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Old 04-02-2015, 02:49 PM   #27
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I bet there's going to be a wave of fr-s trade-ins at the Honda dealership once these hit the showroom floor.
Probably true, not many from this forum though, we're talking about the people who bought because 'ooh shiny' not 'because racecar'.

-Good step up in practicality
-Probably a step up in fuel economy
-Probably a step up in creature comforts and gadgets
-Probably the improved torque (tarbo) will help it 'feel faster' or at least 'as fast' even with the base powertrain
-Subaru build quality/reliability is likely a turnoff and Honda still has a good reputation
-Likely it will start out cheaper than the FR-S

When I was a teenager I was all in the RWD>FWD camp, now I recognize the layout has it's merits and can be a good amount of fun properly setup and lends itself to reducing costs on the performance versions.
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