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#3701 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 183032
Join Date: Jun 2008
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: CT
Vehicle:RWD Camry Pull me over red |
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I have used the hand brake in every fwd and awd car that I have driven in adverse weather as an additional means to control the vehicle/slow the rear axle independently of the front. I also use them to circumvent the ABS system in especially slippery/icy conditions, for example, coming to a stop sign on a downward slope, the ABS system would roll/creep me into the intersection, where the E-Brake will actually stop me. In my RWD cars, I mostly use them for parking, as I can use the transmission to slow the rear axle when needed. However, my Lexus will not let me downshift into 1st gear in "icy conditions" as determined by the ECU, even with all of the nannies off, unless at a dead stop which can't happen because of the ABS system, so I'm glad I modified the foot parking brake to not ratchet and function like a manual handbrake does when the ABS fails to stop the vehicle on a downward slope in slippery/icy conditions. I have never used the handbrake to "initiate a drift" in a RWD/AWD car as I don't have a hydraulic handbrake and the cable units are so weak that it doesn't have much affect; a downshift coupled with a lift-and-plant of the throttle while adding in steering angle will achieve that (different cars require different levels of aggression). I admit to using the handbrake in a FWD car to initiate a pseudo-drift for fun in snowy parking lots, however that is a rare occurrence.
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#3702 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 504432
Join Date: Jul 2019
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
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#3703 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 291558
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Ithaca, NY
Vehicle:2020 WRX Limited silver |
![]() Reading some of these comments and I'm not sure if some folks are aware the current automatic WRX already has an electronic parking brake? Unless anyone was viewing that as a deficiency of the current generation that they were hoping the new one would "remedy."
I never had an EPB before my 2020 WRX, but I'm fine with it, partly because AVH takes some of the stress/annoyance out of stop-and-go situations. Otherwise, I never use the parking brake for anything other than parking, so I get that others may have different reason for preferring the old-school mechanical variety. Then again, I assume those people would prefer the 6MT version of the car anyway, which, unless I misunderstood the translated article, isn't expected to get an EPB. |
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#3704 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 67807
Join Date: Aug 2004
Chapter/Region:
NWIC
Location: PORTLAND (OR)
Vehicle:2019 pair o dubs ('>') ('>') ('__') (*>*) |
![]() "automatic WRX" as in CVT WRX? That's usually where the complaints narrow and focus. It never gets to the e-brake arrangement.
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#3705 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 324784
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Seattle
Vehicle:2019 Forester Sport |
![]() Pretty sure auto STIs were offered in Japan. Not sure what tranny exactly it was. Don’t think it was a CVT at all.
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#3706 | |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 291558
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Ithaca, NY
Vehicle:2020 WRX Limited silver |
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But I like my car and am fine with describing it either way. I just tend to think of it as an automatic first and CVT second. Several recent posts seemed to express surprise/doubt/skepticism that the new "CVT"/"automatic" WRX would come with an electronic parking brake and/or discussed why Subaru might do such a thing. Seemed odd to me, considering they already do. Last edited by nightVzn; 02-09-2021 at 03:15 PM. |
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#3707 | |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 291558
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Ithaca, NY
Vehicle:2020 WRX Limited silver |
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Ye olde 5EAT. |
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#3708 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 67807
Join Date: Aug 2004
Chapter/Region:
NWIC
Location: PORTLAND (OR)
Vehicle:2019 pair o dubs ('>') ('>') ('__') (*>*) |
![]() Legacy XT also has the electronic finger brake. And nobody cares.
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#3709 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 161333
Join Date: Oct 2007
Chapter/Region:
NWIC
Location: Seattle
Vehicle:18 Highlander Yami XSR |
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I equip my cars with top-of-the-line snow/winter tires and temper my driving when I get to a situation where abs is going to be inadequate. |
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#3710 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 21356
Join Date: Jul 2002
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: Can't catch me!
Vehicle:2017 Subaru Corolla STI Limited SE-R Type (R) |
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![]() https://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-ne...-ar188282.html Everywhere I read is that Focus RS is dead. Dont think the mustang with the RS engine is part of this comparison. |
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#3711 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 153088
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Arlington, TN
Vehicle:2005 Baja Turbo 95 Sambar 06 Forester |
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It started with a comment the person didn't realize the HTCVT WRX had an EPB. Which didn't come initially. It was added in a later MY. |
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#3712 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 161333
Join Date: Oct 2007
Chapter/Region:
NWIC
Location: Seattle
Vehicle:18 Highlander Yami XSR |
![]() They're not just "parking brakes" either, they can absolutely be used in emergencies... they're just more of an "on-off" switch that's also controlled by the ABS system than a pressure sensitive cable where you can control the amount of braking, or lock'em up in the back of the local walmart parking lot...
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#3713 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 291558
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Ithaca, NY
Vehicle:2020 WRX Limited silver |
![]() Yes, so not really news either way, although I don't think I saw anything significant in that article that hasn't already been rumored or inferred. I guess it reinforced some of the existing speculation. I'm still taking everything with a grain of salt until Subaru makes an official announcement.
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#3714 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 511103
Join Date: Jan 2020
Chapter/Region:
MWSOC
Location: SE Michigan
Vehicle:2019 WRX STI White |
![]() Anyone see this? Really good info & many pics of the next-gen WRX.
https://www.motor1.com/news/494711/s...rx-spy-photos/ |
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#3715 | |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 523038
Join Date: Mar 2021
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#3716 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 379605
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Peabody, MA
Vehicle:2017 Civic Sport 2012 Outback 2.5 |
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#3717 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 159474
Join Date: Sep 2007
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: Whitinsville, MA
Vehicle:2017 Impreza Sport Lithium Red - OLDKID |
![]() Looks fine. Heaps better than the current WRX. More evenly proportioned. If the interior is a carbon-copy of the current Impreza interior then I will be very disappointed, but I'll still be just as disinterested in purchasing it regardless.
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#3718 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 67807
Join Date: Aug 2004
Chapter/Region:
NWIC
Location: PORTLAND (OR)
Vehicle:2019 pair o dubs ('>') ('>') ('__') (*>*) |
![]() Reminds me of 4 years changing diapers.
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#3719 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 379605
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Peabody, MA
Vehicle:2017 Civic Sport 2012 Outback 2.5 |
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#3720 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 159474
Join Date: Sep 2007
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: Whitinsville, MA
Vehicle:2017 Impreza Sport Lithium Red - OLDKID |
![]() We don't know for sure, but we're all hoping, since the Levorg is a WRX wagon traditionally, in the entire history of the one model we've seen previously.
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#3721 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 317270
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: PA
Vehicle:15 WRX and Sienna |
![]() Is the cladding smaller on this than the last spy shots? Seems more palatable than I recall thinking before - like those in body color might be stomachable.
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#3722 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 324784
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Seattle
Vehicle:2019 Forester Sport |
![]() Not really sure what’s so terrible about that interior, but ok
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#3723 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 159474
Join Date: Sep 2007
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: Whitinsville, MA
Vehicle:2017 Impreza Sport Lithium Red - OLDKID |
![]() The picture Varmint posted is from the new Levorg. It's a nice interior. Definitely two steps ahead of the 2012 Impreza/2013 Crosstrek/2015 WRX/STI, and one step ahead of the 2017 Impreza/2018 Crosstrek, as it should be.
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#3724 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 379605
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Peabody, MA
Vehicle:2017 Civic Sport 2012 Outback 2.5 |
![]() The digital cockpit looks very weird but maybe there’s a dual dial mode, but my main complaint is the giant iPad, that doesn’t belong in a performance car. Even the Ascent I find very distracting at night, and this is much bigger.
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#3725 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 89967
Join Date: Jun 2005
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: MA
Vehicle:2012 Impreza Sport DGM |
![]() I really wish they would stick to standard double DIN sizing for the stereo and not integrate into an all in one device. I get it, that’s the way the industry is going. But you’re basically stuck with whatever stereo you get with no hope of upgrading it for the life of the car.
Example: I was looking at upgrading my legacy to a 2020+ model, used. The amount of cars available that have the decent HK system I can count on one hand. I also saw the base Legacy gets something that’s like 2 double din screens, but neither can be upgraded aftermarket. I imagine how painful that system sounds |
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