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With that said, Itll be interesting to see how they do in autox- And ive little doubt to whether or not people will be scooping them up for that

This post has been edited by sideways on Jan 31 2012, 12:41 AM

Bam!

http://speedhunters.com/archive/2012/01/25...ti-concept.aspx

Hawt. Want.

Dont see enough changes to it to really peak my interest in wanting to spend the extra coin on it. I suppose it depends on the actual numbers and how much better it is versus the actual price.

Its most likely a car put together with items from the parts catalogue rather than an actual STI model. Kinda like the M-Sport BMWs.

In my opinion, this shouldnt add any more than 5k to the final pricetag.

They seriously couldn't fit the JDM EJ20 in there with a FR layout?

And yet, the base BRZ is already going to be more expensive than the FR-S. I'll still be sticking to my Scion.

Anyone see any reports of them showing up yet? Deez, you got any insurance info on them?

This post has been edited by am3pkcet on Feb 1 2012, 04:59 PM

No, it's too soon. But I'd bet money on the rates spiking after the first year, once the kids get tickets/accidents while the companies realize exactly what it is.

Ugh... I hate having to pay for other peoples' stupidity. :/

You don't understand that until you pay insurance on an Evo. Not even STI, Mustang, M3, M5, etc. owners get it like we do. And working in insurance, I can verify that. Luckily since my car is a six year-old car now (technically five but I won't get into that), the rates are starting to come down a tad.

This, this, a million times this. FML on the insurance, holy crap. I pay almost as much on insurance per month as I do on the loan.

And Jardim, really? You DO know that the EJ block is an EJ block no matter what the displacement is? The 2.0 is no smaller than the 2.5, making it no easier of a fit.

Full coverage on a 94 850T = 85 a month lol. I rather buy a mitsu Mirage and evo it.

I knew that but is the N/A "DS4" engine the same as the EJ series?

Displacement wasn't what i was thinking about though. When i said EJ20 i meant the EJ205/7 that comes in the JDM STI. I'm assuming the complexity of the turbo system of the boxer engine would hinder the abilty (or require some engeneering) to install a turbocharger in the BRZ and thats why they didnt turbo this "STI" variant of the car or is this just a cosmetic "teaser" before the real beast is revealed?

This post has been edited by Jardim on Feb 3 2012, 01:38 AM

If you just really get a kick out of wrench time, then do that.

But there are 99 other reasons to not do it. Unless you know exactly what you're doing and have the resources (i.e. time and money) to do it, then it's going to be more than what you bargarined for. And while we were presumably on the topic of insurance, if your Mirage-turned-Evo becomes a total loss (like if it's stolen or just damaged to a certain point), you're only going to get the ACV (actual cash value) of the Mirage, and everything that you put into it... kiss it bye-bye. At best, you can report up to a certain amount (usually not to exceed $5,000) as "additional equipment" (typically reserved for wheels, upgraded audio systems, etc.), but the increase in insurance that that adds kind of makes the rates go up a lot.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/toyota/gt-86/road-test/driven

The UK-spec GT 86 has been priced @ 25k pounds. That means it'll be around $23k-$25k for the base BRZ in the US.

If i was to turn an Mirage into an evo, it would have no luxuries. Since i would be enhancing the Mirage's potential it would be a flat out race car, and if got into an accident that didnt compress my car into a can i could still rip out some bits for my self.

I think you missed my point, but whatever.

I got what you were trying to say, i understand if the car was a total loss after the build i would only get the shell value of the car, the engine, drivetrain and turbo components wouldnt be covered even though i put them in there. But if the wreck didnt destroy those components, i could part them out and make a good amount of my money back.

Don't know if it was posted yet, but according to Subaru Canada, we'll be seeing the BRZ in June.

I hope we get them here in time for people to decide to run them at MAP Proving Grounds. I really want to see how sporting they are out of the box.

My Toyota dealership is starting to hype the FR-S up a bit, considering we're one of only three Scion dealerships in our area.

Oh, and Bunta gave Takumi an upgrade I suppose?

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^Is that even official?????!?!?!

Found it via Speedhunters on Facebook, but it sure as hell looks like Shigeno drew it.

I looked it up, he did.

Spotted a silver BRZ in La Mirada yesterday. From what I could tell by the 3-second encounter (opposing traffic), it looked very good in person. Needless to say, no pics.

So apparently the Scion FR-S has been announced as starting at $24,200 (not including the $730 destination charge) for the stick, with another $1,100 for the auto. It's a little bit higher than what I was anticipating (somewhere in the neighborhood of $22k), and much higher than what am3packet thought (as he was hoping for $20k). So likely the Subaru BRZ will at least be $25k to start, if not more.

Also the stick was rated at 21/30 city/highway mpg, with the auto getting 25/34.

Add another couple grand for Canada. One of the Scion-focused sales people at my dealership pre-sold one the other day, said they'd be here mid-June.