2022 Subaru BRZ + Snow (Blizzak WS90)
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- čas přidán 14. 03. 2022
- A simple equation, but one of my favorites.
-215/45R17 Blizzak WS90 Winter Tires
2022 Subaru BRZ Premium 6-Speed Manual
-Disabled active sound control, clutch helper spring removed
MSRP: $27,995
MPG: 20 city / 27 highway
Horsepower: 228 hp @ 7,000 rpm
Engine: 2.4 L 4-cylinder
Curb weight: 2,815 lbs
Transmission: 6-speed manual
Dimensions: 168″ L x 70″ W x 52″ H
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I recently lost my dad, my best friend, he was going to teach me how to drive on the wheel the week before. He already taught me most of the stuff, just needed to be on the wheel. For some reason you drive just like my dad, thanks for the videos.
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My condolences, good sir
Very sorry for your loss
sorry for your loss, stay strong
Sorry to hear that man. I give my condolences
Sorry to hear that bro, my condolences to you and your family
The savage geese remark 😂😂
Man! This is my favorite type of driving. I love snowy roads bad weather driving. I typically do a lot of freeway driving. City streets aren’t as fun, but open roads are a blast. This BRZ seemed fun.
duh, i mean city streets have all sorts of obstacles and traffics.....
@@mbank3832 ya ya. It’s those other drivers that make me nervous. I haven’t ever been too concerned about sliding off the road or anything, but others sliding into me isn’t the funnest thought.
@@P4SDetails dash cam and lose the anxiety. it just means another brz if they do
People look at me like I belong in a padded room when I tell them I look forward to paralyzing snow storms and snow covered roads. While everyone is staying home or death gripping the steering wheel, I'm drifting around VT mountain roads to get to the grocery store.
Love this kind of stuff, and I want a BRZ as a daily so badly.
Without the engine speaker it definitely makes similar noises in cabin.
I can see why they did it for anyone who doesn't like the sound of the boxer and doesn't want to nessessarily add a exahust later.
Yeah, I just wish there was some way to turn it off yourself, outside of unplugging it. They can do it pretty easily at the dealer and it even says so in the manual, so why not just have it be a customer enabled process at that point.
It must be fun having friends to enjoy the drive with. I hope he gets to drive it too after you stop recording. Great vehicle.
Something about these badass cars being out in the snow, and handing it like a boss is so badass
That Savage Geese comment alone makes this drive all the more better.
Him throwing the snow on your car was great 😂❤️
best part of the vid
I bet when its snowing outside in the morning Topher is looking out the window like an excited little kid .
Love the snow driving it feels like home to me! My BRZ is on the stock Michelin Pilots and I haven't driven it much. This video gives me plans for next winter...
I absolutely love driving my 18 BRZ in the snow w/ 16” WS90s. It handles so well and stops on a dime. It feels like you even get more grip through a corner when you’re sliding! Really looking forward to getting my hands on the new one soon. Awesome video!
What size tires did you get? I have 215/45/17 and can get a killer deal on 215/55/17 blizzaks but all these forums saying u can’t run em .. I got so much space with stock ride height figured I should be able to easily fit em .. what do u run & are u stock ride height
Love it Toph! I've run Blizzak's on each of my last four rides, and they are phenominal even in Utah snow. Going up hills, safely stoping, and having a bit of fun are all part of the winning formula :)
How many very good seasons do you get??
“It’s snowing and we’re on blizzaks. You guys know what’s going to happen in this video” instant smile for all of us who wish we were you behind that wheel!
Topher -> BRZ -> Good Day
I definitely need one of these in my life. Looks like great fun.
Would be awesome to have some outside POV ! , Im in love with your new car, Ty for sharing
Can confirm. WS80’s in the wet/rain are not ideal (ND1 Miata). Great video.
I don’t even have a sporty car, I drive a 2006 Yukon XL, but I can still feel the thrill of winter driving.
Snow is some of the best driving conditions out there, especially in rwd
Thanks for this relaxing to watch video!
Snow, No Problem. Ice, terrifying.
Looks so fun. Great control👍
My brz is due in tomorrow and I have some 225/45r17 blizzaks to put on it. Can't wait!
Blizzaks are incredible. Run a set of WS90’s on my Chevy bolt. It’s night and day difference vs 3 season ice sliders.
The traction control in my gr86 generally does great, except for the one time it somehow threw me on to the opposite lane after taking a sharp turn. I was lucky there wasn't any oncoming traffic. I decided to turn it off in the snow from then on.
Omg same. Be super careful
They honestly did a really good job with these new cars.
Have a 2018 brz and just confirming traction control does let it spin/slide a bit. It'll cut in to straighten you out after a bit but it definitely requires hands on the wheel. Either way, agree that these are cars to be enjoyed in the snow!
Love the snow videos
Awesome video man I just got my ws90’s put on I live near Sacramento and look forward to the trips up to Tahoe. It’s been nice here temps highs 67 low 40’s. You did mention you drove all summer with them on I won’t be doing that but what’s your take on tread wear after a few seasons ima just have mine on until march just worried driving in dry weather until I start making trips to the snow. Thanks 😊
Props to this pro driving
Love the savage geese reference. Lol
I've got a 2013 FRS and when there is fresh powder on the streets it's an absolute blast, but when the snow has been compacted and there's slick ice mixed throughout, then I start to resent the car on those days. With some weight (sandbags) in the trunk, having a RWD car in a Canadian winter is doable, but still frustrating at times.
Love seeing the RWD car drifting past a FWD car in a ditch. Nothing beats winter roads with RWD/LSD. So much fun. Back in the day I would leave my quattro Audi in the garage on snowy days in favor of my Miata because any parking lot without concrete curbs was an invitation to play.
I moved to Cleveland last year, and I learned that Cleveland never ploughs snow. This winter I've seen WAY too many Nissan Rouges, Acura MDXs and whatever FWD/"AWD" SUVs understeered and limped like pigs through junctions, and it made me die inside...
I just placed an order for a GR86 a few weeks back. Can't wait! And I can't wait to buy a set of WS90s for it to have fun and hone my skills next winter!
wholesome ending
Every boys gonna love this game, me too.
You’re a good wheelman
That looks like lots of fun. I didn’t go snow drifting because i didn’t want to destroy my car by drifting into a ditch or destroying my wheel on the sidewalk.
Good ole' Plymouth. But yeah, GR86/BRZ winter car is the way.
it's definitely loud enough inside without the active sound control! looks like a lot of fun
I wish there was an outer view of the car so we could see you drift 🤩🤩
As much as I hate driving my semi through the snow, I fuckin LOVE driving my crosstrek in it 🥹😂
I am using the Michelin XIce Snow in a 205/50R17 in Minnesota and they are fantastic. With TCS on it never gets away from me and I don't think I have got into the ABS yet. The car can just be driven like a car. No worries.
I may try those when winter hits again, I take it your using the oem size?
@@Adam-bb9rm 18's stock. Using 17x7 steel wheels from Tire Rack.
@@MFitz12 TPMS installed or no??
@@davidrubin2612 No.
Snow was one of the reasons (along with not wanting to wait for a year) why I went with a fwd focus st instead. Looks like it's a lot of fun, but on a daily in the snow I rather have it be boring but more predictable if I lose traction.
I do handbrake drift in my Civic in the snow lol not as natural but still fun
With the WRX being similarly priced to the BRZ. I’d just get that for the AWD.
@@destruxandexploze2552 WRX isn't available in Europe so that's not an option for me. Neither is the new BRZ, so I've been thinking about getting the GR 86. Got to say I don't regret it, both in a straight line and even on most tracks the new mk4 ST is quicker than the BRZ/86, but of course it's still just FWD.
Are you planning on using the same exhaust setup again? I have been looking at a couple for my 2020 and the catbacks seem quiet enough. So curious if you have any opinion on the hooker blackheart uel and cat back, along with the Blox t304 uel and titanium cat back.
Today is my first day with snow tires and I’m nervous…hopefully they’re as good as everyone says
I'm getting a set of Blizzaks with wheels for next winter!
I ended up getting the CC2s and LOVE them! Amazing in snow and they'll be good for 75K miles!
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The more and more I look at the new BRZ, it looks more like an Orca
After watching this I think I found my 12 month daily driver. Rhode Island snow isn’t too bad anyways
Nice call out for Savage Geese 😂
Tbt to the 14’ brz snow videos
Cannot wait until dealers get back to reasonable inventory levels next year and I can finally test drive one. It was this or Hyundai N, and I can’t justify Hyundai N pricing (only interested in their DCT). I really love the base trim idea. That’s $6,000+ savings compared to the Elantra!
Next year? Maybe 2024…..
@@blueberrycobbler even better. I’ll get the mid-cycle refresh model haha
2:42 i know you wanted to link that drift 😄
Are you planning to daily drive this in the snow as well? I live in NS, Canada and used to drive one of these in the summer only
Edit: I drive a focus RS in the winter. And I'd love to drive one of these too but had a friend who bought winters for it and said not to bother, that it wasn't handling the amount of snow we had.
Ive used my 2016 as my daily. You eventually get used to the back end kicking out and controlling it safely. Quite fun to drive actually
@@davidjeon514 I feel for me even if I love wrangling the car, the ground clearance would scrape on built-up ice. How do you find it for when there's snowy ruts on the road?
2:50
"Here I am looking for two men arguing about a car, and all I see is ge-"
*Realization hits*
Lmao
Ive done donuts in that exact parking lot in a model S
That looks like so much fun. The engine on that thing is kind of rough sounding.
Thank you for the video! I just picked up my new GR86. Quick question, noticed you sticked a wide angle mirror on you side mirror. Would you drop a link to that item?
Just picked it up at the local auto parts store, $4!
@@TheTopher gotcha! I will see if I can find one. Seems pretty useful on road and parallel parking. Thx 😊
Trying to decide what to do when my BRZ comes in a month because I live in philly and we get like 1 snowstorm a year tops. Either I run 2 sets with PS4S + Vredestein wintrac Pro, or 1 set of Conti DWS-6+
Thinking of trading in my Tacoma for the GR86/BRZ
Do it if you don’t need a truck!
Thinking of canceling my bronco order for one😅
@@noah22261 DO IT WAY BETTER VEHICLE
It’s definitely the more fun choice, but historically the resale value of a tacoma massively outpaces that of the 86’s.
@@DerekNewyen do you own an 86?
Topher, did you disable the piped in sound from the speakers in this video?
What do you use for your winter beater? Always had one in Detroit metro.
I have 235/55R17 Bridgestone Blizzak WS80's on my 2021 Mazda CX-30 AWD and I do have to say they aren't the best, I have had quite a lot of oversteer in my car even though it isn't rear drive in the snow. I went into a parking lot at full opposite lock as I wanted to see how much grip I had and the rear end of the CX-30 came around on me... I have confidence with the tires but the grip level isn't terribly great lol. Most likely will be going with those Conti's you have on your CX-30 for my next set up, are you still happy with them?
I've been running for Blizzak for over 5 years and have been very satisfied. With winter tires in snow, it's a matter of brake, steer, or accelerate. Choose one but never combine two simultaneously.
Why are you mad about oversteer ? The last thing you want in winter is to have no front end. Be thankful your car doesnt just plow like a dump truck.
@@username8644 the point is braking. AWD doesn't help you stop.
@@username8644 there are plenty of A/B tests demonstrating how good winter tires can cut your braking distance in half in winter conditions. Agreed, don't drive like an idiot - but winter tires might save you when you are going 55 MPH on a snowy highway and some idiot pulls out in front of you. Speaking from experience.
That engine sounds absolutely revolting at low rpm. It's probably the one thing the 2.0 has over the 2.4 lmao
I have to disagree strongly. The low RPMs remind me of a flat 4 beetle engine, and I really like it.
How would you feel about daily driving one (only car) four seasons? I'm in New England with similar snow conditions. and eying one as well as a WRX, elantra N...the usual 30K suspects
he owned a gen 1 BRZ before this and he dailied it in the winter afaik. it's completely doable with proper tires
Really wish I had this set of tires on my 370z when it hit here. I drive around all the same areas you do. My g37x is pretty much a beast in this weather all the time but i wanna see what the Z would be like lol of course without crashing it
I have been wondering about the possibility of FR cars in the snow. I have a question. Why do you choose BRZ over GR86?
Hey Topher, just put these on My 86. Is it normal for them to be sooo loud in the dry? Especially over 40, loud whirling occurs and consumes the whole cabin…. I know they are balanced correctly they’re is zero vibrations just higher pitched whirling noise on dry roads. I feel like its the cars lack of sound proofing and aggressive tread?
Oh man!Now I wanne train my VN for a rwd. LOL...
They put the active sound system as an attempt to prevent people from putting loud exhaust systems to their cars. Its car manufacturers attempt to protect car drivers rights so the governments wont start making car drivers life more difficult and costly. Some cities with large problem of illegally loud cars have started using fully automatic noise volume measuring systems with multiple microphones and camera, detecting and sending fines to owners of excessively loud cars. Some countries have started lowering speedlimits to reduce noise.
Even as a lifelong enthusiast I'm in full support of ticketing obnoxiously loud drivers. They're all over where I live - mostly POS old hondas without a muffler and a ridiculous burble toon. Shit drives me crazy.
@@infidel900rr toon?
I need all season tires I just spun out with the stock tires…. Thankfully I was able to stop on time
0:51 When you go to shift the handbrake 😂
Driver: it’s snowing, we’re on blizzaks, you guys already know what’s gonna happen in this video
Passenger: *Panicking and panting* 😰😰
We always get too much ice with most of our snow.....snow is fun....but not the ice
Is the traction control off?
That seems more tail happy than I'd like for a daily commute to work.
Definitely all off. There’s no way it would let you slide that much with traction on.
It's off, he says it at one point in the video and you can see on the dash
If you drive it "regularly", you'll be fine. He's just driving it hard.
He's initiating the slides on purpose - just leave it on if you want safety
Tail happy is a good thing.
So i also have a 22 BRZ (though mine is an auto) and a set of Blizzaks and they really are incredible. i live in New England and did have some concerns in the back of my mind to have a RWD sports car as a daily driver here and the Blizzaks completely erased them.
How has the car been treating you my friend?
It just snowed here in central Michigan for allitle bit but it didn't stick
Dude you gotta review 22 Camry V6 XSE while theres snow in Michigan !!
he has already reviewed that powertrain. maybe even in the sno.
How does this car fare going up snowy hills? I’m picking up my 86 in the middle of snow and throwing a winter tire set up on right at the dealer lol
You may have mentioned in another video, why did you choose the BRZ over the GR86?
Availability
wait wtf. is the cabin engine noise still with or without the speaker noise being routed in?
Are you going to get the Krown rust proofing?
Definitely, I’ll make an appt in the summer or fall
Drift😩
What's wrong with that?
Not that I thought you were wrong, but when you said used miatas were more than this car new I checked and that’s insane. 30k for a car with 50 thousand miles.
I couldn’t believe it either!
I recently went on Autotrader and saw a 3.9k-mile '06 S2000 selling for $106k... Other sub 1000-mile ones were around $50k, and the 30k-50k-mile ones fall in the $30k-$32k range...
Also Aftermarket Mod Mr. Amos.
what do you think about running 205/50 17s?
That’ll do it too! I’d go 205/55r17 for extra ground clearance 👍
haha badass !!!!
This type of driving makes me nervous lol
Subie 😃
I WAS wondering how that snow on the hood didn't melt... XD
@weebs just creep me out man You'd run him over actually hahaha
Were Not Getting An STI Mr. Amos.
It kinda looks like a coupe version of a yaris
My understanding is that the WS90, as excellent as it is, is a grand touring winter tire, not a high performance winter tire. Wouldn’t you want something more like the Vredestein Wintrac Pro or Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4?
Ws80 or ws90? Pros cons?
where is it, man?
Need a passenger to get out and push when you slide of into a drift.
For those that don't know Subaru has cancelled the STI so yeah....
Buy yours now, prices are staying high and depreciation at minimum.
2015 evo’s are over or at msrp. So you know what to except. definitely get one one now.
I Really Love My First Car The 2022 Subaru BRZ With Auto Also I Don't Think Were Not Getting An STI Next Year In 2023 For Subaru.
why not manual
I like how this thing sounds without the stupid speaker engine noise. What do you know? It sounds like an ENGINE
You are my fkng god bro 😂😎
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Do you have eco tires or proper ones?
It's in the title of the video: Blizzak tires (winter tires)