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Originally Posted by Anaxilus

Yes you are, those numbers are completely wrong on a SMT which has already adapted/broken in rather than out of the box in the hands of an auto journalist for a few hours. The SMT has definitely gotten faster over time, it was slow new. My SMT and a friends are easily in the 6-7 sec range 0-60. Not sure what year MR-S those numbers are from either and whether it had the older ECU, pre-cat failures, underbracing, LSD and weaker front suspension mounting points found in the non facelifts. Rear tire size was also changed.

Let's take SMT out of the equation then:

M/T TEST RESULTS: MR-S (5mt) / FR-S (6mt)
Zero to 60 mph: 7.2 sec / 6.2 sec
Zero to 80 mph: 12.6 sec / 10.4 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 15.4 sec @ 88 mph / 14.8 sec @ 94 mph
Braking, 60–0 mph: 112 ft / 118 ft

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/112_0102_mazda_miata_toyota_mr2_spyder/viewall.html
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/1207_high_performance_two_door_comparison/viewall.html

Originally Posted by Anaxilus

My stock SMT MRS kills the FRS/BRZ in acceleration, braking, handling and every metric except for cargo space and MPG.

C/D TEST RESULTS: MR-S (SMT) / FR-S (6mt)
Zero to 60 mph: 8.2 sec / 6.4 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 23.0 sec / 16.6 sec
Street start, 5–60 mph: 8.5 sec / 8.1 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 16.2 sec @ 86 mph / 14.9 sec @ 95 mph
Top speed (drag limited): 123 mph / 143 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 162 ft / 166 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad 0.88 g / 0.96 g

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...take-road-test
http://media.caranddriver.com/files/...fr-s-specs.pdf