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Originally Posted by cassidy0998
I was saying this from the get go. The numbers just don't add up, and there isn't any video of the car truly drifting. It won't be a drift car out of the box.
However...the 86 BADGE on the fender implies that the car is in a drift.
The sad fact is that it is underpowered, heavier, and more expensive than what most of us have hoped for. People are still giving into the hype and not wanting to face the truth about the true performance capabilities of this car. The same people settling for the 200hp probably would have settled for 100hp if Toybaru said that's all the car needs to be a performance machine. We must think for ourselves and not blindly agree with anything the manufacturers put in our faces telling us this is all we need.
I am a fan of the FR-S/BRZ, but I will not buy one for it to be a race car. If I was it would only be as a daily driver, a replacement of the 7th gen fwd Celica. But even then I can not justify the purchase, as it is priced too high for what you get.
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I never saw the car in that light.
I always thought of it as a sportier Civic Si. So I'm not let down. Would I like a bit more HP, sure but I think the car makes up for that in other areas. Areas like seating position and a solid shifter for the price.
In no way am I blindly accepting anything. Other than a 20-30hp difference its exactly what I'm looking for. Add another 50hp in an NA engine like this and you're revving to 9k and you'll be paying an S2000 price for it. Put a WRX engine in it and you ruin the purpose and character of the car.
I think it is what it is and no car right now, new, can bring what the FRS/BRZ will.
And I'll eat my words too, if I test drive it and it feels lacking, I might take a look at the WRX, or Mustang GT and see if they'll be anymore fun...but I doubt it.