Thanks - great read. And very interesting - if Subaru has not made the same changes the FR-S may be the one to get now.
Nonetheless I get a bit skeptical when I read sentences like this one from the review....
"...we're already cringing as we get ready for this rear-wheel-drive car to sit down on its outside rear tire and get all drifty as it has typically done in the past." Two years ago the reviewer hacks were were all raving about how they preferred the more playful and throttle-adjustable oversteer of the FR-S over the stolid BRZ... then the moment the FR-S is changed the old setup is suddenly "cringe-inducing".
EDIT: Ninja'ed....there's already a thread on this review over in the FR-S area, someone making a related point there...