Subaru powered Toyota FT-86 Concept

vo2max99

Here's a good review:

U.S. Roads / Pro driver


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPoZ1...e_gdata_player


Okay so I just read that review from EVO.

1.) They tested an AUTO version against the others equipped with MANUALS.

2.) What they say about the car is completely contrary to what 99% have said about it. Majority says the BRZ is a phenomenal driver's car with adequate power. EVO basically says its a POS.

3.) No F'N way is the car nearly as terrible as they've made it out to be automatic transmission or not.

4.) They say there's no power below 5000 RPMS and you have to rev the **** out of it to move yet the vast majority say the BRZ has plenty of grunt from as low as ~ 2500rpm and DYNO confirms why as 90% torque available @2500RPM on up to 7000RPM.

4.) It sounds as if they were hired to diss the car not review it. The bottom line is that they're either: Way off the mark in their review. The automatic transmission makes the BRZ a turd. The BRZ they tested had issues. Otherwise it doesn't make sense because no way can so many credible automobile entities be so wrong. It's as if 99 say YES and EVO says NO. Something isn't adding up..


On another note I noticed the MX-5 they tested had just 158hp vs. 167hp (really 170 for 09's with a 7200rpm redline but not a big deal) for the U.S. model. I wonder why that is?

You wouldn't think 10hp would big a deal but according to EVO their MX-5 takes 7.5 seconds to hit 60mph vs. the 167hp U.S. MX-5's 6.3 0-60. That's over a full second for 10hp... It may have been 62mph making it roughly 7.3-7.4 seconds but that's still a full second back from the U.S. MX-5. But then again it may be their driving as they could only manage a 7.6 second 0-60 with the BRZ when it's posted 6.2 in the U.S.


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