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His teeth are so distracting...

If I had know I was being scored I would have tried harder to stick that landing. The whole nature of the car would have been different. I'm happy with it being RWD. After driving AWD Subarus exclusively for a few years now, I'm ready for something with a relatively light nose. The new WRX is likely going to end up a lightweight platform. I think Subaru sees the BRZ as a way to try out new technology and manufacturing techniques while having Toyota foot the R&D bill. Now if we can only convince Subaru not to make the STI into an upscale label and leave it as a brash performance label.

Seems my old one disappeared in this area. So now I need a new bank. I'm looking at PNC and Chase because they seem to have a good online presence and good Auto Loan rates. Anyone like/hate either of those two? Any recommendations? I'll need a checking and savings account without monthly fees. And branches in the Sawmill and/or Tuttle area. 5/3 is a definite no. Thanks.

Which step on the Proper Excuse Chart is that? :gabe: It should still be interesting though.. Even more so if I can get a co-drive in the TT-RS. :masturboy:

Works for me. Going to have to meet your TT-RS at a couple AutoXes this year. Once in the STI and once in the BRZ.

Sold Order in the system. Should be the first ordered one to show up. Subaru might ship floor models first, but hopefully they'll fill orders first. The only problem is that two other orders went in after mine and they were also black.

Orders opened up today at 9am. Got mine in.

Yeah.. it's odd.. Not sure what they were thinking.. Well, at least the rest of the car is pretty well thought out. Except for that spoiler....

Or maybe Kim Jong Il's son is less of a hard-liner than everyone feared he would be. Who knows? But we'll see when we call the agreement due.

I'm going with 225s to keep weight down. So far I'm looking at 17.6lb rims and either 21lb Continental ExtremeContact DWs or 23lb Hankook R-S2s. The stock tires are 21lbs, and the rims are probably around 17lbs. My biggest dilemma is to stick with the lightweight tires and deal with a softer turn-in or go with the heavier Z1*specs (25lbs) and get sharper response. First World problems.. :lolguy:

2770 seems to be pretty solid. Of course, until someone drives one onto a set of scales, we can't be 100% sure. But Vorshlag is taking a very close look at the FR-S/BRZ. They think 245s are doable with 255s likely needing some light fender work. And as I mentioned above, they think a 100lb weight savings should be pretty easy with a well made exhaust and light battery. So I think a 2300lb track weight might be possible.

I'm sure that argument is all over CR. There are two main camps to performance driving enthusiasts; I call them Neck-Snappers and Side-Loaders. Neck-Snappers get more enjoyment out of being forced back into their seat upholstery and traveling over the ground like a bullet. Corners, for them, are interruptions between stints of using their right foot to turn gasoline into ground-tearing torque. Side-Loaders prefer to have their eyeballs fall out their ears and find the longest distance between two points. To them, straightaways are for relaxing, taking a break and pondering the mysteries of life before diving into the next corner and trying to push the track's asphalt into a wider arc. Both are valid, and it's certainly possible to find both power and handling in a single car. But the differences show when it comes down to which aspect to compromise on. Do you sacrifice power for handling? Or do you put more of your budget into the engine? The BRZ is a compromise. No one who's looking forward to it will say otherwise. But it's a compromise deeply in favor of handling over power. There are certainly other cars out there in the same price bracket that have more power, but they won't handle like the BRZ. It won't appeal to everyone, and I'm perfectly ok with that. Does that mean I wouldn't want more power? Of course not. But I don't think it *needs* it either. In a few years I might eyeball the higher powered versions that are sure to come out and see what's available. I think supercharging is a better choice for the BRZ/FR-S platform.

It'll beat a Miata too. *shrug* If I wanted to go fast in a straight line, I'd buy an F-body.

2012 CRV is over 8 seconds to 60, so are most all mini vans. The BRZ does 0-60 around 6 seconds. Not seeing where the argument is. A car doesn't need OMGWTFBBQ hp if it isn't lugging two fucking tons around.

Aisin 6pd, both manual and auto. Rear diff is from an IS300. A fully loaded BRZ is 2770. But Vorshlag thinks they can trim nearly 100lbs with a full exhaust and a battery swap.

It's referred to as a FA20 when it's mounted under a Subaru badge. The engine has a 12.5:1 compression ratio, so in stock trim it's not going to take to forced induction very well. But Subaru does have a turbocharged FA20, and TRD supposedly is working on a Supercharged version. So a low compression version is out there. Now is it the next 4G63? No. The next EJ20? Probably not. The current FA block is an open deck. So a semi-closed version or a deck girdle will be needed for truly silly power. But on the bright side, it does have Toyota's D4S Direct/Port injection system, so fueling should be very tuneable. But I think, ultimately, to get big power, you'll have to shoehorn an EJ25 in there like GReddy did for their 600hp drift GT-86. Don't care. Gonna have normally aspirated fun when I get mine.

Here ya go, Jones. You'll want to watch the second half for your new bundle of joy's spiritual predecessor.

It has a better power to weight ratio than my spec.B The BRZ/FR-S is about the driving experience and having fun behind the wheel. It's not about driving in a straight line. There are plenty of other cars out there for that.

whew! For a moment there I thought it was an accident between two cars. Luckily it was only a couple blurs that got together.

Sweet! Can't wait to pick one up.

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And now dead. It is an EX-parrot!

Because the car is silver, I'd forget the colors. So that leaves Black and Silver. Assuming the windows are tinted, I'd recommend Black. If the windows aren't tinted or are mirrored, go with silver.

It's nothing they did, but more of what they didn't do. Directional rims will always look like that unless they come in rights and lefts. That's why I never buy directional rims. I've seen this on Lambos too. You'd think with the money being spend on one of these cars they could make right and left rims.