Outhandle?
According to
MotorTrend the the Triplets are amongst the best driver's cars in the world. No mention of hot hatches with their front drive understeer and turbo lag. As @
chaoskaze noted above, people often don't understand the difference of performance vs. handling and why the trips low COM, COG, weight, RWD, + weight distribution, suspension tuning and NA engine & price make it one of the finest cars produced in a generation. MotorTrend is no bible, but they make a great point that guys like Chris Harris, Clarkson, Probst, and more backup.
The 86 is so hard to fault that it's constantly compared to much more expensive cars (as in the MotorTrend article above), or v.s. used sports cars that cost thousands more when they were new. This is key because in a real world comparison test people rarely cross-shop cars that are $7k - $33k more expensive. Heck, put $10k into a base FRS and it would smoke any of these cars on the track (blower, tires, brakes).
2006 Porsche Cayman S $58,900 - 2013 adjusted $68,716
2011 Lotus Elise $39,985 - 2013 adjusted $43,669
2011 Mazda RX-8 R3 $32,960 - 2013 adjusted $34,527
2013 Nissan 370z $32,280
2009 Honda S2000 $34,995 - 2013 adjusted $38,219
The triplets ride on RWD sports car platform to be built out. A foundation to make either a track monster, show car, or something in between for very little money
***And another thing, this time power - The triplets FA20 is one of the highest specific output naturally aspirated engines in the world at 100bhp/liter.
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Porsche 911 GT3 RS4.0 - 125.1 bhp/L
Ferrari 458 Italia - 125.0 bhp/L
Lexus LFA - 115.1 bhp/L
Audi RS5 - 108.1 bhp/L
Lambo LP570-4 Superleggera - 108 bhp/L
FA20 Triplets - 100.0 bhp/L
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