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Originally Posted by white rocket
The twitchy rear end comments, the interior space, and overall just being a tiny car. Still love them, just not for me.
I wonder how long until there's a supercharger option for the 2.4L. I recall there being like 3 or more different options for the previous gen 2.0L.
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This. The GR86 is borderline too small for my use case (I'm in the electrical trade) but there isn't another fun to drive new sports car out there for around 30k.
I test drove the 2022 BRZ today at OpenRoad Subaru and walked away with mixed thoughts. Yes, the car feels so direct - steering is heavy and communicative (feels like my old Evo X with track day setup). The clutch is pretty light and grabs pretty low.
I felt a bit of clutch delay? Maybe there is a clutch delay valve installed. The stock shifter has a very short throw but feels chunky - typical WRX/STI/Evo heaviness; it doesn't have that elegance/smoothness associate with the new Civic Type R or S2000. I originally thought there was an STI Short Throw Shifter installed but turns out it was the stock.
The BRZ's soundtrack doesn't match the performance - it sounded quite underwhelming and lacked sportiness/urgency. Yes, the higher the revs, the louder the sounds were. Perhaps it was engine sound speaker playing tricks on my senses. I wanted the engine to sing like the K20 (Civic Si motor) or the H22 (Euro R motor).
To sum up, my senses were very confused because the chassis and suspension is great and so is the power from the engine. It's just the heaviness of the steering wheel, the grittiness of the shifter, and the lack of sport car sounds makes me question if this is the right car for me.