Love these breakdowns, mate - very thorough and always a balanced take. Your experience in the industry is super helpful in putting these vehicles in context. Gotta love the GR86/BRZ - their handling is immense and the revised engine sorts out that power we were all hoping for in the 1st gen
I suppose with the lack of safety tech they can keep the weight down, so you can turn that into a positive 😄, but totally agree, the engine sounds rubbish. A nice aftermarket exhaust should fix that.
I certainly agree on the engine sound point, I personally feel the engine sound is one of the most important parts of a car, as someone who owns a 2011 petrol Hyundai I30, the driving experience is rather dull, add the fact it's slow meaning you HAVE to rev it out so hard just to keep the flow of traffic is quite boring, previously I mainly drove a 2013 Mazda CX-9 and yes the fuel economy was significantly worse, yes it was a bit less comfortable, but it was still so much better when I put my foot down and hearing this sonorous note of a V6 under the bonnet
Good video. These really are great cars and quite practical too. My other half and I can do a weekend away with a 6'1 surfboard, esky and soft bags in the back no worries (can't do that in my ND MX5). I've unplugged the fake sound a number of times but always end up plugging it back in. The fake sound is similar to the natural sound only a little louder and more substantial sounding. My conclusion is the fake sound is well judged as with a cat back exhaust I find the engine sound (fake) and exhaust blend nicely. Sounds a little tinny/hollow with the sound unplugged.
Disagree on the rear seats, my 5 year old fits in there just fine if you move the passenger seat forward most of the way, with more than enough leg room and she's tall for her age. People would miss them if they weren't there... Boot space is way better than an MX-5, so good enough I'd say. Agree on the safety tech missing from the manual for the first two model years, that was very disappointing, but glad it has bind spot monitor. My biggest gripe is the gear shift, very difficult shifting into certain gears, especially say from 2nd->6th, it's quite nasty. Agreed that the engine could sound better.
Yep. ANCAP here in Australia is not the most thorough in my opinion. They have rules that are basically tick-boxes. Driver monitor camera, for example. It doesn't matter how well it works (or not) as long as it has it, that's ticked off and can achieve five stars.
The safety tech (eyesight) was added to the manual transmission car this year, a first. It has almost every safety feature you can think of. Were you aware of that when you made this video?
Yep, engine sound is very important to the whole driving experience especially during spirited driving (in my opinion 😉)!
Love these breakdowns, mate - very thorough and always a balanced take. Your experience in the industry is super helpful in putting these vehicles in context. Gotta love the GR86/BRZ - their handling is immense and the revised engine sorts out that power we were all hoping for in the 1st gen
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed.
Nice video. Really informative, appreciate the insightful video. Are more of these coming up on the channel?
Thanks. Yes 👍
I suppose with the lack of safety tech they can keep the weight down, so you can turn that into a positive 😄, but totally agree, the engine sounds rubbish. A nice aftermarket exhaust should fix that.
"car tester dude"
Official job title 👍
the rear seats fold down completely flat - cargo space in these cars isnt bad, i daily mine, it's my only car.
woo im early, i like this type of video too, i definitely recommend doing more of these they are awesome
I certainly agree on the engine sound point, I personally feel the engine sound is one of the most important parts of a car, as someone who owns a 2011 petrol Hyundai I30, the driving experience is rather dull, add the fact it's slow meaning you HAVE to rev it out so hard just to keep the flow of traffic is quite boring, previously I mainly drove a 2013 Mazda CX-9 and yes the fuel economy was significantly worse, yes it was a bit less comfortable, but it was still so much better when I put my foot down and hearing this sonorous note of a V6 under the bonnet
Good video. These really are great cars and quite practical too. My other half and I can do a weekend away with a 6'1 surfboard, esky and soft bags in the back no worries (can't do that in my ND MX5). I've unplugged the fake sound a number of times but always end up plugging it back in. The fake sound is similar to the natural sound only a little louder and more substantial sounding. My conclusion is the fake sound is well judged as with a cat back exhaust I find the engine sound (fake) and exhaust blend nicely. Sounds a little tinny/hollow with the sound unplugged.
From what I understand the new version of this car will use the GR Yaris 3 cylinder turbo engine
in a way ...i hope so...its still gotta be better than the boxer 4. But i prefer they do Inline 4 instead.
Disagree on the rear seats, my 5 year old fits in there just fine if you move the passenger seat forward most of the way, with more than enough leg room and she's tall for her age. People would miss them if they weren't there... Boot space is way better than an MX-5, so good enough I'd say. Agree on the safety tech missing from the manual for the first two model years, that was very disappointing, but glad it has bind spot monitor. My biggest gripe is the gear shift, very difficult shifting into certain gears, especially say from 2nd->6th, it's quite nasty. Agreed that the engine could sound better.
Manual comes with eyesight as well now
both manual and auto MY24 BRZ have the full suite of safety tech. Previously only available on the auto.
Thanks
It got Top Safety Pick + from IIHS which are the best in the world when speaking about safety testing.
Yep. ANCAP here in Australia is not the most thorough in my opinion. They have rules that are basically tick-boxes. Driver monitor camera, for example. It doesn't matter how well it works (or not) as long as it has it, that's ticked off and can achieve five stars.
can u do the camry?
Supercharge it, and it's good.
It IS a toyota gearbox - Its the only model Subaru sell with that gearbox.
The safety tech (eyesight) was added to the manual transmission car this year, a first. It has almost every safety feature you can think of. Were you aware of that when you made this video?