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Originally Posted by DeeezNuuuts83
But you're taking it out of context. They used it during development as a benchmark, as far as driving experience/involvement. You've been insinuating that Toyota was pretty much trying to copy it, inside and out.
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No, I'm not insinuating anything... I'm saying that they did copy parts of it. Evidence says they did. Human eyes with 20/20 vision say they did. THIS IS NOT A BAD THING. Even in the articles that I referenced, they note that the cars are eerily similar in design. The knee pad area on the sides of the center stack is an absolute copy of the Cayman's. I park my Cayman and BRZ next to each other and I can attest to the similarities. I look at and/or drive both of them daily. Do you?
To Toyota and Subaru's credit, the 86 has about 8 or 9/10ths of the Cayman's handling ability. I would assume it is very close to a base Cayman in overall performance. Also, the interior is MUCH improved over most Subarus and some Toyotas in the price range.
Again, the imitation/copy/used as a reference/whatever you want to call it is not a bad thing. I'm not bashing Toyota/Subaru. You guys are missing the point. How did my contribution to the discussion turn into Bash-fest 2014??? To the bashers: Do you talk like this when you meet people in person? I highly doubt it.
Whoever called me a Porsche elitist clearly didn't read my previous post and list of cars that I have owned/maintained/built/raced.