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i liked what i saw at the denver auto show. it's a pretty coupe for sure. definitely prefer the suby to the scion though.

Nice! Did he say anything else about his test drive?

That ^ was the first 86 celebration in Long Beach? I'm assuming so.

Sabre wrote:Nice! Did he say anything else about his test drive?

he said "its a sharp handler". He's coming off a 335is.

Has he replaced the RFTs on his 335is? That would really change my view of his opinion of the BRZ.

doubtful; he flips pretty often and got out of the mod bug long ago

Tell him to replace the RFTs with any normal summer performance tire. If he's an enthusiast he'll thank you.


Also: 2013 Scion FR-S gets first dyno run

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2 cars, 2 videos, 1 crash: Toyota 86 Makes its D1GP Debut in Japan… and Crashes!

Someone having some real fun with the real car.
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I think he may have been excited.
Hmmm, differential choices....

Chris Harris is just about the most entertaining auto-journalist around these days. Glad he loves the car.
Can't wait for a small factory turbo.

^^^ You can tell the engineering to get this thing right was in their hearts. Amazing to hear about things like the starter position, the steering rack changes etc. etc.

As cool as that sounds, all those bespoke items are gonna run up the production costs of the car.

Raven wrote:As cool as that sounds, all those bespoke items are gonna run up the production costs of the car.

Yeah, all the way up to an MSRP of $25,495.

dude, you make me seem like Mary Poppins!

Mr Kleen wrote:dude, you make me seem like Mary Poppins!

true.dat

The new issue of EVO has 4 articles about the BRZ:
A 24 hour drive from the south of France to the south of Wales.
A test with rivals (MX-5, 370Z & Mégane 265 Trophy).
A day at the track (Bedford Autodrome)
A face off against a first generation Impreza turbo.

Spoilers, anyone?

For those of us who can't get the AWESOME Evo mag.... POST!!!

You can subscribe via iTunes if you have an iPad. I just renewed my subscription and added the iPad upgrade.

I'll read the articles and post the results tomorrow, but after skipping ahead the results may surprise...

Read most of the articles: great chassis, decent interior, poor engine sound, needs an additional 50 HP and lbft of torque to be a fun car.

EDIT: Jethro Bovingdon, Henry Catchpole, Mike Duff and Stephen Dobie were flabbergasted to find they all liked the Mégane better than the BRZ on the back road test.

Mr Kleen wrote:needs an additional 50 HP and lbft of torque to be a fun car.

No one could have seen that coming.
Wait...

I voted for 75.

I've now got my first ETA/VIN for the first order. It's supposed to be here 5/30 tentatively.