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Originally Posted by LSxJunkie
Thanks for the wall of text. I'm not sure why you got so offended though, seeing as I've ended almost every post with "that's not what this car is about, I don't think it needs any more power."
I'm pretty sure, once again, that you're misreading what I'm writing. Someone ELSE said that any more power (in any car, his example was a 335i) was absolutely useless. I disagreed. I am of the opinion that it makes driving, especially driving in tight traffic at 75mph, which is what generally happens around here, much more convenient. All driving is about power under curve. And torque. And I would know. I drove a 300hp G35 for every day for three years, and a 400hp GTO every day for another two. I also drove an IS250AWD for a about seven months. 204hp, 3600lbs curb weight. That car was woefully underpowered.
I feel like you're all telling me that I'm wrong for saying Toyota and Subaru messed up on this car. They didn't. This car is perfect for what they designed it for. It doesn't make an LFA, an M5, an RRS Supercharged, a ZR1, or even an STI any less perfect for what they were designed for, or any less competent as street cars. All I'm saying is that more powerful cars are just as useful and the FR-S/BRZ is not the be all and end all of what you can drive on the street. I don't know why people keep reading that as "the FT86 needs moar power OMG!!!111!! LOLZZ SO SLOW."
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You just happened to be the person I quoted, but the entire post wasn't necessarily aimed at you. A number of people have expressed opinions in this thread that the car needs more power and that is my reply to those people. The BRZ certainly isn't the be all end all of cars, it's simply a good fit for the market it's aimed at. More expensive, more powerful cars have their place as well but the BRZ isn't meant to be among them. It seems we agree on that.
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Originally Posted by tachi1247
1% of cars may hit the max hp during daily driving but since were making up percentages I'll say that 80% probably hit max torque at every stoplight save for an s2000 and this car where that figure occurs at 6000rpm.
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If that's the case I feel very bad for the 80% of people that are spending way too much money on gas.