2013 Subaru BRZ Long-Term Road Test

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edited September 2014 in Subaru

image2013 Subaru BRZ Long-Term Road Test

Why our 2013 Subaru BRZ is the perfect car for the city.

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  • jederinojederino Member Posts: 0
    I do slightly prefer the BRZ front mask to the FR-S. It is a good looking car, but I wish it was gorgeous.
  • duck87duck87 Member Posts: 649
    These qualities (approachable performance, just enough power, great handler) are reasons why the other sports compacts like the GTI are popular. It's also why if this car was a HATCHBACK IT WOULD BE PERFECT.
  • ddougyyddougyy Member Posts: 7
    Haha duck87 beat me to the GTI comment. Was going to say basically the same thing. Not sure how the BRZ would look as a hatchback though with such a low rooline.
  • gtfrank1gtfrank1 Member Posts: 16
    For the BRZ to be a hatchback they would have had to stiffen the chassis more to maintain the same level of chassis stiffness. It would have added between 80 to 100 pounds to the car and made it more difficult to convert to a convertible. That is why it was ruled out.
  • duck87duck87 Member Posts: 649
    @gtfrank1: You know what's really funny about this kind of argument, particularly as the tC itself, as well as the past Celica was a hatch? The fact that nobody ever talks about how they had to "stiffen" the chassis for the recently previewed FT
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