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Originally Posted by D88
Fair enough. This was my own impression too but here's what a Genesis owner said about the car (I know he will be biased but I really want to know if there is some merit to what he claims):
To which I argued:
Have you even driven a BRZ/FRS for any length of time? Have you read or viewed ANY reviews comparing the two?
If you're a horsepower junky then yes I will agree that the Genesis is hands down the car to buy. It's great for highway and city streets when you want that hard acceleration and it won't let you down in that department.
You can owe the better stopping and grip power to the better tires on the Genesis. While I don't agree with their choice of tires for the FRS, it was all due to making it a fun car to drive by encouraging tail happiness. For this reason, its difficult to compare the two cars in this regard. They seem to approach the driving experience quite differently.
It's when it comes to handling that I have to disagree with your conclusion. The Genesis is widely known to have problems in this department. Read/watch any review and there is always a point about the Genesis' lack of predictability, its bulkiness constantly showing and its inability to put down the power when you expect it.
Additionally, during spirited driving, the Genesis exhibits problems of early brake fade and the gearbox feels mushy and vague in the gear changes in comparison to an FRS.
The FRS/BRZ has been lauded for its nimbleness and predictability in the corners, its lightweight feel and sharp handling as well as a solid gearbox. Its downfall is clearly the lack of power in the straights which turns a lot of people off so for anyone looking to buy either a Genesis or FRS/BRZ, it comes down to what driving style you prefer. In any case, I don't think either one offers the best of both worlds straight from the factory.
And his inevitable response:
He seems to believe the exact opposite of what you claim and bases this on having driven a BRZ to compare with. What he said comes off as very opinion based especially when he instantly refutes anything that the reviewers have been saying (without evidence) stating that reviewers are just bought out by companies to favour one car over the other.
I found his inclusion of mods to make it better laughable and a futile argument but ignoring that annoyance, does anything else he said have truth to it?
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Why does he think a 3.8 r-spec with a heavier engine up front on an already front-heavy chassis will handle better than a lighter 2.0t r-spec?
And as you already know from any number of track comparisons out there, the 2.0t r-spec is a much flabbier/duller car on the track compared to the FR-S.