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Originally Posted by SlowButFun
Genuine thank you for providing a specific, rational, substantive, civil rebuttal, whether you & I agree on any or all points.
I just want to emphasize that while I see that you don't deem Baruth or Kreindler as objective, I don't think anyone can honestly claim that Alex Dykes (who has rarely criticized any of hundreds of vehicles as badly as he did the FR-S), or Michael Karesh are NOT objective and fair.
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Alex and Michael leaving TTAC is why I'm rarely there any more. Alex's reviews are from a very consumer reports type perspective. His perspective is 100% valid, too. Yes, for a random joe off the street, the FR-S is not a good choice. There is a lot of compromise that makes it what it is. Those two make up the "is this a practical choice" side of reviews. The twins are not a practical choice. I'd also like to say, as an engineer, I love Consumer Reports and I love the data/service that they provide. Very logical, very straight forward. Baruth
should be making up the emotional side of the reviews for TTAC, but he way too often lets his desire to shock and awe readers get in the way.
For example, enthusiasts are supposed to hate the Camry and Panther-based cars. He loves them and even swears the Camry SE is great on the track. Driving enthusiasts should love the FR-S/BRZ because it is such an intimate, visceral car. It had a lot of hype and shockingly good reviews from the start. I can't help but feel that Jack felt like he couldn't join in the chorus of praise because he wouldn't stand out. I even predicted what he'd say about the twins when he did a comparison with the Genesis Coupe and the Miata. Even though the twins basically strike a balance between the two cars, he loved the Miata for be small and light, loved the Genesis for being a good touring car, but hated the FR-S for not having enough power and not being light enough.
Disclosure, I do like a decent portion of what Jack writes. Some of his stuff is absolute genius. I feel like he completely misses the mark on everything he writes about the twins.