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Originally Posted by Dimman
Ryephile,
I've always been curious about your interest in this car since from my point of view you have a fantastically enviable setup with the Golf as a comfortable DD and the Lotus for visceral fun. Was the purpose to try and downsize the two into a single car? I just couldn't imagine it getting very close to the immediacy of the Exige, nor the comfort of the Golf.
And it looks like the missing torque did rear its ugly head...
(Would you take my hypothetical 170 lb-ft @ ~4800 at the expense of the first peak in the graph?)
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The Integra wasn't launched with the Type R. That would've been marketing suicide. Hopefully the same happens here with the STI...
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You bring up excellent points as always. My hope for the BRZ was to replace the Golf as my DD. I was willing to give up fuel economy and hatchback practicality to get back to everyday rear-drive fun and adjustability.
Regarding your missing torque, I would without hesitation take a 170 LbFt peak in exchange for the little bump at lower RPM. The gearing is close enough to stay in a narrow RPM window where the 170 LbFt would be. It would be worth it, IMO.
Good point on the ITR coming out after the basic model intro. The BRZ fundamentals are there, now we need the STI to polish it to perfection.
