I'm still waiting to hear back from the dealer on when they'll have the car. When I hear from them, I'll update this thread.
It isn't much less than the supposedly more powerful RX-8 and I had a ton of fun with that car. My back cramped after 40 mins of driving though and my legs fell asleep because of the bolsters. Still, it was fun and the BRZ is about 300lbs lighter.
So it makes to 2 wheels about what a EJ205 WRX makes to 4. It being RWD, lighter, and NA it should feel quite peppy.