreza RA STi parts shelf along with black multi spoke alloy wheels, Recaro front seats, shift ****, steering wheel button, kidney grill inserts, upgraded fog lamps and surrounding garnish, front under spoiler and side steps, strengthened driveshaft, Bilstein suspension upgrade and almost pointlessly, 6 pot Brembo brakes. 200hp will not take a lot of stopping.
One more important comment from that article if it is indeed true:
As with so many special models from Subaru, neither of these cars is designated for international release.
Last edited by 04GG; Aug 5, 2013 at 01:01 PM.
Well, need a BRZ first I suppose