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Godzilla07 posted:My impression of the current WRX is that it only really sells to Subaru loyalists. Anyone who had the money for a Golf R bought that instead, and everyone shopping in the price bracket that the WRX lives in decided that they could compromise on either the manual or AWD. That's essentially what my calculus was. I test drove a '19 series grey to potentially replace my 2011 to see if it was worth compromising on the hatch. It wasn't. Which left the Civic Type R, Veloster N, and Golf R since I wasn't ready to compromise on the manual.
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dissss posted:The frustrating thing is all the bits appear to be there already, they just aren't all available in one car. I remember saying this about the NC Miata. Mazda had the DISI engine from the Mazdaspeed 3, all they had to do was put it in the NC. 
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BloodBag posted:I remember saying this about the NC Miata. Mazda had the DISI engine from the Mazdaspeed 3, all they had to do was put it in the NC. Project Ugly Horse even showed the engine would bolt to the NC MIata transmission too. All the pieces are there.
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Coredump posted:Project Ugly Horse even showed the engine would bolt to the NC MIata transmission too. All the pieces are there. It gets worse. The NC1 Miata transmission is the same as the RX-8's. So RX-7 engines can bolt up. Plus the NC1 and RX-8 subframes are identical, so you can also just bolt the entire front subframe of a RX-8 into a NC1, engine and all.
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McTinkerson posted:It gets worse. The NC1 Miata transmission is the same as the RX-8's. So RX-7 engines can bolt up. Plus the NC1 and RX-8 subframes are identical, so you can also just bolt the entire front subframe of a RX-8 into a NC1, engine and all. Yeah it would get much worse if you bolted in an RX8 engine 
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Sep 2, 2021 15:22
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Japanese manufacturers are still in the mindset of "we don't have to offer a compelling sports car we just have to offer the parts to build a compelling sports car yourself" they've had since the mid 90s. Same excuse Toyota gave with the Nu Supra of "we're just providing the platform for you to build on."
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Sep 2, 2021 15:26
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See this is why mid 2000’s Subaru was the best. While Toyota was the fun police putting a boat anchor in their sports car, Subaru was railing a line of granola off a golden retriever and sticking their biggest turbo motor in a compact sedan, wagon, SUV, pickup thing, full size sedans and wagons, and lifted wagon.
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Sep 2, 2021 16:28
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The Forester and Outback just aren't the same cars they used to be, even if you stick a WRX/STI drive train in the current models I don't think I'd be interested. God my 2002 Forester was such a great car.
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I’ve owned 5 Subarus and when it came time to sell my 16 WRX, I just got tired of the direction things were going so I went German as well. If I ever do get back into one, it’ll be a Hawkeye STI but those things are already being priced at comical levels...25K for a decent example just isn’t worth it.
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I'm really hoping for the new WRX to be great, just because there are almost no MT 4-doors that are fun to drive anymore, and as a parent that's what I want.
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Sep 2, 2021 17:28
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M3, CT4-V Blackwing, Veloster N, Golf GTI, Civic Type-R, G70 off the top of my head. Obviously most of those aren't in the same price bracket as the WRX but you take what you can get. Yes, I know the Veloster technically has 3 doors
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Sep 2, 2021 17:56
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add the CT5-V Blackwing, (although neither of those are out yet), and Golf R. Pretty sure G70 6mt is dead.
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Sep 2, 2021 18:03
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Technically can't add the Golf R till sometime next year unless you buy used.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Pretty sure G70 6mt is dead. It is yes. The 2.0T / 6mt is no longer offered in any market for the G70.
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It’s not a manual, but the Audi RS3 is everything I wished an STI could be. The dimensions are pretty much on par with the hawkeye I used to own and the power is perfect. It is more front biased which is a bummer and the seating position isn’t as good, but it’s the closest thing I can find to a modern STI that isn’t whatever massive thing they’re building today. It’s the first auto I’ve ever owned which was an adjustment, but the DCT is pretty good and really comes alive when hustled on proper roads. Jealous as hell of our Euro friends that can get it as a 4 door hatch though, the new one looks even better.
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I'm not really sure what you mean by "massive thing". The STi is only 4.5 inches longer than the RS3 and the same width. While there's no denying the RS3 is a nice car, you could buy a new STi AND a new beater Impreza 5 door for the cost of the RS3. bull3964 fucked around with this message at 19:21 on Sep 2, 2021 |
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I’ll have to dig up some pictures as I sold the FA WRX sitting side by side to it. It’s noticeably smaller, and my first reaction sitting in it was “wow, this feels tiny”. Dynamically, it’s much easier to throw around compared to the current gen STI I test drove as well. I’m not the most technical person so I don’t know why/how, but from a fun to drive perspective, it felt way more alive and engaging than the modern FA WRX or STI. Maybe it’s just a perception thing, I don’t know! It’s definitely an expensive vehicle no doubt. It’s my daily and only car and I drive the piss out of it but it’s tickled me in ways my nostalgic memories of the Hawkeye did.
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Thought this was interesting:quote:I extracted the data from the dyno plot that was shared earlier (from the youtube video). I converted it to HP/LB-FT and combined it to a single plot to make it easier for us American's to comprehend  https://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?p=46623779#post46623779
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Sep 2, 2021 21:54
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Me: “GM’s torque management is the worst in the world.” Subaru: “Hold my beer.”
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Pretty similar to a K24 but with the power shifted left a little bit. But what is meaningful to me is that it is AP2 S2000 peak power except 20-30ftlb more everywhere. Similar weight too. Pretty good.
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and now the agony of picking the perfect aftermarket wheels for the brz
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BraveUlysses posted:and now the agony of picking the perfect aftermarket wheels for the brz Grams CR57
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BraveUlysses posted:and now the agony of picking the perfect aftermarket wheels for the brz Japanparts.com has the JDM BBS/STI wheels: https://www.sti.jp/parts/subarubrz_zd/wheel/ https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/?id=62993
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BraveUlysses posted:and now the agony of picking the perfect aftermarket wheels for the brz TC105X
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TE37's look great on literally everything
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BraveUlysses posted:and now the agony of picking the perfect aftermarket wheels for the brz Ronal teddy bears
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Powershift posted:Ronal teddy bears Re-barreled Mazda 121 Koalas.
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Powershift posted:Ronal teddy bears
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BraveUlysses posted:and now the agony of picking the perfect aftermarket wheels for the brz 
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Steelies with knobby off-road tires and a small lift.
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Advan GT?
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thank you for the suggestions, serious or not, but i'm leaning towards these i dont really want to go with super wide wheels and extra grippy tires because i miss having a car you can slide around a bit. i would like to throw some nice high end all seasons on whatever i buy and save the stock wheels/tires for summer or track use since the car comes with michelin ps4s.
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BraveUlysses posted:thank you for the suggestions, serious or not, but i'm leaning towards these Those look good on any car, great choice
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someone needs to do a floater version of the ronal bear so the bear is always pointed upwards
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Today I learned that the Corolla Cross is a thing. Please kill me.
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Nohearum posted:Today I learned that the Corolla Cross is a thing. Please kill me. who cares?
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Sep 3, 2021 16:37
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I mean, it seems kind of inoffensive compared to the Eclipse Cross.
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The "Eclipse Cross" is so much more blatant and sad. "Corolla" has been stuck on all sorts of vehicles including 4WD lifted wagons. Eclipse is a sports coupe.
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