I'm a bit late to the party but the keyless entry thing can be changed. Hold the lock and unlock buttons on your key for about 15 seconds and you'll hear a beep, then both doors will unlock with the touch of the handle.

Horsepower. Isn't. Everything. It's. Not. A. Muscle. Car.

the door unlock behaviour is to prevent you being carjacked. with a regular keyless entry, you press unlock once to open driver door, and twice for passenger door. with the keyless go, smart key, it's opening the driver door only on purpose. just use your keybfob, and hit unlock 2x if you have a passenger. second gear issue sounds like synchronized issue, it should not do that. youb could try double clutching to get into gear.

For downshifting into 2nd, try double-clutching: 0. Currently driving in 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th (hopefully not too fast!). 1. Put the gear in neutral. 2. Let go of the clutch. 3. Rev! This causes the transmission-side of the clutch to spin. Important: Clutch must be engaged (i.e. clutch pedal in up position). If clutch is disengaged, you'll just be revving the engine-side of the clutch (flywheel), which won't help you with the down shifting. 4. Press the clutch and quickly shift into 2nd. You should probably release the accelerator at this time too, but it's not necessary as engine side speed won't have anything to do with gear engagement at this point since clutch is depressed. So feel free to rev-match using the accelerator. People talk about rev-matching all the time, but most of the time, they're only talking about matching engine speed to wheel speed at corresponding gear position. That does nothing to help with the shifting. It does help with smoothness when you're letting go of the clutch pedal, but that's after you've already shifted. To help with gear shifting, you need to match the wheel-side gear speed with the transmission-side clutch speed. The only way to control that yourself is with gear in neutral and clutch engaged (i.e. clutch pedal in up position). It's really the synchronizer's job to force the transmission-side clutch to speed up or slow down to match the wheel-side gear, but sometimes, it needs a little help.

I died at the horn. I never beep mine, because of how embarrassing it is

Love that you're starting to get in front of the camera...as far as growing a channel goes I think it helps people relate to you better and therefore should help you grow faster as well...And you're good at it too! Sweet vid man!

The passenger door unlock thing is probably like what if you go to the gas station to buy gas and a weirdo comes up to you and says hey give me a ride and as you start to walk to your car they try to get in as you unlock your car well if your door is the only one that opens and not the passenger that's a good feature

I wouldn't remotely compare this car to a Lotus.

Thanks everyone for the feedback! I fixed the key proximity "problem" i mentioned in this video. I now know it is just a setting that is easily changeable. Thanks again everybody!

50 additional lbs of torque and 50 additional horsepower and this car would be perfect

I've had my gt86 for nearly 2 months now (bought second hand) and I've noticed most of these myself especially the things about the transmition but I wouldn't trade it for the world the most fun you can have on 4 wheels

Man i just sat in my first gt86. Omg its the most exotic feeling i have ever had. It really just felt super expensiv. And the seats just grabbed you. Omg i have too buy one

Oh shoot the man is doin vlogs! Loved it bro

I also have a Series.Blue, love it! By the way, the keyless not unlocking both doors is an anti carjacking protection. Lots of carjackings happen with somebody waiting on the other side of your car while you approach it in a parking lot and an automatic unlock of that side would just be too big a risk apparently. Same reason why the passenger door won't unlock from the outside touch panel if the driver's door is already open. The More You Know... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>*

"Only 200 horsepower." The new MX-5 has 155 horsepower and its faster at 5.8s to 60. Horsepower is just a number.

Lmao the horn made me laugh so hard 😂

4th gear at 35shhh? the only way you can get the feel for the torque is if you max each gear, at that speed its 2nd and it does go. And i do have a brz thats how i know if anyone is asking.

The keyless entry is to remind you to open your door for your passenger :P Be a gentlemen ;)

Well I wouldn't think this video would get the amount of views it did, I just want to thank everyone for watching! It's been over a year since I made this video and I thought I'd update you all on the BRZ. Here's a newer video I made on it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gaqIfNVnyJyrYZs.html

The door locking is to protect you from a random person jumping in your car as you're getting in and car jacking/kidnapping/robbing you. If you go to the passenger side and try to reach for the door, it should unlock both doors

I 100% agree with everything you said man, I still love my BRZ and great video

Dude, about the keyless entry, you can change it to unlock both doors. If you hold down the lock button and the panic button simultaneously while the car is off and the driver door is open, both doors will now unlock when you touch the inside of the driver side door. Hold the buttons for a few seconds and the car will beep. Then it's set.

The reason that both doors do not open at once is that it is supposed to act as an anti theft feature, if you are going to get into your car and both doors unlock someone unwanted may be able to slip their way into the car which most people don't really want to deal with. It is just like if you have a car without keyless entry, and you click the button to unlock only clicking it once will unlock the drivers door but not the rest of the doors.

I’ve watched and heard so many people bad talking the car because of the horse power. I avoided them for this reason till I actually test drove one the other week. I was so wrong. The car is so engaging, super fun to drive on public roads. Picked up a super clean 2017 BRZ, couldn’t be happier

Not everyone can evoke the most out of a BRZ , the engineers from Toyota developed it to reward the driver when putting it into curves , twists and out of the apex , it is not a straight line car , like the game of golf , its not the brute swing , its the skill and finesse of the individual.

There's a solution to the power 'problem' add more turbo!

I have an FRS and usually rev the engine instead of that horn haha

For the limited: Open the driver door with the car off, hold down the lock and panic buttons on the key fob for approx 5 seconds. When you let go the car should beep. Now both doors will unlock when you touch the door handle. Not sure if that works with the premium.

About the downshifting being difficult, try double clutching to 2nd and see if it's easier. If the car has some syncro issues then it should go in like butter. Lot's of cars have weak syncros that quickly wear away from use, so double clutching not only prolongs their life, but can aid downshifting smoothness. Anyway, I like your videos!

Just a thought, I drove one briefly and the issue I had with it was the crazy low torque, not the horse power. I drive a 200HP car with similar weight to the BRZ, and the lack of oomph from acceleration was really noticeable. Yeah, the car feels good, it's low and feels sporty. But, so is the 15 year old car I already have. I need more than "yeah but it's new" to spend $30k. More details if ya care: I drive a 99 Integra GSR with a JDM GSR motor and a Type R tranny for the LSD. It also has a comptech cold air intake, DC Sport exhaust manifold, Greddy SP2 cat-back exhaust, also most of the suspension has been upgraded to Type R. I haven't dyno'd the car but a modest estimate would put the HP at about 205 if you don't take into consideration HP loss over time (the JDM engine produces 10 more, each of the bolt ons claim 10-15 HP gain, the USDM engine starts at about 180HP, and the JDM versions starts at about 190HP -- an issue of sport compact car from 10 years ago used the 1999 integra gsr and a dyno and used my model exhaust, my model exhaust manifold, and the AEM cold air intake and got 195 combined (the AEM has a great name but for that engine it was basically a slightly longer short ram, the comptech actually pulls air from the wheel well)). The weight of the car is roughly 2,600lbs give or take some amps and speakers. I got the car in about 2001 and slowly made modifications over the years. Now the car is starting to feel pretty old and I'm in the market for something new. I test drove a bunch of cars and the Scion FRS was one I was eager to look at. After the test drive I set aside any notion of getting an FRS or BRZ entirely. I can't imagine paying about $30k for a car that is slower than my 15 year old car with a couple simple bolt ons. The tail wagging of the FRS was fun, but I can initiate inertial drifts in my integra pretty easily for the fun occasional feeling of the back end sliding out. $30k is a whole, WHOLE lot to spend on a car that is, at best, readily comparable to what I already have. If the FRS/BRZ came with a fully modern tech package that would be something, but it's a pretty barebones tech offering. But, if I'm willing to throw mods onto the integra to make it faster, why not plan to do the same with the FRS/BRZ? The Integra was already very well established and there were tuners everywhere that specialized in them. The FRS/BRZ has only been out a short time and there isn't nearly the same amount of aftermarket support. Also, the dealership I bought the car from installed the bolt ons to the stock car and continued to honor the warranty, I wouldn't get the same thing with a FRS/BRZ, and I didn't change out the engine and tranny until after the warranty expired (I sold my perfectly good engine and tranny to the race shop that specialized in engine swaps, and the exchange, plus the suspension mods ended up being less than $2k). All of this leaves me with a 15 year old car I bought for about 24k and modified for about 4k (ignoring stereo), being compared to a car that sells for about 30k. All that said, the basic lack of feeling of being pushed back into my seat when I accelerate was really difficult to deal with. The car REALLY felt a lot slower. Same basic amount of HP, but a noticeable change in torque. I expected more.

I don't know if this has already been mentioned, but about the whole keyless entry feature. If you press the unlock & lock button for about 5-6 seconds you'll see your headlights blink twice, and your doors shall unlock simultaneously. It's just a built-in safety feature. I hope this helps ^_^

The driver-side-door-unlock-only is actually a default setting. You can either bring it back to the dealer and ask them to change the setting to unlock both doors at once, or go search online forums on how to change it

Have to agree about the power, hate hearing about the 200 hp b.s. then leaving them in the dust in a confused state haha

So here you guys go, 8 minor things i dislike about my Subaru BRZ. Oh and i hope you guys like my new intro! (it's temporary until i get something really nice done)

Dude, I have an Audi A5 Sportback right now 2011.. but this is my dream car. Subaru BRZ or GT86 from 2012-13 will be my next purchase as a summer car only. Been watching your videos and im sold. Love the look of the car with a slight 25mm drop and 45 profile tires just makes this car amazing to look at. Can't wait til I find the perfect example for me to buy. Im from Sweden so ruining that car with salt would not be ideal.

the keyless entry thing, you can fix that by using the console, go to setup, vehicle, customization and you will find what you need there.

Double clutch into first, my frs hates low gear too

I Don't Even Know Why You Respond To These Haters .. Good Car And Good Video Keep It Up ! Btw The Seats Are Dope

the single door unlock on the door is for safety, say your running from someone and jump in the car without unlocking both(they could go to the other door)

Subaru BRZ: 5 things I dislike about my owner....... 1 he thinks I'm a 911, 2 always heal and toeing me, 3 he's got boney elbows, 4 i hate his music, 5 he's always touching me , but now we are married what do I do internet?

You can double-clutch down to first and second no problem.

The door only open one door for safety. You're a lady in a garage and you open door someone can jump in passenger door.

Great videos man! I've been looking for a new car and found a BRZ in my area with a reasonable price, and watching your videos has definitely solidified my decision! Thanks for the public info and keep it up!

Absolutely. It's a great looking car and it's tons of fun to drive. It has the lines that makes it look beautiful. I've had my 2015 red FR-S 6 speed manual since last Jan. 2015. It currently has 5800 miles. But yeah, I agree it should have more torque because at 151 lbs., it's virtually nonexistent. But no matter, I love it and prefer my car over any other car on the road.

9:38 shifter linkage is binding

at 2.09 "you cant compare this car with anything else" but you see thats where your wrong, it has the same skinny tyres what you get on a Prius! :)

Completely spot on with the "complaints". Had mines for a year now and still loving it.

Just a quick mention, if you want to use enterless key to open both doors, press both “door lock” and “Subaru logo” on your key for 5 seconds, then, you can unlock two doors just by one press.

5:40 those houses thoo

yeah tq is not a word thats in Subarus vocabulary

I've owned my BRZ for about a year and a half, and I agree with all of these except maybe #8. I haven't had trouble going from 3rd to 2nd with a good rev match, even on the track. But my other half can't drive it because the shifter is so notchy it hurts her shoulder, so you're right on there. I have the Premium, and the standard remote locks work fine - push the button once to unlock the driver's door, twice to unlock both.

I have my BRZ for almost 2 years now and I completely agree with your points. Its a great car but these few points. Still a great great driving experience.

Agree with a lot of your complaints especially the horn which is just Pathetic lol You can add Weak battery to the list. You have any mods planned for yours?

Fuel pump=chirp

you can change your keyless entry settings. get in your car, close the doors, hold down the two buttons on your remote for ~15 seconds, now when you unlock driverside you also unlock passenger

Yeah the keyless entry thing seems to be a problem with some other cars too. I think it’s for extra safety so no one can try getting in the car while you’re getting in

Weird. my 86 does open both doors then I touch the door handle.

Just swap it with a 2jz or LS.

Number 4 can be considered a safety feature. Let's say you have a young lady approaching her car in dark parking garage, if the car completely unlocks on her there is an opportunity for an unwanted passenger to get in. By only allowing the driver side door to unlock the cabin is more secure during that window of time. I remember this being advertised with the original remote entry systems (still pretty standard), it's why when you press the unlock button once on those systems it only unlocked the driver's door, and you have to press it twice to unlock the entire car.

I have never seen one of your videos but as soon as I saw that intro I subscribed. Best intro i've seen.

I think the brz/frs should be priced under 20k, that would be reasonable for the performance, but almost 30k? nahh, thats way too much.

the note of the horn isnt aggressive enough for you??? typical american

#4 you can change the setting for unlocking just one door or all the doors. They explain this clearly in the manual. quicker workaround is to just unlock/open the passenger door first -- this method also unlocks both doors.

I started going to the track with my 02 A4 AWD. It has taught me a tan, it's a heavy car and not so much power. What really stuck w/ me and thank god I understand it is the fact of power to weight ratio. This car all I hear is one of the greatest thing to come out in recent years. Getting closer to getting one. Balance and power to weight ratio not everybody understands that's for sure great video, thanks for the info too!

#4 can be fixed easily by opening drivers door and pressing both lock and panic button for 5 seconds. You will hear a beep that it worked and from there everytime you touch the handle both driver and passnger door will unlock. #8 I dont agree it's hard to downshift from 3 to 2. I do it all the time for every right turns because I want the power to be at 2nd by the time I complete the turn and just pull away. All you do is while on 3rd press brakes until your at 2.5k rpm, heel toe and rev match up to 3.5k rpm then downshift to 2nd. It's quite smooth. If you really want it even smoother, while on 3rd go down to 2k rpm, heel toe/revmatch up 3k rpm and downshift to 2nd. Smooth as butter and u get to pull away after you finish that turn. This car is sooo fun.

The keyless can be programmed to unlock both doors if you do this: Open the driver door with the car off, hold down the lock and panic buttons on the key fob for approx 5 seconds. When you let go the car should beep.

welcome to double declutching; a beautiful art that's dying out

#4 is probably for safety. they don't want to allow some random person on the other side of your car to open the door. it's not a great reason, but that's probably why

You figured out the door lock thing? A lot of cars will give you the option to unlock the driver's door or passenger doors, some people for security don't want the passenger doors to unlock at the same time. For your car, I believe the procedure is open the door and hold the unlock for 10 seconds and it will switch.

The passenger door stays locked so someone hiding on the other side of the door when you unlock it can't jump in and carjack you. That's actually a good feature.

It’s not a poor mans anything. It’s a fantastic Japanese sports car.

Ha, your "straight out of a scooter" comment made me laugh out loud. Great video. I'm thinking about getting the BRZ and this has only swayed me more toward getting one. Thanks!

You're gonna hit the gas paddle but she's not gonna know you did. 😂

You can setup your keyless entry to unlock both doors. Sit inside your car with the door shut. Hold your unlock & lock buttons on your key fob for about 10-15seconds. You'll hear a beep. Then get out and lock your door and try the keyless entry. Should unlock both doors.

That horn is actually better than a Civic Type R. The Civic Type R horn is just like every Civic. So even you have one of the fastest FWD car with 300 hp, and special diff and all, once you blow that horn on the Type R, it's like you're all of a sudden driving a Regular Civic.

Great vid. Just graduated college and looking to buy a brand new 2016 BRZ as my first car purchase. Not an enthusiast by any means but wanted a car that's fun to drive, looks good, and a car that would be an overall great daily driver. Any opinions if it would be worth it for me? Want to spend anywhere from 20-26k range. Also live in LA, California

People compare it to miatas and mustangs because they feel like BRZ is on par with those amazing vehicles. This is a huge compliment to the car itself imo.

just a thought on the keyless entry, idk if this is why but it would make it good way to keep unwanted guess out of your car. if it senses your key and anyone could touch the handle and open it a thief could open your passenger door in a parking lot maybe at a light or stop sign. just food for thought.

This car is absolutely phenomenal with even a stage 1 turbo and a tune. Its really something with this mod. Okay so I am suggesting paying about 7-8k$ more but I am telling you now with first hand experience.. this car is absolutely beastly with a turbo.

you can fix the door lock issue by holding the lock and panic button down simultaneously while the door is open for 5 seconds. You'll hear a beep.

The reason for the keyless unlocking is for anti-theft, I think. If a guy is threatening you with a weapon and tells you to drive him somewhere, you can just unlock your side quickly and gas off :P just a thought.. great video btw

Criket noise is the fuel pump - not normal. Clicking noise is the direct fuel injectors, but thats normal. I had the original fuelpump replaced under warranty on my 2013 brz. And the noise went away, but is slightly starting to come back again. In the forums you can see is a common problem with no solution. 2015 models are making the same noise as well.

Nice honest video, first time viewer but I think I'll subscribe! Gotta support the community

The key less entry thing. If no one has mentioned it already, you are able to program it to unlock both doors. I did it on my limited frs.

"like a Lotus"... I approve. Too much ink (pixels?) is wasted about the horsepower.

The low end torque problem is why I bought a Fiesta ST over a BRZ Flashed with just a downpipe and I have nearly 300 ftlbs to the wheels, and it still handles extremely well. Felt the BRZ was a big letdown, and I wanted to like it a lot.

I have a 2014 BRZ limited. My 5th gear would always grind regardless of RPM. Took it to the dealer, they replicated the issue. Took apart transmission- Synchros were shredded, 2nd gear was worn out along with 4-6th. I was really really disappointed. All replaced under warranty.

My biggest issue is it's distorying my back on the country roads I drive everyday...

The lack of low end torque... that's not a negative thing. The car was always meant to be a car that makes you work for your joy. It's all about keeping those revs high, taking the car through tight European roads (I sayEuropean roads because that is my personal reference and experience) with varying elevation and tight complexes is where you are challenge by having the car in the right gear at the right time, revs just-so and balanced with how much load you are putting the tyres and suspension through. For wide, straight roads, lightweight sports cars will never be that exciting. All the best old sports cars have zero torque at the bottom and that is where the experienced drivers and separated from the not-so experienced. Then you know you've earned your enjoyment... work those revs! Nice break down video though.

the keyless is a Toyota thing too, i think its more a security thing so that you cant accidentally unlock the passenger door for somebody else. if the keyholder opens the passenger door, both will unlock

the car isn't meant to go fast in a straight line. it's meant for setting track times. meant for handling. it's just not a drag car like a Mustang or a Camaro. if you want the power it's available at the price range. but there is a reason that people buy this car and not an eco boost. buy the ecoboost for power, buy the BRZ/FRS for the handling.

about shifting, i think it's the synchroniser's problem. for example downshifting to 2nd, i found rev-matching before go into 2nd helps (AKA, clutch in - gas - 3to2 - clutch out), or try double clutching. i think the same is happening on upshift as well - it's just being very picky on rev-matching

I haven't listened to a BRZ at idle, but I have a suspicion that the "Crickets" are actually the direct injectors firing. I know the BRZ has direct and port injection and that it uses them separately or in combination depending on what the engine is doing and what is being asked of it.

I agree with the weird interior noise 200%. Everyone that had taken a ride in my 09 forester have all asked me questions like is your door close properly? What's in your trunk? and so on, it is very annoying.

I agree with everything said, however I don't have any problems downshifting from 3rd to 2nd.

The 'crickets in the engine' thing is because its direct injection, just makes that noise

door lock is a safety feature. the person on the other side of the car is not always your friend.

I didn’t look at your channel name before clicking and thought “hey wow this guy looks like the dude from texas plinking”

one positive with the Toyota injection + direct injection that is missed by most people is that the BRZ motor has secondary injectors that will prevent coking exhibited as a huge problem on cars like the MINI Cooper S and other DI cars. All other manufacturers should learn this from Toyota, as the problem doesn't exhibit itself quickly but instead it gradually saps your power over the years. Our MINI burned a valve at 90K and the intake runners and intake valves were a horrendous mess of burned oil buildup that was killing power the whole time.