Model Year | 2018 | 2015 | |
Model | Subaru BRZ | BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo | |
Engine | 2.0L H4 DOHC-4v 149 kW@7000 205 Nm@6400 |
turbocharged 3.0L I6 DOHC-4v 224 kW@5800 407 Nm@1300 |
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Transmission | 6-speed shiftable automatic | 8-speed shiftable automatic | |
Drivetrain | RWD | AWD | |
Body | 2dr Coupe | 4dr Hatch | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 2,570 mm | 2,921 mm | 0 mm |
Length | 4,234 mm | 4,826 mm | 0 mm |
Width | 1,775 mm | 1,829 mm | 0 mm |
Height | 1,285 mm | 1,509 mm | 0 mm |
Curb Weight | 1,276 kg | 1,819 kg | 0 kg |
Fuel Capacity | 50 L | 60 L | -10 L |
Headroom, Row 1 | 942 mm | 1,049 mm | 941 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,384 mm | 1,402 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 1,349 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm |
Legroom, Row 1 | 1,064 mm | 1,067 mm | 0 mm |
Headroom, Row 2 | 889 mm | 973 mm | -84 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,313 mm | 1,374 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 1,151 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm |
Legroom, Row 2 | 759 mm | 996 mm | -237 mm |
Total Legroom | 1,824 mm (over 2 rows) | 2,062 mm (over 2 rows) | -1 mm |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 195 L | 518 L | -323 L |
Cargo Volume, Behind R2 | 6.9 | 521 L | -514.1 |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 6.9 | 1,600 L | 5.9 |
2018 Subaru BRZ Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2017 | 2dr Coupe 205-horsepower 2.0L H4 6-speed manual RWD |
The seat heaters are an absolute joke. We thought they were broken. No, they're just terrible. If you live in regular -10c weather you will want a a plug-in seat warmer.
The seats themselves are fantastic for driving.
Driver's seat does not slide forward when you move the seatback to access the back seat. Seems fine, who wants to reset their seat position every time.
The passenger seat does get loose when you pop the seat back up, but the chair slides around loose and left to gravity, will sit at the rearmost spot. Might be nice if it could sit in a divot at the full frontmost position.
see full Subaru BRZ review |
2015 BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2014 | Though the latest 3-Series has a much roomier back seat than its predecessors, many people still find it insufficient for their needs, and step up to a midsize sedan or wagon such as the 5-Series or E-Class. Well, most of the 3-Series Gran Turismo's wheelbase stretch was put towards rear seat legroom, bumping it from 35.0 to 37.9 inches. Though a larger car, the E-Class has nearly four inches less total legroom--barely more than the 3 wagon, in fact. (But with a more comfortably positioned rear seat than the 3 wagon.) What the specs don't tell you is that the 3 GT's rear seat cushion, since it is positioned much higher than that in the wagons, provides better thigh support and a much more open view forward. To top it off, the 3 GT's rear seat back reclines. Here again, though, the E-Class wagon has a trick bonus: a rear-facing third-row seat. Though there's not enough headroom back there for anyone over 5-4, the seat is well-padded. If you want to seat seven in a pinch, the E-Class wagon is your only option with a sedan-like driving position (aside from the Tesla Model S). Update: this review originally stated that the 3GT has much more shoulder room than the regular 3-Series, and about as much as the E-Class. But it seems that the initial specs were inaccurate. The latest specs suggest shoulder room in the 3GT is about the same as that in the regular 3-Series. Its interior does feel significantly roomier, though, so the initial specs could yet provide the more accurate set. see full BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo review |
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