Forget Your Turbo STI Dreams: Subaru Has Made A New BRZ tS And Nothing More
It looks like a full-blown, turbocharged Subaru BRZ STI is going to elude as for a while longer. A teaser last week showing a massive STI-branded wing affixed to the boot of a BRZ gave us hope, but our worries that Subaru was actually cooking up a bunch of chassis/aero improvements and nothing else have sadly turned out to be well founded.
The Subaru of America Facebook page and Twitter accounts today posted another teaser, with the caption “Tune in tomorrow for more Subaru Tecnica International goodness. #BRZtS #STI”. Yep, we’re looking at a new BRZ tS, this time for the North American market.
The first tS - available in Japan only - was given better tyres, brakes and upgraded suspension relative to the regular BRZ, but no increase in power. For this new model, we’re looking at posher rubber and beefier brakes once again (a Michelin Pilot Sport 4 boot is shown in the image), what looks like a new front splitter, and a huge new rear wing as seen in last week’s teaser.
Suspension changes of some description will almost certainly be making an appearance too, but a turbo is not something we’re not expecting.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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Hey Matt, you need to keep up. Beefier Brembo brakes (like the ones shown in the photo) have been available on the BRZ for almost a year at this point. They’re part of the Performance Package. All that photo tells us is that we can now get stickier rubber standard. That’s. It.
I knew it…
This article was dated 15’. Same wing, same everything: http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/first-drives/reviews/a25439/first-drive-2015-subaru-brz-ts-japan-spec/
Don’t cry, you’ve got too less money, tho..
Subaru is lying~ subaru is lying~ and everybody will crying~
Couldn’t it be a tS-STI?
Or is that being too hopeful?
That sounds like someone forgeting the letters of STI.
ts-sti
Want turbo? Bmw has the right thing for you…
A quad turbo beast!
SaadAnwaar(#nissangtrisapc) I see ur heart
Subaru, u clickbaited us!!! Then no one will trust you anymore!! (Suby fanboys triggered)
Oh, it’s like all them 90’s JDMs again. You could have a cheaper, more tame version, or up a but of mooney and get a factory modded one! Both with huge aftermarket followings, too
DAMMIT!