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05-02-2012 10:41 PM |
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Originally Posted by SUB-FT86
(Post 196734)
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Originally Posted by titusdrake
(Post 196335)
"for years we've been begging for a coupe thats fun to drive, sporty, and inexpensive, after all these years of hoping and pleading we get the fr-s, it could very well be, the coupe we've been dreaming of"
ugh, this guy makes it sound like there are no other fun sports cars out there...
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Exactly!!! He was reviewing a couple other cars like the mini cooper coupe and a 3.8 Track GC and loved both of them. He even said even though the 2013 3.8 Track has more understeer it was so fun to drive that he give it a A+ in that area. Take everything you hear with a grain of salt.
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I haven't seen his MCS review, but it's FWD (Carlos Lago spent a lot of time focusing on RWD in both the GC-3.8-track-edition and FRS reviews). The GC-3.8-track-edition costs $9k (36%) more than the FRS, so it doesn't really apply to his comment about wanting an inexpensive sporty coupe.
But since you brought up his GC-3.8-track-edition review, it's worth noting that though he loved how it enters slides so easily and is controllable and fun to drift, he also had quite a bit to complain about. He disliked that it "understeers no matter what you do" and said the shifter is rubbery (he gave driver inputs -steering, shifter, and pedals- a C+ as a whole). He summarized the car as almost there, getting 90% of the enthusiast driver formula right, but needing tweaks like a revised suspension and new shifter. His conclusion was very reserved, with him saying he didn't want to come off as disappointed because he's happy that in this day and age you can buy a MT RWD car. That's hardly a ringing endorsement. |
