Subaru's New Hybrid System, BRZ Series.Purple, 2025 Porsche 911 GT3 + More! Weekly Update

[@c.a.r.s.carsandrelevantspecs]

That purple BRZ looks really cool! 😎👍 And the news about the solid state batteries in the Charger EV prototypes sounds exciting! Lots of interesting stories. Thanks for keeping us up to date! 🙂

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thanks for watching!

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

The fullscreen cluster is a downgrade compared to the hybrid screen/analog cluster in my opinion. It was so nicely done.

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

Euro 7 is very tough to meet so it is actually impressive they kept the same power level, even with the substantial changes. Cleaner cars are great.

[@bearclaw5115]

Agreed but it would have been more impressive for the car to be making 560hp! Let's not pretend that there will ever be so many GT3's that their NOx emissions will ever add up to squat.

[@im_an_alvani]

A Series.Purple with some gold wheels and a polished lip would look unbelievable. Great roundup as always!

[@fortheloveofnoise]

Hope to get that BRZ series purple used in 10 years when I can afford one. Great color....I really am so tired of being poor.

[@twotrackjack2260]

Thanks for the news updates!

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thanks for watching Jack!

[@nberkel]

Seeing next years' models with price decreases is nice to see. A drop in new car sales is a great way to communicate that prices are being set too high (excluding Porsche of course 😃).

[@Angryeddie14]

Thanks for another great weekly update!

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thanks for watching Eddie!

[@USAMALIK56]

Matt another great weekly update. You continue to produce excellent quality automotive news in a format that is both entertaining and easy to take in. Keep up the great work.

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thank you, I really appreciate that!

[@lyndahammel9502]

Thanks for an informative weekly update. You're the only one who does this type of video.

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thanks for watching Lynda!

[@Idaho_Spud]

I'm not terribly surprised about the GT3 price hike for the reasons you mentioned. I recently stopped by my local Porsche dealership to see the latest offerings and to chat with the manager who sold me an A4 25 years ago. He had to run because he was showing a used GTS convertible to a customer that is priced $30k HIGHER than it sold for new. It's a bonkers world. Matt - surely there are several dozen words that are richer and more interesting than "stuff." Open your transcript and ctrl-f for "stuff"

[@jeremyd826]

Hell yeah! A win for the manual!

[@blackwhirlwind1245]

They don’t need to make heat pump standard, just make it standard on all wheel drive models only, this way, people who live in the southern United States doesn’t need heat pump, and thus gives them a good front trunk space, and also cheaper to purchase.

[@glennQNYC]

Spot on take re GT price increases. 👍🏻

[@carlosjimenez149]

Matt was just roasting on the Ford Mach-E 😅🤣

[@thatoneotherotherguy]

Really solid 2025 Mach E updates. Rumor has it Ford is working to get the battery back to tax credit eligible over the next handful of months. If they get that thing back to full tax credit eligibility, sales will rebound.

[@nicholaszanowicz9501]

The decrease in hp for the Subaru boxer is likely due to it implementing an Atkinson cycle instead of an Otto cycle. Toyota does the same for all its hybrid models. The Atkinson cycle reduces pumping losses for increased fuel economy at the cost of additional power and torque, but the electric motor of course makes up for those losses.

[@winc06]

Honda Civic SI and Type R have 100% manual trans take rate.

[@luisjalvareztorres8481]

When the only trans option you offer is manual, of course the take rate is going to be 100%.

[@winc06]

@@luisjalvareztorres8481 Glad you caught that.

[@winc06]

@@luisjalvareztorres8481 It was a joke.

[@andycalifornia426]

Porsche GT3 price hike: I always thought of GT3 as "if you have to ask [what the price is], it's not for you" so a 50-60k increase feels like "so what?"

[@RamCruiserOverland]

We used to have a hybrid Crosstrek. They're pretty rare though. If Toyota is sharing tech with them, they are holding back on the bit about how to make power. Also, terrible time to work at a Stellantis dealership

[@yddragon100]

Man I've been so busy that I've missed a couple of these ;-;

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

We now have car rationing, yaay!

[@blackwhirlwind1245]

Nice to see EV prices coming down in a world of continuously increasing gas vehicle prices.

[@odinikita4821]

@@blackwhirlwind1245 because ev vehicles are boring

[@blackwhirlwind1245]

@@odinikita4821 your comment is boring too.

[@eddieg6436]

My Calabasas, California neighbor just bought his 16 year old daughter a $230,000 Mercedes G63. …….He didn’t even blink at the $100,000 mark up on his GT3RS. 🤷🏼‍♂️🤔

[@Aaron-cc7yq]

I can get a Mach-e for dramatically less that a toyota GR Corolla?! What is going on here LOL

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

Ford is losing 30 grand on every EV they make. Toyota doesn't lose on the GR Corolla.

[@bearclaw5115]

@@imnotusingmyrealname4566 No Ford is not losing that on every EV they build. Your figure takes the cost of the factories and spreads it among the cars sold. But guess what, the factories will be useful for a long time. Ford isn't dumb, they're making money on every one they sell from a cost per unit basis. They just invested in future EV capacity. Also that little turnip of a car is overpriced. One of the most common cars that people complain about it's price.

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

@@bearclaw5115 It's a 300 hp AWD car. It's not overpriced lol. You expect a car like that to be the same price as a base Camry just because it's a little bit smaller?

[@wackit6756]

If I remember correctly Subaru did a Hybrid Crosstrek a few years ago that failed because it add too much weight, took up a noticeable amount of cargo room and didn’t increase gas mileage enough to justify its big jump in price. What's changed this time?

[@apocalypse487]

Less HP this time

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Not a PHEV this time.

[@wackit6756]

@@MattMaranMotoring👍

[@fluffywarhampster]

Subaru may have changed up the engine cycle for the hybrid. Since efficiency is the goal maybe they went to an atkinson cycle as part of the design thus the power loss.

[@AWildKappa]

*disclaimer still watching video as I’m typing this* I used to like Subaru when I was younger but the older I get the more I realize their only selling point is their Awd system. They don’t make the most power, they don’t get the best gas mileage, they’re very seldomly ever best in class Anything and now I just realized they don’t even have an hybrid available? Why are people buying these things when the other Japanese and even domestic manufacturers are offering better? They need to wake up if they want to stay in American sales in my opinion. They can’t just get by with the crosstrek.

[@marcnobel3938]

Wunderbar! Almost 30 Minutes of the Matt Maran Friday Night Car News Show - with some great topics again. Wishing everybody here a great day and a fantastic weekend ahead. Enjoy the News!

[@bearclaw5115]

Hi Mr. Rodgers! It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood isn't it?

[@yddragon100]

Subaru making lack luster new engines is on brand

[@MrChrissercamaro]

Dodge should make the charger a hybrid with the hurricane inline 6. And call it the hellcat.

[@BertShackleford]

Porsche doing Porsche things once again. [Sneers at the Euro 7 mandate] Unfortunately, what affects Porsche in Europe _will_ eventually have an impact on us here in the US. What a pity... Stay classy my friend.

[@craig8638]

A hybrid Outback would be nice.

[@ragweedmakesmesneeze]

It's absurd that they don't have one especially with their relationship with Toyota. They couldn't take my money fast enough if there was a hybrid Outback.

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Umm where have you been the hybrid outback is due next year after the Forester....they had to adapt the Toyota technology to fit with the boxer design I bet........it doesn't just happen overnight​@@ragweedmakesmesneeze

[@winc06]

All these hybrids run an Atikinson cycle engine which are less powerful, but more efficient, than normal Otto cycle engines.

[@blackwhirlwind1245]

Well, that’s what majority of people prefer.

[@andycalifornia426]

Ford "Mustang" Marquee styling: Tesla aside, Miata stayed the same for 9 years and counting.

[@ian2372]

As a plum crazy purple hellcat owner, I must insist you take your comment back!

[@bearclaw5115]

Nah. Actually you're both kind of right. Plum crazy is too crazy IMO. The Hellcat can pull it off though. This BRZ is actually pretty dark and dull. Those pics were boosted. Which begs the question, why not just make the paint prettier to begin with. IRL it often looks dark blue to gray.

[@bearclaw5115]

Porsche got tired of the dealers having all the fun and whacked their customers another 40k. It seems like Porsche's get more unattainable every year.

[@Sweetrides577]

I can totally understand the 83% take rate on the WRX. It would be hard to defend why you choose a CVT over a manual 🤣But still that don't mean the manual will stick around forever. The GTI had a 50% manual take rate and VW still killed it off.

[@bearclaw5115]

Well ICE won't be around forever either. I think Subie will stick with the manual as long as they produce the car.

[@fortheloveofnoise]

VW is the most disconnected from the consumer base auto company on the market beside stuhlametus

[@mr89tube]

Awwww yeah another long video!

[@wackit6756]

The MINI Cooper JCW looks LAME with one single center exhaust and those egregious new tail lights. 🤮

[@BoldBrandFlakes]

A hybrid Subaru lineup would be nice, Subbies aren’t notorious for being fuel efficient so this would be a niceee step up. I stay in line with Honda products but I like seeing products improve with any brand as it increases competition.

[@Mendorich1]

What’s even left of STI sheesh

[@bobbyjones2112]

Dodge made a huge mistake by announcing that solid state batteries because now nobody’s gonna buy the ones coming out this year. They be obsolete in a couple years.🤪

[@mfmf100]

“Solid State” being the latest tech again is such a full circle/back to the future thing I love it

[@hanswurst6742]

They won't sell anyway because the price for these is ridiculous. I dislike Tesla but I am not the majority and I bet nobody will buy a charger over a tesla

[@amcb2035]

Time will tell, I would like one

[@InfoumusMOBB]

​@@hanswurst6742 Especially when there the price of Model S's and not faster or have the charging network and software.

[@firstinlastout]

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[@ClaytonYatescarenthusiast]

I would not want to be a wrx fan anymore 😉

[@bearclaw5115]

But you already didn't want to be one so who cares?

[@fanman71]

158hp from a Hybrid 2.5 Liter......awful. I was expecting 1.5 Liter Hybrid making that kind of hp.

[@Nocturnal-goose]

Let’s get those back seats in the winged one too!

[@nickcheema907]

so out of the goodness of their heart Jeep/Stellantis is giving up tp $4000 off "make believe" MSRP's? LOL No wonder these vehicles are piling up on dealer lots triggering factory layoffs

[@nickcheema907]

The downfall of the European auto industry - "not selling cars is better than getting the fines".......good luck with that! LOL

[@doriangray2347]

Ugh! GT3 touring was in my abilities. Was. No tears of course. But the dealer i go to has Zero markups. I got my boxster T ordered at 0 above. In fact, they gave me a free $1000 feature. So it was less than msrp by a slice

[@themightyshogun]

If the EU keeps the emissions tax up all the auto companies in Europe will eventually move out somewhere more friendly to business or they will all die

[@nintendoatarikiller]

2:06 the FB25 hybrid is likely running on the atkinson cycle, hence the lower horsepower numbers. Not 100% sure but seems likely. Boxer engines need that hybrid system to meet CAFE targets. 16:25 Dodge absolutely will beat Toyota to the punch with solid state due to how cautious Toyota is with introducing new technology. Essentially Dodge buyers will be the beta testers. Don't feel bad about pooping on Stellantis.They 100% deserve the criticism WRX manual take rate doesn't surprise me. It's the cheapest manual AWD car you can buy, and significantly undercuts Elantra N, CTR, GRC, Golf R. It's even cheaper even the GTI and Si. Such a great value, but so goddamn ugly

[@bearclaw5115]

Si is cheaper by thousands but you were on a good roll.

[@nintendoatarikiller]

@@bearclaw5115 my bad, I was checking Canadian prices. In Canada, the WRX is $2,105 CAD less than the Civic Si.

[@Jallandhara]

Disappointment from Subaru right off the jump? Hell yeah, I checked off my "Eat shit, Subaru" bingo card early.

[@xaionik]

Ford wish it was Tesla. They keep delaying things like it gives them an edge while other companies swoop in and take their sales. Hyundai already took their #2 spot and GM is pulling ahead.

[@themightyshogun]

What is Subaru thinking with that hybrid that car is gonna suck

[@MrTonifumi]

83% of WRX buyers went for the manual.....because a CVT is terrible. How many WRX could they sell with the 6 speed auto out of the BRZ???

[@bearclaw5115]

The CVT is better than the 6 auto slop box in the BRZ. Check out Engineering Explained's video on it. I'd still take the manual!

[@fortheloveofnoise]

personally i would rather eat a bullet than buy an auto subaru over a manual

[@mfmf100]

158 hp out of 2.5 liters is terrible these days, Subaru themselves did much better decades ago, not sure what they’re think about there

[@blackwhirlwind1245]

I think they purposely reduce horsepower, because they want make the the hybrid as efficient as possible, that’s why you have electric motors to assist.

[@mfmf100]

@@blackwhirlwind1245 I’m as far from an engineer as it’s possible to get but a relatively big inefficient motor is a counterintuitive solution

[@kajukuja]

🙂👍

[@cecegloriadez3301]

I like watching your videos your a good job 👍👍👍

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thank you very much!

[@integrafreak1]

Subaru doesn’t care about car enthusiasts anymore. Actually they stopped for a while

[@skyline2203]

had to unsub after you said brz was a better buy than a mustang ecoboost, that's crazy brz engine is terrible and doesnt want to rev. It sounds like a lawnmower engine thats about to explode

[@BoldBrandFlakes]

Sensitive

[@sawyermartin4434]

Did he hurt your feelings? 🥺

[@skyline2203]

@@sawyermartin4434 do you have mommy issues? Can you not respond with facts like a normal adult?

[@mogulme6190]

You sound dumb. The brz handles way better

[@blackwhirlwind1245]

Everyone has different opinions, if you don’t like it, then good bye, and please don’t come back.

[@doriangray2347]

My JCW 2024 hardtop looks a million times nicer. Sad.

[@themightyshogun]

If the EU keeps the emissions tax up all the auto companies in Europe will eventually move out somewhere more friendly to business or they will all die