"SubiSanchez" (sanchez20)
08/06/2013 at 22:11 • Filed to: Toyobaru STi Subaru Impreza
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"SubiSanchez" (sanchez20)
08/06/2013 at 22:11 • Filed to: Toyobaru STi Subaru Impreza | 2
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If they added a turbo and AWD could it be a spiritual successor? Maybe throw some gold rims, big wing, and a hood scoop too?
SonorousSpeedJoe
> SubiSanchez
08/06/2013 at 22:13 |
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It would be a sight to see, but I was under the impression that the BRZ can't accommodate AWD.
Victorious Secret
> SubiSanchez
08/06/2013 at 22:14 |
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Give them another few hundred million to re-engineer the chassis to accommodate AWD, and sure.
PowderHound
> SubiSanchez
08/06/2013 at 22:14 |
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Guess how much I would orgasm. *Hint. Loads.
TylerJ
> SubiSanchez
08/06/2013 at 22:20 |
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Was the 22b also equal in fun to a V8 Mustang?
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SubiSanchez
> SonorousSpeedJoe
08/06/2013 at 22:20 |
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True. It would probably ruin the cars handling with the weight of AWD
BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
> SubiSanchez
08/06/2013 at 22:21 |
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No, it literally won't fit in the chassis.
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SubiSanchez
> Victorious Secret
08/06/2013 at 22:22 |
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Then it gets priced out of affordability for me. Guess I'll wait for the new WRX if I want an AWD rocket
Decay buys too many beaters
> SubiSanchez
08/06/2013 at 22:28 |
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I wouldn't be surprised if subaru starts to move the WRX upmarket with the next generation. I'd expect it to start around $30k to give it some separation from the BRZ.
BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
> SubiSanchez
08/06/2013 at 23:21 |
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I am sorry... but when will the point sink in?
BRZ, FR-S, and GT-86 CANNOT accomodate AWD.
In order to change it to accommodate AWD, one would have to undo every change made to the chassis, and revert it BACK to an Impreza, which defeats the point of BRZ's existence.
BRZ is not turbocharged. It is not AWD, it is not a WRC rally car, it cannot be the successor to the 22B STI.
Them's the facts, JACK.
PatBateman
> BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
08/06/2013 at 23:28 |
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AWD... Whatever. Don't need it.
Turbo: YES, IT NEEDS IT. If I wanted something cool that handled and accelerated like a slightly-modified Miata, I'd go buy a slightly modified Miata. Give me the Turbo, Toyota/Subaru.
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BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
> PatBateman
08/06/2013 at 23:34 |
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Without AWD, and it will never get AWD, it will NEVER be a successor to 22B STI, which is the point, not whether people need it to be AWD.
I still stand beside my premise that a well-tuned and healthy flat 6 engine, with 100hp/liter, at 3.4 Liters, and 34ohp.
FA20DIT's current top OEM tune in Japan is 296hp. An H6 is a smoother, and more powerful option.
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PatBateman
> BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
08/06/2013 at 23:47 |
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If they put 320+ HP in that engine (with or without turbo(s)) then I would contemplate purchasing one. I like a car that can handle curves, but if it has a 7+ second 0-60 time, I'm not interested. Get it into the low 5's (from the factory) and we'll talk.
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BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
> PatBateman
08/06/2013 at 23:55 |
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320-340hp, with ~3000lb curb weight... and $30-32K.
Would beat the pants off of every other 6-cylinder coupe short of Porsche Cayman, on power to weight ratio alone, let alone performance per dollar.
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PatBateman
> BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
08/07/2013 at 00:05 |
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This would be a no-brainer in my opinion. It's a gorgeous car, it just needs more go to match it's show.
takahash1
> TylerJ
03/17/2015 at 06:01 |
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lolz much more fun