Forget Your Turbo STI Dreams: Subaru Has Made A New BRZ tS And Nothing More

Remember that STI-related teaser Subaru dropped last week? Now we know what it was for, and it's not a turbocharged BRZ...
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.

Forget Your Turbo STI Dreams: Subaru Has Made A New BRZ tS And Nothing More

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.

Comments

Anonymous

Subaru are like YouTube vloggers.
They clickbaited us.

#STI.

Good one.

06/07/2017 - 15:43 |
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☆★THEBOOSTEDBRIT★☆

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

06/07/2017 - 15:46 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Wanna join my gift cards giveaway. - durv

06/07/2017 - 17:59 |
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GiulioN

Well…

06/07/2017 - 15:46 |
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DL🏁 Nice predictions lol

06/07/2017 - 15:46 |
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Roadster / Tail Red

In reply to by GiulioN

HE CAN SEE THE FUTURE

06/07/2017 - 15:51 |
44 | 0

Immediately thought about him!

06/07/2017 - 18:03 |
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any_given_djent

In reply to by GiulioN

But hey, another final drive would at least get us more torque

06/08/2017 - 13:29 |
0 | 0

WOAH

06/09/2017 - 06:05 |
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R3LLI1

Last weeks top comment on this was so true

06/07/2017 - 15:52 |
20 | 0

So he’ll make top comment agian with the same comment?

06/07/2017 - 15:55 |
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Anonymous

Wow subaru would be really good with dad jokes…

06/07/2017 - 16:03 |
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Mr NFS

BRZ STI, iconic badge and design… But why Subaru, is it so damn hard to turbocharge something!!!!!

06/07/2017 - 16:06 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Mr NFS

Leave it to Subaru to turbocharge every vehicle they make…except for THEIR ONLY TRUE SPORTS CAR.

06/07/2017 - 19:35 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Mr NFS

When you put turbo on BRZ, you will lost the definition of 86 (BRZ sibling) it is like Subaru put full electric motor on STI, love the G force but lost the iconic turbo of STI

06/07/2017 - 21:30 |
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any_given_djent

In reply to by Mr NFS

It’s even funnier if you realize that the WRX’s engine is basically a BRZ with a twin-scroll attached. (At least they’re both FA20s lol)

06/08/2017 - 13:27 |
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Anonymous

I need those wheels.

06/07/2017 - 16:14 |
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The Pro Ice Racer

This makes me actually angry 🙄

06/07/2017 - 16:18 |
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Anonymous

autistic screeching

06/07/2017 - 16:24 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Y U DO DIS

06/07/2017 - 16:46 |
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Octorio

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

as someone who has autism…

I find this very offensive…

06/07/2017 - 17:40 |
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Josh Kavanagh

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

aUtIsM jOkEs mUsT sToP

06/07/2017 - 19:32 |
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Tomislav Celić

Please for God’s sake don’t increase the power

06/07/2017 - 16:35 |
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Poke

Well I guess DL🏁 was right on the money :D

06/07/2017 - 16:50 |
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iCypher(Joel Chan)

In reply to by Poke

Scarily.

06/08/2017 - 07:23 |
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