Re: Subaru BRZ RA: Caged With Steelies

Jan 27, 2013 2 Replies
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Oh, Japan. Is it not enough that you have robot butlers and creepy


> maid cafés, but do you have to be the only market to have these great
> track-friendly, well-loved sports cars, too? The Subaru BRZ/Scion
> FR-S/Toyota GT86 are respected all over for their handling, fun, and
> back-to-basics sports car feel, and it's all but assured these will
> become track-day toys as well as daily drivers for many people. In
> Japan, that job's been made much easier thanks to the Subaru BRZ RA
> and the Toyota GT86 RC. M...
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I haven't got time to visit that link, but there's been a company in New Zealand offering to build various options for a race-ready Toyota 86 since before the car was even released here, right up to a stripped down light-weight car with roll-cage, etc. Subaru New Zealand also offers an unofficial "STi" version of the BRZ, which adds a few bits 'n' pieces that make it sportier.

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af=E9s, but do you have to be the only market to have these great track-fri= endly, well-loved sports cars, too? The Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S/Toyota GT86 a= re respected all over for their handling, fun, and back-to-basics sports ca= r feel, and it's all but assured these will become track-day toys as well a= s daily drivers for many people. In Japan, that job's been made much easier= thanks to the Subaru BRZ RA and the Toyota GT86 RC. M...

I could not care less what japs have in the JDM. They typically export sticks and bones to the rest of the world.

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Xi-2 grips just fine on glare ice. I suspect Xi-3 is no worse. I also suspect that all-american favorite WS70 is also passable.

It's corner cases such as climbing out of icy ruts where a helping of studs would have made a difference. Case like this: ice covered streets is not a big problem for studless optimized for ice.

granted on "performance winter" life would have probably sucked in conditions like these.

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