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Interesting to see how polarizing this car can be. You have pro drivers, reviewers, and regular owners who rave about it and compare it as a drivers' car to some of the great Porsches and exotics, and then you have other guys who hate it and think it's barely worth $14k lol. Regardless, everyone seems to have a strong reaction to it one way or another, depending where they fall on the spectrum.
Personally, I love mine. Incredible value for the money. It's not a perfect car, but it's the perfect car for me right now. On my daily commute, it's awesome being able to redline the engine and downshift to pass, and not be in license revocation territory (this was an issue when I had my 310 hp Boxster S). On the weekends, you can hit the track with it and exploit the fantastic handling if you know what you're doing. It is fairly neutral at the limit, but quite forgiving beyond it as well. Whatever you want the car to do (oversteer, power oversteer, understeer, trail-brake/lift-throttle), it will respond. Also offers good feedback, excellent seating position, responsive steering and brakes, etc. And when you want to get serious about lap times, a few simple mods will go a long way.
As a bonus, these cars happen to be great looking, practical compared to most sports cars, and fuel efficient.
My only real qualm about a stock FR-S/BRZ is the engine note, but a good exhaust or header makes that an easy fix.
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