2024 Subaru BRZ tS Review - More Grip...But is it More FUN? 

Pumped in audio sounds like a Mario Kart sound file lol

From reddit: Turn on Track Mode, THEN hold the VSC button for 3+ seconds while stopped.

LMFAOO what was going on at 06:08 LMFAOO

Hard to fault this car. Does exactly what you’d expect, nothing more

I think the sales disparity between the GR86 & BRZ is simply due to availability and horrendous Toyota dealer markups. That’s about it.

You have to press and hold the left button for like 5 seconds to turn everything off. It does turn all the assists off and won't turn them back on on them own.

Yuri asking all the right questions right off the bat lol.

Really hard to decide between this and a GR86 but luckily the interest rates made that decision for me

Picked up a sport tech BRZ in April, loving it. Fake noise is a easy unplug by the glove box. The BRZ outsells the GR86 in Canada because you can only order a BRZ and the GR86 is allocation to dealer only.

The pumped in audio can be turned off by the dealer at no charge. Need to tell them to turn "ASC" (Active Sound Control) off. No need to do any aftermarket stuff.

Takeaway from a video about a subaru brz ts: skibbidi toilet

That engine note is hilarious

Lol Yuri trying to get a reaction while describing the "slapping" shift light! Jakub all business today.

In Australia you can option the BRZ tS with a $4k STi lip kit and a $6k dry carbon swan neck spoiler. A $10k kit for a $50k car!

Ts = track starter kit. That's a better description of what this package is really about. Suspension, tires, and brakes. Pretty much some of the first things you will do when tracking your car.

I wish they made a T top/targa version .........that would be epic

Still have my 2014 White BRZ. Keeper for life.

Love this setup! The 24 BRZ tS is just a perfect enthusiast drivers recipe to me.

Exactly: if you don't like the tires, just wear them out and then put whatever you desire on. I hear reviewers complain about tire choices on cars as if they don't know tires are replaceable. So props for saying that.

5:41 there definitely is a off off you have to hold the traction off button for a couple of seconds and both traction and stability will turn off

6:40 Fun to drive 7:50 How it sounds from the outside 11:30 Infotainment; interior

The TS emblem next to the BRZ badge seems like an odd place to put it.

"still not going to jail" after getting to 4th is a good summary lol

1:31 my eyes lit up for a sec -- really thought there'd be a turbo

6:10 erm what the sigma

11:24 why do people, even car enthusiasts, always act like it's weird when manual transmission vehicles have cruise control?! it's literally the EXACT SAME system the automatic version of a car uses, just with the clutch pedal switch added alongside the brake pedal switch to turn it off

Jacob and Yuri be beefing in these videos, been like this for at least a few years though. I guess that's what happens when you spend enough time with one person

That is the most egregious pumped in audio I've ever heard 😂

I sold my 2016 MX5 Miata and bought a '24 BRZ tS. Was a tough decision because I LOVED the Mazda (my second one - had a first gen a while back). I realized that even though the Mazda was really more fun to drive vs the BRZ , it has limited practicality. I am a tall guy and I felt squished with the top up, the car was really skittish in heavy rain and not a good car for a road trip for two people due to lack of luggage space (the GF always overpacks!). The BRZ fixes all of that (and I can drive it more often and feel comfortable on a longer trip. Plus for me at least the BRZ is nine and a half tenths (vs the Mazda) on the fun-to-drive scale. I miss the convertible, but I have another convertible so I still have top-down fun when the sun and temperature send me the invitation. Long live RWD, manual, normally aspirated sports cars. Get one of these while you still can.

To fully disable traction control, it's different in 2024: You can no longer simply press and hold the left "OFF" button. Instead, you must first be in TRACK mode using the right button, only after that can you press and hold the left "OFF" button. It's silly.

Still miss my '13 FRS, perfect car for fun and everyday. Once I am done with my used '15 WRX I want to go BRZ/86 again. Missing form this review, will it baby? Car seat test pls😂

I'm sure others have said it by now, but turning traction fully off is easy. Press and hold the traction off button until the traction light illuminates and the tach switches to the horizontal bar gauge. Then it 100% off off and will let you make whatever heroic drifts/dumb mistakes you choose to attempt.

Uri seemed really unenthusiastic in this video. He seemed tired and like he didn't want to be there. Is he ok?

6:05 Just a note, I have a gr86, and so I'm assuming it's the same. In order to turn off both traction control and stability control at the same time, You have to hold the right side button to put it into race track mode, AND THEN hold the left traction control button for a few seconds. Puts it into a second track mode which has both stability control and interaction control off.

I’m 18 living in the uk. I want to drive a sick manual car so bad, with a notchy gearbox. But until you’re like 23-24 insurance is like 8 grand a year💀

A couple of honest questions from someone considering buying one of these: 1) How big a deal is the oil starvation in hard turns issue? I mean, do you have to pull a G+ for a LONG time for it to happen - or what? 2) Is the excessive RTV in the engine (potentially clogging the oil pickup) still a thing or has that been corrected? Thanks!

Functionally, this is a package with better brakes and dampers. The tires and wheels are basically a wash with the Limited. OTOH, the aftermarket price for similar brakes is about $4K US before installation.

Not the porsche we want but the Porsche we can afford.

Pestily music intro kinda mindfacked me.

Feat. Yuri experimenting with edibles

no, that's not why it is because ALL toyota dealers try to notoriously rip people off buying a GR86 and most subaru dealers will charge you exactly the MSRP on a BRZ. I honestly don't know if I will ever buy another toyota again in my life after the way they treated me and others with the GR corolla and 86 fiasco. Even buying rav4s they were ripping people off for a while.

Seems like Yuri just kinda showed that day, zero F’s given. Just sitting there saying stupid things and asking stupid questions. RU-vid life is hard 😂 Thanks Jacob 👍

Took my Ts to the mountains. Did 60-70mph on turns and it handled amazing , well I do have an aftermarket strut bar tho.

If you enter track mode and then press and hold the off button for 20 second you completely turn off traction control,

as a gr86 owner with 20000miles. hate the fuel economy. and the cheap shitty spine tingling shocks. other than that i would never sell it. u cant replicate what this car is anymore. while silvias with an sr20 r going from 18k-35k. the twins are our modern day ‘S16’

next year we get the itS

"Hey our car has a weak point should we address that? Lol no why would we do that?"

Press and hold the track button to turn everything off.

As a BRZ owner there is absolutely an ALL OFF function for traction. If you press and hold that left side traction button it turns off ALL the nannies.

Hey guys. I tried your truecar link for a porsche and two cars that were listed I asked about they both said the car is no longer available. Meh. Seems to be a scam to try using your link guys. Dealers don’t deal with your referrals. Probably because they don’t want to give a discount. Lame

5:50 Press and HOLD the left button for 3 seconds to completely defeat both traction and stability! This info should really be in the manual.

This has a better weight to power ratio than an 04 wrx yet people call it slow.

5:34 you actually can completely disable traction control and stability control by holding the tc button for a few seconds.

The engine sounds great from the outside. Where did they source the fake engine sounds? Doesn’t sound like the same car lol

Intro music was 🔥🔥🔥

Once I have that car I will put STI badge on it 😂😂😂❤

you need to hold the TC off button down for like 3 sec

The sti parts catalogue does have a big wing. It's a shame it's not from the factory with it

Sounds like they got into an argument right before making the video and it lingered throughout lol

Was Jacob kind of grumpy today? haha

Looks fantastic! This best of the best without leaking roof!

"still not going to jail" 0:34 😂😂😂😂😂😂

I actually drove pass that LS FRS during the weekend LOL Caught me soooo off guard

idk im still happy with my 2020 tS its similar, has more cool stuff like red seatbelts and imo better looking seats. Also i love knowing its 1 of 300 instead of 1 of however many. either way they are amazing cars

So now this is just the Performance Package disguised as an STI? Interesting move, I like drifting so for starters the GR 86 is more for me than the base BRZ but with even less drift, yeah, I prefer the 86 :), But if you Autocross this? This is THE way to go. Also, to turn Traction Control off you just have to hold the button for like 5 seconds not a single press.

I think if y'all could add the vehicle's weight along with the horsepower and torque numbers, it could put into perspective how well the engine is working to move the vehicle. Gas milage would also be great in your reviews. Thanks!

Any painted caliper changes color with heat. Its why real race calipers are anodized. Good cooling helps, so does just being slow on track.

turn on track mode, press and hold Track off. than you have total traction OFF.

I just want Subaru to bring the STI brand back to its former glory 😢

Know what this car needs? Frickin' t-tops, man.

The RTV issue still has me concerned. Not one mention of it.

They should release a factory turbo version of the BRZ and GR86

Subaru also sold more because Toyota was marking them up. I could walk into a Subaru dealership and get one at MSRP which I did!

I would assume BRZ is outselling 86 because toyota has been notoriously difficult to order with since rona, and is much more likely to add mark ups. With the brz you can easily custom order exactly how you want, and get better financing. Additionally the GR is a couple grand more for seemingly no reason, and personally I like the front fascia of the brz

If it’s got more grip, it means it’s tighter 😮‍💨

Very surprised they would even consider buying the old one over the new, the new engine is a whole other league fit for task. No comparison.

If you hold TRAC OFF for a few seconds, it will go full off. At least in my GR86 that works

Yes yes yes agreed -- more fun with proper (less grippy) tires. One year in my BRZ now...fun per dollar unmatched at new car pricing 🤙

That's too many letters for that little power. But it does look like a lot of fun to drive which is important. The shifter seems really good. If their are more BRZ's sold than I would opt to get it's twin GR86 if it's the same cost.

I noticed yall said there’s no way to fully defeat the traction and stability control. I know that the 22 and 23s of you hold the traction off button, it shuts it all off completely. But for these 24s, it’s a little bit different, I think you have to hold them both down or like, have it in track mode and hold down the traction off button. I’m not sure, I have a 22

Subaru should’ve put their 2.4Turbo in this car! 😁

We got yuri brain rot before gta vi

V8 FRS sounds like hilarious fun

The brz looks best in white imo

If it had 300 horses this car would be perfect or at least 260

Thankfully they put bigger brakes on it to handle all the extra power.

I’d be careful sending around cliche too hard, might cause oil pickups to go dry and starve the engine (why this hasn’t been fixed yet is beyond believable)

Paying more just to not get a really cool wing is kind of insane to me. What do you get? Gold painted calipers when the limited has the same brakes? If you weren't driving a lower trim would you really be able to tell that the damping tuning is any different? I seriously doubt it.

I wish they put that infotainment and the hvac buttons in the base WRX vb -_-

I went with the GR86 Trueno, you get a little more for less cash.

Great point here on considering the base model instead and making your own mods especially given this particular car. It's probably what I'd do myself

Also the 17+ 4.3 gear directly bolts over..

Gotta be able to tune it. Has more potential than what it comes with. Front end looks similar to Nissan. Yeah I’m not into it really. There are much better options

BRZ outsold the 86 cause Toyota Dealers were marking the 86's up mad in the states while Subaru Dealers were handing the BRZ's at MSRP.

All I want to know is when it's check out time, oh no wait, all I want to know is... does the t stand for turbo?

I know not the same class of car but, now you both being people with families…would you take an 86/brz (30k) or civic si (also 30k). Aim is a car that can be satisfying to drive (steering, shifter etc) and also take baby around sometimes. Background I’m at the point in my life where I’ve done my rwd shenanigans and don’t value it as much. Wife has a practical car.

I mean, the wheels and mirror caps are just the ones from the gr86, black.

Base model with the 17s is still the one

Its funny that this outsold the GR86 in Canada, correct me if I'm wrong but here in the States it is the opposite 🤷

5k for the OEM STI wing that should be on the car lol