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Originally Posted by DarkSunrise
It's just the current state of car enthusiasts. It's all about highway pulls and stoplight-to-stoplight street "racing". Truth is, very few enthusiasts actually track their cars or seek out backroads.
Handling only matters to the extent you can brag about some lateral g number on paper. And balance and feedback are irrelevant - no numbers to brag about there.
The FR-S/GT86/BRZ weren't really intended to cater to those folks, so it'll be hard to explain the appeal. So it's a good thing you don't have to. Enjoy your car!
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I am one of those that will likely never track but still like the car for the abilities it has, even on my day to day commute. Just the fact that I know I can whip it around to avoid hazards and that it will do exactly what I want, when I want, gives me some peace of mind.
I have only had a couple of people ever say it was underpowered when I told the HP and since they nodded knowingly when I said "but it is rear wheel drive" (as if that fact made it faster somehow) then I was well aware they didn't know shit about cars anyway.
The couple of guys at work that kept razzing me that it was "slow" changed their tune dramatically after I took them on a short ride on some secluded back roads. Pretty sure they both had to change their underwear after the first couple of turns.