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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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Then how do you explain all of the people buying Miata's and auto-crossing them? This is the same thing. Power doesn't equal skill. This car is a fantastic platform to teach someone driving skill, then once they have skill there is plenty of room for upgrades and enhancements to take the platform to the next level. Looking at this car "as is" is wrong if you're considering it for motorsports. Looking at it as a platform that will allow you to grow it along with your skill is the right attitude to take into this type of purchase.