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This topic was about the 2 cars, did you even read the topic???
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Yes, and the OP gave a great evaluation without the trolling or obvious embarrassment over buying the cheaper car.
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I've owned Hondas, DSM, RX-7, Supra Turbo, WRX, Benz, BRZ, Porsche, and a couple of sport bikes and a couple of trucks/SUVs. All of which were worked on/built by me. I am a vehicle enthusiast and not a troll.
The bottom line is that I am stating facts, sir. Not saying, "I think it looks kinda like car X" I wasn't attacking either car, I love both of them. That is why I own both of them. You clearly didn't read my entire sig or any of my other posts or even clearly comprehend what I was saying in the post you commented on.
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I did read your posts. What I saw is a Porsche owner who is obviously harboring some level of embarrassment over buying and enjoying a cheaper sports car and needed to let us know he can afford a Porsche, but justifying the higher price of
that purchase by saying that the GT86 is just a cheap copy of the real thing. And you continue to do so, with statements like this:
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For the record, I bought my BRZ long before the Porsche. It is absolute flattery for the 86 to have so successfully and inexpensively mimicked the greatest handling car on the planet at any price.
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I'm so glad you condescend to slum with us mere peons who don't have Porsches.
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The second link says that Tada used the Porsche as a benchmark for
performance. "Benchmark" does not mean "copy." It means setting a certain standard to meet.
And it says absolutely nothing about copying the interior or windows. On the contrary, Toyota has made a big deal about using the 2000GT as a design inspiration. If anybody is copying the windows, it would have to be Porsche, since the 2000GT predated the Cayman by 38 years.
The first link doesn't say anything at all about benchmarking. It just compares the two cars. And it does a bad job at it, as those interiors do not really look that much alike, except that they both have steering wheels, gauges, vents, glove boxes, stereos and gear shifts.
The lines of the GT86 dash are actually modeled on the 2000GT, even if the materials are more modern.
If the GT86 is a "copy" of the Porsche, then it looks like most sports cars are copies of each other, since any similarities between the GT86 and the Porsche can also be found in pretty much any sports car.
OMG! They copied the TR6!
OMG! They copied the MGB!
I'm sorry you are so embarrassed by your car. It's a shame really, when the rest of us are able to have so much fun in it without having to make excuses for it.