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Originally Posted by Laloosh
Level playing field is a broad term that hides the fact that one is faster than the other. Pretty sure if you give a C-street prepped BRZ to a talented driver like Strano for example and then have him run the course in a TRD prepped FRS that FRS will put up better #s. You have me do the same test and chances are the results will not be obvious/drastic...or maybe they will. However, a lot of people want to know they are driving something that gives them the best shot to be competitive. And as indicative by the results, if a twin is your choice, the BRZ is no longer on the list. Before the TRD update I agree that the BRZ/FRS was a crap shoot and capable of equal results, now though, not so much. There is a reason why ALOT of people ditched their C-street brz's or turned them into STX cars and its not because of 50lbs or the factory spring rates favoring over/under steer lol.
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I don't doubt that the TRD FR-S should certainly be faster with everything else remaining the same. But, the difference between a TRD FR-S and a BRZ is no different than it would be with the RX-8, et al. Should those folks get competitive adjustments too?
Street classes, for the most part, never have a "car to have" for long periods of time. Some cars are never the car to have. Some get their competitive life cut short very quickly. That happened to the BRZ, effectively. The FR-S will get theirs, too, before very long. Heck, deliveries on its better may be already underway.
I still don't get why Subaru can't be bothered to offer a similar setup. Wouldn't fix those that have already bought, but it restores the parity we'd all like for cars going forward without having to open a can of worms. I mean, is it some corporate edict that all Subarus exist at rally-x ride height?