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Originally Posted by Ryephile
I've been touting in-gear accelleration g measurements for some time now. Any time you add human interaction it leaves [plenty] of room for error or interpretation. The perfect example here is the methodologies between Inside Line and Motor Trend when testing the BRZ. Cautious versus aggressive yields very different results. The closest we get to this in current car mags are in-gear acceleration times, however rare that happens. Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story. Autoblog's sensational headline garnered hundreds of comments when they usually get 12-ish.
To the OP: You can assume those 0-60 times you posted of other cars are "maximum" i.e. Motor Trend style. In that case, the BRZ is comparable. The S2k of course has better launching and more power, ditto the Rx-8. Suspension geometry plays a huge part in getting power to the ground, any reasonably seasoned drag racer will attest to that. A car like the BRZ that's built for balance, playfulness, and malleability at the limit will sacrifice some forward bite.
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And even then, people have a hard time launching the S2K because of the rev happy nature of the engine.
When it first came out, and maybe still to this day, people would launch the S2K at 2,000RPM and say, "This car sucks!"
If a person has never driven a high strung engine before, they'll be in for a huge dissapointment.
And for the price, I don't think the car is
that slow. 6.4-7.x is a wide range, but all signs point to the car being faster rather than slower.
Also I wouldn't be surprised if there was a nudge in the direction for the Scion to be a little quicker on average, when those reviews come out...just a hunch.