Model Year | 2017 | 2011 | |
Model | Subaru BRZ | BMW 3-Series | |
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Body | 2dr Coupe | 2dr Coupe | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 101.2 in | 108.7 in | -7.5 in |
Length | 166.7 in | 181.1 in | -14.4 in |
Width | 69.9 in | 70.2 in | -0.3 in |
Height | 50.6 in | 54.1 in | -3.5 in |
Curb Weight | 2762 lb. | 3362 lb. | -600 lb. |
Fuel Capacity | 13.2 gal. | 15.9 gal. | -2.7 gal. |
Headroom, Row 1 | 37.1 in | 38.4 in | -1.3 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 54.5 in | 55.3 in | -0.8 in |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 53.1 in | 0.0 in | 53.1 in |
Legroom, Row 1 | 41.9 in | 41.8 in | 0.1 in |
Headroom, Row 2 | 35.0 in | 36.8 in | -1.8 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 51.7 in | 51.9 in | -0.2 in |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 45.3 in | 0.0 in | 45.3 in |
Legroom, Row 2 | 29.9 in | 33.7 in | -3.8 in |
Total Legroom | 71.8 in (over 2 rows) | 75.5 in (over 2 rows) | -3.7 in |
Cargo Volume | 6.9 ft3 | 11.1 ft3 | -4.2 ft3 |
2017 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 |
2011 BMW 3-Series Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2012 | Another surprising strength for the new BMW 3-Series. There's more room in back than in competing cars, and the seat is comfortably positioned and shaped. see full BMW 3-Series review |
2011 BMW 3-Series Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2010 | 4dr Sedan 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
Relatively small back seat room. see full BMW 3-Series review |
2011 BMW 3-Series Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2010 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
Tight for large people. Fine for kids. Smaller than a G37, much smaller than a Maxima. see full BMW 3-Series review |
2010 | 4dr Sedan 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
tight and not too useful a space see full BMW 3-Series review |
2010 | 4dr Sedan 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
Rear seat room not as expansive as competitors. Trunk capacity could be better. see full BMW 3-Series review |