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Originally Posted by Ryephile
Therein lies the crux of this car being rejected by those blinded by the Horsepower Wars.
It's not an ignorant reluctance to add power, it's the calculated moderation of balance. The vehicle developers aren't going to add power [and thus cost/complexity] and give up their ideals for the sole reason of satisfying the naive and ignorant internet bench-racing mongers.
To review. The Zx6 is not a Japanese Mustang; it is a coupe' Miata. It boils down to this: if you don't already love the driving dynamics and man/machine oneness of the Miata, the Zx6 is not your brand of Vodka. Like Levi said, there are a good selection of affordable cars out there to quench a power-hungry driver.
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If this were a Toyota or a Honda, that argument of selling an underpowered sports car would make sense, but this is a Subaru with a boxer engine.
No one is trying to take away your slow NA FT86, you're more than welcome to buy one and try to explain to everyone how it's inexpensive, economical, and practical and that straightline acceleration is not important as long as it has perfect 50/50 balance or something.
I want the rocketship WRX/STi version because I can afford 35 thousand for a gonzo Subaru coupe already own a much faster Subaru (WRX) that costs the same (or less, especially now) and is more practical. I really don't want to see this car as the slower, more expensive sibling to the WRX. But that's exactly what it is. You will get whipped on the twisty roads and off the red light line by a WRX wagon that's filled to the brim with IKEA furniture. Then you can go on the internet and explain how the BRZ/Scion is better because it's less powerful and costs more... I guess.
There is a huge catalog of slow, underpowered Japanese sports cars from the 90s, we don't need another one.