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Shizuma · 10-18-2013, 09:08 AM

The other cars I looked at aside from the BRZ were:

Scion FR-S (I liked having the HID lights in the BRZ better)
Hyundai Veloster Turbo (Took too long to come out and was FWD)
Dodge Challenger (Too low MPG)

Honestly the only reason I got the BRZ over a Challenger was MPG, but i'll be honest, while the BRZ is a fun car I don't think it's for me, I loved it when I first test drove it but after owning it for over a year i'm just finding it a bit too small and the torque dip and low torque in general make the car frustrating to drive at times, especially coming from a Dodge Magnum with 390ft-lbs of torque. I'll probably end up trading my BRZ in for a 2015 Challenger when they come out since they are moving to a new platform, improved suspension, new interior, more HP across the entire line and most importantly switching from the old 5 speed auto to the new 8 speed which will put the 3.6 pentastar up to 31MPG highway and the 5.7 Hemi should be around 29 which are in the ball park of what I wanted for MPG.

10-18-2013, 09:08 AM	#120
Shizuma Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2015 Dodge Challenger SXT Location: Salem, MA Posts: 190 Thanks: 7 Thanked 54 Times in 29 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The other cars I looked at aside from the BRZ were: Scion FR-S (I liked having the HID lights in the BRZ better) Hyundai Veloster Turbo (Took too long to come out and was FWD) Dodge Challenger (Too low MPG) Honestly the only reason I got the BRZ over a Challenger was MPG, but i'll be honest, while the BRZ is a fun car I don't think it's for me, I loved it when I first test drove it but after owning it for over a year i'm just finding it a bit too small and the torque dip and low torque in general make the car frustrating to drive at times, especially coming from a Dodge Magnum with 390ft-lbs of torque. I'll probably end up trading my BRZ in for a 2015 Challenger when they come out since they are moving to a new platform, improved suspension, new interior, more HP across the entire line and most importantly switching from the old 5 speed auto to the new 8 speed which will put the 3.6 pentastar up to 31MPG highway and the 5.7 Hemi should be around 29 which are in the ball park of what I wanted for MPG. Last edited by Shizuma; 10-22-2013 at 09:11 AM.