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My expectations were definitely low after all the doom and gloom we had been hearing about development. Apart from the driving experience which remains to be seen, my biggest questions were torque and weight. So far it looks like Subaru did a good job with both. 184 @ 3700rpm sounds like nice midrange to pull out of corners, and keeping the weight around 2800lbs deserves a slow clap in a world of ballooning vehicles. It’s not the turbo car people clamor for, but it doesn’t appear to have betrayed the first gen. Besides it looks like Nissan is going to try and take care of the turbo crowd, fingers crossed that pans out to be a fun car too. Subaru has established what they want this car to be, an affordable lightweight sports car focused on handling. I think that’s fine and something we need in the market. I know I love mine. I hope the changes are enough for people to give it a chance again and that it sells.