Test Drive Subaru BRZ since 2012 coupe

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BRZ car-manifest, addressed to whom the gasoline in the blood is not yet exhaled!
When certain rolls with Porsche Cayman S are noted in the story about Subaru BRZ, I, frankly, internally smiled: With all due respect to Subaru, it hurts the analogy! But it was driving and understood: the courage is reasonable! Now ask what is similar to his behavior, the novelty himself would choose exactly this comparison!
And on the change of that hidden smile came sincere! The one that appears when you get enjoyed from driving a car. The one on which the creators of this revolutionary sports accumulation were calculated, taking a slogan that put a smile on every drivers face!
Even in our era of information, few cars were awarded such a rapid discussion before their real appearance. The fruit of the joint creativity of Toyota and Subaru could not but ban the soul of fans of pure drive! After all, Toyotov, calling his version of the GT86, in fact, announced the revival of the legendary hachair (translated 86) named after one of the most Driver Toyota.
The project was divided exactly as it was necessary to achieve maximum synergies. Styling and Hachairu spirit for Toyota, engineering for the suspicious subaru. Toyotovets are fed by reproach that their cars have been bored, confused by the colorful characters of the once-cult Celica GT Four, the same Khachiro Corolla AE86, a powerful SUPRA, original Mr. In Subaru, many years have honed the technical nuances, periodically surprising, Mmm, a kind of approach to design. By the way, the photos of the first mules (carriers of the units of the future coupe) are caught on the stands, when the joint work has not yet begun. The own project in Subaru was not covered by the obvious base of the implants, but on the basis of Legacy! Whether it was an attempt to revive the SVX coupe is not clear, but the kind and proportion of mules are talking about one thing: it's good that the designers of Toyota turned out to be in the case! BRZ turned out to be beautiful and harmonious for all canons of the genre! Without asian, but with respect for Japanese style.
But the design in the stories of SUBARU engineers went to the background. Like marketing that in our time is rare. We do not drive around massive demand, we deliberately created a niche car-manifesto is the only amount of sales accents that the Japanese did, representing a novelty. Quickly switching to the fact that they were clearly closer to them, which lied their own eyes. Technique! Moreover, the level arguments is the world's only coupe of classical layout with the opposite engine were also mentioned only by glimpse.
Created specifically for BRZ Motor FA20 Square! This is said in slang if the diameter of the cylinder is equal to the move of the piston (the combination is optimal in terms of power and responsiveness). BRZ 8686 mm (Khachiroku!). For the sake of the birth of such a motor, Tovyotov, did not even pushed themselves to share the D4-S injection technology, unwinding the internal opponents such a generous gesture. As a result, FA20 issues 200 liters. with. and 205 nm of torque. Yes, modern turbo engines and without special complaints are capable of greater. But, first, it is the atmospheric (and here the specific capacity is 100 liters with. Per 1 l volume is still worthy), which, in combination with a small weight, worked out by aerodynamics and successful weighing over the axes (53:47) guarantees Very interesting nature of the car! And the main trumps subaru brz record low center of gravity (just 460 mm) and the lowest as possible driver landing. The first pledge of excellent controllability, the second indicator of the special unity of the person and the car. Enough, the theories are enough for the steering wheel, for this same unity!
Despite a squat silhouette, to sit in BRZ easily. Along the way, I note that the rear seats are nominal. Even the designers themselves do not try to convince in the opposite. On the contrary, they say: here if you fold the seat back, then a set of replaceable wheels and a hat for track-days will fit into the trunk.
Dashboard with a large tachomet-rum in the center, metal pads, made under the nuts of the climate settings handle, under them a row of keys, also remotely resembling similar from Porsche. Here for full-fledged places, there were no modest podboats, on the sidewalls of the tunnel there are no meshes . Finishing on all canons of sports car: and in appearance, and by contra-divertes, and on the texture of materials. The coating torpedo is soft, but before spectacular outwardly, the lining on its right part is better not to touch: plastic is hopeless enough to touch. Caiman again did not work? So the budgets are not those! And it was also thought that more topical design of the audio center than in the Subaru XV, it is difficult to come up. It turned out to be! Even call him at least greetings from the 80s and it does not work.
But how it is convenient to sit! Yes, it is accustomed to being made not even a jejitski, but simply it will be necessary to adapt time. But in the end, the very feeling of the car is such as words not to pass! In anticipation of the departure to the mountain serpentine, you shake in a narrow streets: at low speeds, the Brz suspension is comfortable to call it difficult. But this is the shaking, which is hinting in a sports-MU: now we will go to normal speed and there is, as soon as overclocking begins, it seems to stick to the canvas, almost perfectly working out irregularities, not frightening attempts to jump from the trajectory.
And what is it acceleration! It is not enough that the tonality of the song of the opposite motor is noble in itself (let the four cylinders wait for Belkanto porsche boxers again, it does not have to), so a small cunning with a special acoustic pipe, which was connected to the cabin, you also focus on it. The transmissions slip unnoticed, but without stealing time to enjoy the acceleration. Let him not hurricane in absolute figures, but tasty incredible! Aisin box pleases with clear inclusions, and I would like even greater fixation definition, but this is already from the improvement area of \u200b\u200bthe already good. The electric power steering is 99.9% natural. The relatively long base (sows is minimal) provides excellent stability in turns and lack of nervousness with intensive accelerations or braking. True, the brakes would be more interesting. They are effective, but there is no feeling of the start of the triggering, which is called First Bite the first bite, followed by confident and at the same time a soft slowdown. But in any case, I want to go as much as possible! In the version with automatic transmission, it is often annoyed by the fact that the electronics, feeling the lowest possibility of driving the motor, blocks switching down, reporting this indignant pisk of the indicator. The machine can generally be more advantageously, lead to keep the transfer in the devias. But even adapt to this. Although personally my choice is uniquely handle!
For our time a fantastic car! Here you are not told about complex electronics and smart transmissions. You are told: if you know how to get a buzz from a ride on the real car you will get it! Yes, it is not Porsche, but worse Brz, perhaps, except for the difference in price. She is still guaranteed attention from thread neighbors and curious glances from the sidewalk. And most importantly, any trip on this subaru as a discovery of a jar with such a welcome label: Drive is real, honest, 4 servings of 8686! Not a car, but the drink-energy! Or, if we consider that he took for himself the best thing that could be taken from Toyota, and from Subaru, rather a synergetic!
 
 
 
 

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