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Originally Posted by Sanjuro
I bet there's going to be a wave of fr-s trade-ins at the Honda dealership once these hit the showroom floor.
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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.