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Originally Posted by DarkSunrise
That title says it all. It's just typical of a niche product. I would find it odd if sales didn't decline by year 3.
More interesting to me is the media's fixation on the FR-S/BRZ. There were a lot of cars with significantly worse sales than the Twins, like the 370z, S2000, RX8, NC Miata, etc. Why the focus on the Twins?
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As you've indicated, the title says it all. To respond to your closing question, however, the Miata has decades of history. The S2000 has 15 years of following. The Rx8 is around 15 years. Ect. The reason our twins are picked on is because we're the new kids on a block full of seasoned vets and old timers. There are vehicles that are still selling BECAUSE they are so niche in heritage (Let's look to vehicles not imported to US like the Camero). These, for some, are an icon piece of days gone by when cars weren't nimble, but raw. Driven one quarter mile at a time. These types of vehicle ideals, while different from our vehicle's drive to be light-weight and nimble, were and are still fun in their own regards.
Stock for Stock, it is easy to see that everyone buys a vehicle for a different reason, and "Fun" can be explained in many terms.
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Originally Posted by Defuser
Good article. The comments section is more of the same, "needs more power" crap. I still wonder exactly who drives over 80-90 mph on a regular basis (track peeps aside). I log over 500 miles per week, and never see anyone doing 100 mph, or blasting off when the light turns green, hitting 60mph in under 4 seconds.
I will leave the massive horsepower numbers to the same guys comparing penis lengths in the locker room, whilst I am lifting weights (nohomo) and people with deep pockets and questionable priorities.
I guess you can call me a niche buyer.
Post written with potato, apologies in advance!
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You make it sound as everyone in this comments thread are sitting here, **** in hand, talking about how once upon a time we had 300 horses under our hoods. Let me explain my position. I want an OFT to fix the power band. Why? Sure the power is nice, but the fact that my power curve competes with the amazing grand canyon here in the state I live in, I don't need to cruise in a valley to save gas. I have pedal control for that. Show me an OFT that makes a beautiful and smooth curve that offers little to no torque or horsepower gain, and I will show you a man proud to use it.
But those last two words are important too... "use it". I drive my car. It's my daily driver, my weekend warrior, my wife's bragging rights to the other girls at work. Between my wife and I, we've been sideways on black ice, in rain, in dirt, and yet we are rarely ever driving like an idiot. Do I wish I was faster than a prius off the line? Sure. Do I care that I am not? Well, not really. No. Because I, like so many others here, bought our vehicles for the same reason you may have. We saw a concept drawing 7-8 years ago. This drawing picked up traction and became an idea. This idea became research. Research became clay molds. clay molds became proto-types, and proto-types became what we drive today.
So I'll get off my soap box here, but I'm sick of people picking up flak for wanting to add power or take away power, stance or rally-out their vehicles, or just be themselves. We are a community that has grown on individuality and bold moves. If Johnny Two-****s wants to add 400hp / 300tq to his car and wrap it around a telephone pole, that's his business. But he'd better learn something from the mistake and try not to take anyone else with him when he does it.