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Originally Posted by tacoss23
I don't think anyone says this car needs a "turbo". What people are saying this car needs some extra horsepower.
Is everyone saying that? No, of course not, but a good bunch are.
According to your logic, if X Company doesn't make something, then you don't need it. Hmm....I wonder how every invention and product evolution has happened in the past 2 centuries? Most of the time companies DON'T know what you need, they start with a rough idea, like "an entry level sports cars", then they refine that idea through the years and generations according to the feedback of the consumers.
It's a sports car, it can always use more power (assuming a perfect world of no drawbacks like weight, balance, etc). Nobody is asking for a ridiculous amount of horse power, or a heavy v8, most people agree that extra 30-50 whp will make this car perfect, and guess what easy option gives you that?
I bet you anything, that eventually there will be a more powerful BRZ, exactly because the reason you dismissed, which is we as consumers will be getting the message across of "needs more power", Toyota/Subaru will get the point and accommodate their product accordingly, otherwise the competition will jump on the opportunity. That's how the market works, we tell the people that make stuff what we need and want, whoever makes it, wins.
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Don't be so dramatic. If people WANT more power that the aftermarket can't provide, then the manufacturer can choose to give it more power. Power = fun, sure. However, these cars were made to be fun without "extra" power. That's all I'm getting at.
The only time I feel my car is lacking is when I wish I had an extra 50hp to MORE quickly pull around someone... but then I just think of reverse polarity and realize I can look just as good hitting my brakes, letting that person make an ass of themselves as they take off at high speeds and I still look good cruising by "normally" through traffic.
I just think cars like these require smarter driving than what most people are used to and I still contend that more power just makes sloppier drivers. I've owned 3 turbocharged Subaru's and I used to be one of those other people. I've also owned some nice, balanced vehicles and I've learned to appreciate a car that handles better over more power.
I'm not alone on this, but I don't think you're wrong either. It's just a preference, but my preference doesn't have me shouting to the heavens for something that, if it did exist, would take YEARS to come out anyways. In the meantime I'd be missing out on such a real experience as what the FT-86 is providing. It's an exciting platform that has the automotive industry in a tizzy. A 250HP BRZ will not be that big of news if it ever came out, mostly because, "Been there, done that, next" attitude that comes with having a RWD sports car with FI. Sound familiar? Okay, now 200HP NA RWD sport car? Less familiar-sounding, right? Which one might allow you to feel more unique?
I'll take the current snowflake over the future, theoretical one.