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BRZ STi reveal?

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Coming soon?

http://sti.jp/index.html

I'm hearing two rumors at the moment:

1. Engine tweaks to 230's HP, 6 pot fronts, 4 pot rears, and suspension goodies

2. No Engine mods, and just suspension/brake mods that are "from the STi team".

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I always liked the look of this car....I'm not sure why they don't make a stupid fast model.
 
The post you linked to says the $41k version is not an STi version but a tS (tuned by Subaru) version. No power change from base car only some bolt ons and suspension tuning. Seems like +50% price for not much difference.
 
acx said:
The post you linked to says the $41k version is not an STi version but a tS (tuned by Subaru) version. No power change from base car only some bolt ons and suspension tuning. Seems like +50% price for not much difference.
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Too bad. This is a car I'd really love with an extra 50hp or so. Stick a 2.5l WRX engine in it and call it a day. Doesn't even have to be the sti version.
 
Midwayman said:
Too bad. This is a car I'd really love with an extra 50hp or so. Stick a 2.5l WRX engine in it and call it a day. Doesn't even have to be the sti version.
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Needs about 400-500 hp without adding more than 200 lbs. *Then* it would be worthy of the hype it had/has. Price would obviously rocket.
 
Yeah I keep going back and forth between getting a BMW 135i now, reasonably priced AP2 S2000 + daily driver, a hotter version BRZ, or just holding out till the next WRX or Miata
 
Jumpem said:
That car really needed to be a 305hp AWD STi with two doors.
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I really don't understand the departure from AWD. Or why Toyota is selling it as a Scion. I realize it keeps it cheap to have it RWD, but man, that could be my DD if it was AWD!
 
Midwayman said:
What about RWD keeps it from DD material? I mean snow is the usual answer, but that's mostly FUD.
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Snow. I have to be at work even if there's a foot of snow. Gotta have something that can at least plow through.
 
Kaido said:
Snow. I have to be at work even if there's a foot of snow. Gotta have something that can at least plow through.
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That's not really a valid argument with modern cars and modern tires. I drove through multiple snow storms in RWD and FWD with no major hiccups.
 
Good thing it's not AWD- this is a sports car which should always be RWD. If you want 4WD there's a dozen other Subarus to pick from.
 
Kaido said:
Snow. I have to be at work even if there's a foot of snow. Gotta have something that can at least plow through.
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Somehow everyone managed it in the days of nose-heavy V8s with RWD, no ABS, no traction control, shitty snow tires, and poor road maintenance.

:whiste:

Just sayin' I've slugged my old Crown Victoria through plenty of deep snow with no real issues.
 
JCH13 said:
Somehow everyone managed it in the days of nose-heavy V8s with RWD, no ABS, no traction control, crappy snow tires, and poor road maintenance.

:whiste:

Just sayin' I've slugged my old Crown Victoria through plenty of deep snow with no real issues.
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Blah blah blah uphill both ways :biggrin:

There's also the discussion point that weight helps a lot with RWD in the snow 😉
 
Kaido said:
Blah blah blah uphill both ways :biggrin:

There's also the discussion point that weight helps a lot with RWD in the snow 😉
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Not particularly, my CV had a rear weight distribution of 44%, very sad.

And it's not weight, it's weight:tire width. Just get narrower tires for a lighter car.
 
IMO the FRS/BRZ are just overpriced. The regular model that is out now is 25k+, I can't imagine what the new and improved model will go for.
 
chin311 said:
IMO the FRS/BRZ are just overpriced. The regular model that is out now is 25k+, I can't imagine what the new and improved model will go for.
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This, especially with what the Mustang GT brings to the table at the moment.

Yes, yes, I know - styling, interior, etc. But 420 HP for ~$31k street price vs. 200 HP for nearly $30k street price.
 
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