[ultra]

If they still made the S2K this would have been a much tougher choice.

On the one hand the S2K seems destined to be the better performer since it has that extra 40hp and proper double wishbone suspension.

The new 86 (against a brand new S2K) would trade a little edge and speed for slightly more accessible dynamics and an added dose of practicality for a little less money.

It would have been a tough choice because I love S2Ks but the reality we've got is a choice between a new 86/BRZ and used S2Ks, which changes th game a bit. If I had to spchoose one right now to keep for the next 4 or 5 years it'd have to be the 86/BRZ if only because the car will likely still be n production, whereas even the newest S2K will be around 8 years old in 4-5 years.

Both awesome cars. I like to see the 86/BRZ not as an 'enemy' of the S2K but an opportunity to own someing which combines some of the best attributes of the Miata, S2K and RX8 in a time where most cars are getting boring and flabby.