- You guys remember watching "Toonami?"
And when you'd watch "Toonami" you'd wake up on the couch
and you'd be wondering what in the living hell
you were watching and it was "Robot Chicken"
and you didn't know what was going on?
No, that was Adult Swim.
Either way the statement is still the same,
you really don't know what's happening,
but you're just in it for the moment
and you don't know if you're supposed to go to bed
and it's just a little bit uncomfy, okay?
And you kind of just wanna go back to bed
so you can wake up and just watch normal things
like "Cat And Dog," but not today, okay?
Everything is new and slightly uncomfortable in the world
and what's more uncomfy besides a cat and a dog comic thing,
cartoon, and "Robot Chicken."
Then we're supposed to talk about like comfy cars,
new cars, things like you just don't expect it.
Okay, I'm Alex, Alex.FI on Instagram
and today we're gonna be talking about our own comfy car
that's finally in stock and being delivered to people
like you, like me, like Evan Shanks.
Okay, We're gonna be talking about one
of the only affordable new cars out there
and the things that you'll need to keep in mind
if you're looking to pick up one of these little round boys.
Ladies and gentlemen, we're talking about
you wanting to own a brand new
Toyota GR86/BRZ/ABC/
whatever trim they decide to come out with
in the next couple years.
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Welcome to Fitment Industries
and if you're looking for after-market wheels,
tires, or suspension,
be sure to hit us up over at fitmentindustries.com.
Lots of new GR86s out there and BRCs
and we've already got a few in the gallery.
Plus if you looking for wheels,
we'd highly recommend the Anovia Carriers.
We saw a couple of those get slapped on some new GR86s
and they look absolutely super hot, fire, 9,000 username
Xbox live account name, okay?
And before we jump into the rest, drop a comment below
on how you would rate the new GR86/BRZ out of ten and why?
We wanna hear your thoughts.
I know there's a lot
of people that are pretty opinionated on this car
and it's important to, you know, just listen and talk.
The new BRZ GR 86 wombo combo was introduced back
in the end of 2020 and would be one of like,
probably four cars that would ever
actually make it to production In 2021.
The second generation of the BRZ had long been requested
since the first generation way back in 2012.
In 2012, this car was awesome.
And when the second generation would be released
it would come with more lightened aluminum
to save on the weight that would be added
because of the engine and all the safety features.
It had some additional horsepower,
some additional torque, a refined motor,
a little bit of a different chassis setup
that made it a little bit better,
more torsion rigidity, things like that.
One of the nice things that came from the second generation
was really the increased displacement
from the FA24D motor.
On top of that,
and if you stare at it for a couple few months,
it actually is a relatively good design,
particularly on the back end.
I know a lot of people were first a little bit weary
of the second gen, it kind of looked like a new Z.
But once you actually sit on it for a little bit,
they did nail the back end of this one.
Evan Shanks said it best,
it's like chef's kiss pretty much
if you're just looking at the back,
The car does not come with a turbo and we're sorry.
We know that they're sorry,
but it just, it wasn't gonna happen.
And it's important to remember
that they're probably never gonna happen.
Not never, that's a strong word, probably not.
And unfortunately you're just gonna have to sit down
and accept the fact that you're gonna have
a low 200 horsepower sports car.
It's either that or you can go buy a $50,000 FJ
that used to be mocked by Jeep owners
because the current market apparently is overcharging
for literally everything since, I don't know, Blitzes?
And what made the GR86/BRZ, even the FRS back in the day
so special was that it was so available.
The cost was really realistic to pick up
and the suspension was decent.
The power was okay and the looks were good
so it made for good for people like you
and people like me that wanted to modify the ever living
crap out of them and make them unreliable.
So, when the new BRZ was coming out
and everybody was wanting a new generation to come
out with a turbo charger, 400 horsepower
electromagnetic suspension,
real Alcon tear all over the place and that being said,
you just you'd have a $60,000 car that nobody's gonna buy
because they'd just get a Subaru.
Instead, we get 228 horsepower, which is pretty decent.
You get 184 foot pounds of torque
versus 156 from the old generation.
The torque band is better and doesn't feel as dull.
And instead you live from like people
like motor trend cars and even big daddy
Dougy D talking about how the car spirit was almost improved
with the facelift, with the limitation,
or reduction of gadgets that inherently seemed to seep
into new generation cars.
That's kind of the biggest thing
about out this is it still a really pure sports car.
Now, the goal of the new BRZ
was to make the old generation slightly better
in good old Toyota fashion.
But is it worth the MSRP price?
I mean, outside of the fact
that the Zenki is a little bit more generic
than what others were probably expecting,
one has to ask themselves if the
one of four available sports cars of the year
are worth jumping into at all because is of the price.
It doesn't have a billion horsepower.
It doesn't have any sort of heads up display.
It doesn't have a fancy camera, or twelve speed manual,
or like with massaging seats, okay?
It's got four wheels, two headlights, two taillights,
a shifter, and a stereo for all those suicide beat songs
and window placements of your favorite sad boy sticker.
And it's like, what else could you really want
if you're looking to pick up a BRZ or an FRS?
GR86.
So you want a new generation BRZ
or even the more paramount, in my opinion, GR86?
Well set down the old jewel shift knob
and grab your favorite Tsurikawa.
Because we're gonna be jumping into what it's like to own
one of these new cars,
what it's like to actually jump into a new sports car
that doesn't cost an actual arm and a leg.
Now, first things first, we have to get it out of the way.
The number one thing that is likely going to confuse you
if you're not already prepared emotionally
for what you're about to buy,
and that is that it's an entry level sports car.
I know everybody wants the biggest and the best,
but it's an entry level sports car, okay?
Again, it's one of those things
where you have to keep it in mind.
If you're gonna go track to ever living crap out of it,
you're probably gonna need new brakes right out the gate
because they're not the best brakes in the world.
The power's going to feel a little light for driving abuse.
That's because it has lower horsepower.
The connectivity of the car may feel a bit light compared
to the used market where you can get more of everything
for the same price but with higher miles.
You're gonna feel that it doesn't,
it's almost gonna be a reset
into how you look at a new entry level sports car.
But you're getting a new car.
You're getting a car that has a brand,
a new body sell, new power, new everything
and for the most part,
there's gonna be like little intricacies that even Subaru
is gonna need to kind of sort out over the coming years
and that also includes, well,
the aftermarket community also figuring out
how it's gonna support the platform.
Now, with Subaru,
whether that's the weird plastic rear fender
piece that throws off the overall look
of your car and the fitment
which makes the fitment of the car very odd,
you have to go with like square set for a little bit,
you gotta remember that you're first in line.
It's like going to the new Matrix Resurrection movie
and you are the first in line.
You gotta keep your expectations low
and then that way you'll never be disappointed.
You can live that way in life and you'll still be okay.
But it's still a great car.
The BRZ is still a good car.
The new one is good as well.
But what about the GR86?
The GR86 features slightly more aggressive front lines,
a more Japanese design element throughout the front bumper,
and that's really it.
The interior is practically the same.
The rear design elements are pretty much the same.
But the design updates across both were much needed.
And it looks really good.
I am more excited about what people are gonna
do to these cars rather than just what they come out with.
And just like we said before, because it's the Zenki model,
we know that more aggressive versions are likely to come
in the next couple years.
Now, sure, It may feel a bit more
like innovation than redesign when you look
at the motor and power plant, but that's not a bad thing.
And even when people compare
the small power bump is not enough,
it's about where they put that torque peak
that really makes a difference.
The predecessor had around 150 pounds of torque
at 6,100 RPM.
On the new 2.4 liter, you get 184 right around 37 to 4,000
which is a big difference.
And that's gonna allow you to feel the power much earlier
and ultimately have more fun.
And that power band stays there longer rather
than having that weird dip in the middle.
Now, the six second zero to sixty time in the manual variant
isn't something to post on the Facebook forms,
but that's really not what this car is trying to beat.
The goal of the new GR86
and Subaru BRZ is to give enthusiasts another platform.
It's another modification platform too
that's gonna look sick on air suspension,
different wheels, different tires, and some LED stuff, okay?
It's a Lego that comes with parts that
you know you'll need to upgrade.
You'll need new bricks, you'll need new rotors,
you'll need everything.
And if you're gonna track it, and you have the first year,
you'll need to swap out stuff that really abuses
that sort of thing because it's the base model.
It's just a given.
Eventually the weirdly nice divorced parents
of Subaru and Toyota will probably opt
to create a trimmer come standard,
but then you're gonna be buying a $45,000 car
Tune, intake, exhaust, dump it.
ANOVIA wheels.
The new BRZ/GR86 needs to be treated a little bit less
like a brand new car,
and more like an unlisted old purest car.
Think of it as like a budget
and more accessible boxer Porsche.
I don't own anyone anymore.
I called it Porsche.
And even an older Carrera, maybe,
that has like 30,000 miles.
It's a car that doesn't have the most of anything,
but it's refining almost everything that it provides.
And if you give it more the car will take the modifications.
Now, the 2.4 liter will need some learning
from tuning companies
and I'm sure we'll hear about motors blowing up eventually,
but that comes with every single platform.
What I can say is that from the fitment guys, which is us,
we're seeing more people run square setups,
which is the same wheel size in the front
as in the back right now
because of the weird rear fitment and shaving you need to do
on those little like flaps that are US regulation.
But most are still running Michelin tires and going straight
to coilovers to set their car down
just a little bit further.
Now, I think BC racing already offers a coilover for it,
but of course a lot of people are already going
towards air suspension and universal struts
until airlift, or somebody like that,
comes out with strut specifically for the GR86.
Really, you can never go wrong with these cars
'cause they all look good
'cause they're small little teardrop looking cars.
Now, these cars will modify super easy.
TJ Hunt is doing it, Evan Shanks is doing it.
Everydaydriver bought one
and Engineering Explained got behind the wheel,
wanted to talk to me about the fancy tech
like I was five and I really appreciate him
because he does a lot of things I don't have to do
because honestly, we all need somebody
like Engineering Explained.
It's like the Reddit forum ELI5, explain like I'm five.
Like, that's Engineering Explained,
but just in life and cars.
So you don't have to be happy
that the car didn't come with a turbo,
but you should understand why it came without one.
Instead of leaning into more power,
the BRZ and the GR86 pushes you
into using the car harder,
to put your driver's mod to the true test
because that's not going to do it for you.
It's more about you really learning about the car rather
than the car trying to provide every single thing, want,
and need a typical consumer would want
and it does is saw at a relatively good price.
The new BRZ and GR86 brings back the foundation
of what connected, fun, affordable sports cars
are really supposed to feel like.
And the experience isn't masked by power.
It's not masked by technology.
It's not masked by overtly fake sounds
and uncomfortable seats.
It's just a fun car.
It's a platform that will be able to handle a good chunk
of whatever you throw at it and it doesn't look that bad.
Plus, you know, Subaru's there and Toyota's there
and what else could you want?
But what do you think about the GR86/BRZ?
Do you think it'll be as successful
as its predecessor, or not?
Let us know below.
And of course, if you got a new GR86 or a new BRZ
and if you're looking for fitment information
or you're looking to pick up wheels and tires,
be sure to check us out over at fitmentindustrystock.com.
You can get wheels, tires, suspension,
accessories, performance,
and we actually mount and balance wheels and tires together
and they arrive to your door for free so that you can get
them mounted and balanced or you can get them mounted on
and then you're done.
It's super easy.
But at least add to the gallery
'cause I wanna see what everybody's doing with them
'cause there's only like five of them so far
and it's nice to see that there are
people modifying new cars.
I'm Alex from Fitment Industries and we see you later,
peace!
Don't fall, don't fall, don't fall.
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