I can easily get a 2.0 n/a Legacy to do a 4 wheel "drift". Not for long, but it was fairly easy to do. Or, more accurately, I was able to get it sideways. I'm sure getting the BRZ/FRS is very easy to get sideways in comparison, and it is easy enough to drift wheel's a-spinning if you go into the corner with some balls and a decent head of steam.
The issue that I see, and it's a common one, is that everybody reading these articles somehow assume that all magazine drivers have the same skill levels and driving ability. And that is simply not the case, magazine reviewers driving skill range from abysmal to ex-professional race driver. I've driven against many and got to view it first hand. The reason for that is simple, though, writing ability trumps driving ability.
So my advice is to average reviews of a particular car. If you have a majority of them saying good to great things, that is a fair indicator it is actually such. Seizing on a few dissenting opinions and saying that they must be the only ones telling the truth is, well, simply an excuse to look for some support for an opinion you hold.
Honestly, while there's some hand shaking and pressure in general to say good things about a car, the truth is that manufacturers do that for every. single. car. If the press really acted on those pressures, then every single car would have a fantastic review.
Regards,
Paul Hansen
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