{"id":174658,"date":"2025-12-09T02:33:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T02:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/174658\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T02:33:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T02:33:14","slug":"subaru-brz-kiiro-manual-for-new-zealand-bright-newcomer-for-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/174658\/","title":{"rendered":"Subaru BRZ Kiiro manual for New Zealand: bright newcomer for summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Limited run of 10 yellow BRZ Kiiro models for New Zealand.<br \/>\nStandard in &#8216;tS&#8217; STI-tweaked specification, manual-only.<br \/>\nNumbered key boxes, engraved keyrings and specific exterior badge.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivencarguide.co.nz\/reviews\/subaru-brz-ts-review-read-the-manual\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subaru BRZ tS<\/a>, but it&#8217;s yellow. Good enough for us.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/26brz_0610bp_sp_ka_web.jpg\" alt=\"Subaru BRZ tS Kiiro.\" width=\"1215\" height=\"809\" data-caption=\"Not a full STI model, but you get some nice STI bits.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\nNot a full STI model, but you get some nice STI bits.<\/p>\n<p>Subaru of New Zealand is back doing the thing that it&#8217;s done so well in the past: importing small runs of niche models and creating a bit of buzz with a couple of specific flourishes.<\/p>\n<p>The $62,990 BRZ tS Kiiro is arriving in a limited run of 10 this month. It&#8217;s manual-only, and an STI-tuned (that&#8217;s what the &#8220;tS&#8221; bit means) version of the coupe with 18-inch STI wheels, a strut brace, STI gearlever\/start button, drilled disc rotors and mesh grille.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n        Advertisement&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"o-adunit__info peer-[&amp;[style*=none]]:tw-hidden\">&#13;<br \/>\n            <a class=\"o-adunit__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nzme.co.nz\/advertise\/\">Advertise with NZME.<\/a>&#13;\n        <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>    &#13;<br \/>\n        Read More&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>Pretty much standard production-model stuff and pretty much the same specification as the other 10 examples imported earlier this year, expect they were WR Blue. This one&#8217;s yellow: the &#8220;Kiira&#8221; name is derived from the Japanese kanji script for the colour.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/26brz_0620bp_sp_ka_web.jpg\" alt=\"Subaru BRZ Kiiro.\" width=\"1288\" height=\"858\" data-caption=\"Mesh grille and Brembo brakes are part of the tS package.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\nMesh grille and Brembo brakes are part of the tS package.<\/p>\n<p>And those limited-run flourishes? It wears a special Kiiro exterior badge and each car comes with a numbered presentation key box (1-10) and an engraved key ring, similar to the BRZ tS Tsubasa special edition and the WRX special editions<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivencarguide.co.nz\/reviews\/subaru-wrx-aka-review-kanji-on-your-keyring\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> AKA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivencarguide.co.nz\/news\/the-dragon-roars-subaru-nz-unveils-exclusive-wrx-tatsu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tatsu<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivencarguide.co.nz\/reviews\/subaru-wrx-todoroki-review-when-will-i-be-famous\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Todoroki<\/a>. The interior also features yellow highlights.<\/p>\n<p>The same colourway is being rolled out under various names elsewhere in the world; in the US it&#8217;s called Sport Yellow Edition, for example.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Limited run of 10 yellow BRZ Kiiro models for New Zealand. Standard in &#8216;tS&#8217; STI-tweaked specification, manual-only. 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