[Auto] Subaru includes some dynamic improvements to the BRZ STI Sport for 2024

[FNX Magokiler]

The Subaru BRZ, twin of the Toyota GR86, debuts some minor changes in order to improve its level of performance. These modifications come under the name STI Sport, which is the new nomenclature that the tS models previously offered by the brand will have. Of course, very much in Japanese style, these improvements are null in potential, but precise in terms of technology and dynamics.

In fact, there are two relevant improvements worth talking about. Some of these had already been released in the United States in the BRZ tS, a name that the brand will apparently continue to use outside of Japan.

Selective suspension
The STI team worked directly with a device created by Hitachi Astemo called SFRD (Frequency Sensitive Response Damper), which functions as a semi-active hydraulic bumper that can vary the hardness of its absorption, depending on the "frequency" of impacts in the wheel (potholes, patches, general road roughness). This goes hand in hand with changes to the hubs and rear suspension, in order to achieve more agile and refined handling.

EyeSight, compatible with manual transmission
Subaru has managed to polish the EyeSight system so that it can work with manual transmissions. This is important because these systems are usually equipped with an automatic transmission, since this transmission allows for greater control of the chassis and the powertrain, which is extremely relevant to be able to calibrate the action curve in the radars and autonomous braking systems. .

 

 

The system was adjusted thinking that driving with a manual transmission generates other types of movements in the car inherent to changes in inertia caused by the greater human control there is over the response of the engine (people playing with the gears, different uses of the clutch , etc.). This modification will be extended to standard BRZs with manual transmission.

As an option, although recommended from my own experience, Brembo brakes can be fitted. The rest, outside of some tweaks to the VDC system, are just cosmetic flourishes including 18" aluminum wheels, gloss black accents, some minor accents in STI's "Cherry Red" color, the occasional metallic touch on the interior and seats upholstered with leather and microfiber in black and burgundy.

If you value handling over power, you'll surely like these improvements. If not, well, there will always be aftermarket parts to increase the power of the aspirated FA24 (230 HP) that the BRZ has in this current generation.

Subaru Japan indicates that it intends to sell 350 units of this model per month at a converted price of $25,400. In Chile... well, the BRZ has been discontinued since the first generation. We are a very small market for such a niche car, so it is not profitable for the brand to bring it to our market. You will have to import it directly or wait for some "fallen angel" in the Free Trade Zone.

 

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