Does The Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S Need A Turbo?

Two of the most acclaimed cars of the past year have to be the Toyota/Subaru twins, the BRZ and the FR-S. While they aren't the fastest or most luxurious cars on the road, they have a fantastic chassis, great gearbox, and some sublime handling that you can drift at the flick of a wrist. More » Read More:

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aru twins, the BRZ and the FR-S. While they aren't the fastest or most luxu= rious cars on the road, they have a fantastic chassis, great gearbox, and s= ome sublime handling that you can drift at the flick of a wrist. More

And then you need to drive two more wheels to distribute power to. And the suspension setup that somehow worked now does not. And the chassis stiffeness is not quite right. And once you fix all that you end up with a completely different +1000 lbs car.

Does not stop some wrench monkeys to "improve" STI though. I'm sure there will be tuners who will try (and as usually fail) to "improve" the car.

With predictable reduction in the car value after the cheap tuning.

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