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Originally Posted by Rosso_Corsa
- Extremely good suspension. Firm yet supple at the same time. This is BMW territory. It's so much more comfortable than my lowered Cayman S with H&R and reminds me of the best BMWs like the 3 series.
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I have to ask: what generation 3 series does it remind you of? I haven't had a chance to drive that many fun cars, though I did get to drive an automatic transmission E90 328i, and the FR-S suspension does seem to have that "firm yet supple" feeling, glued to the road, communicating the traction state, but also comfortable enough to not jostle around like more aggressive coilovers. However, the FR-S definitely feels about 400 pounds lighter than the E90.
I'm reminded of the BMWBlog article "Why the E30's true successor is a Toyota" article:
http://www.bmwblog.com/2012/01/24/op...r-is-a-toyota/ ...but I've never had a chance to drive an E30. I'm still curious about this; has anyone compared an E30 to an FR-S / BRZ yet?
One note on the exhaust: it's defintely a four cylinder at heart. People looking for an I6, boxer six, V8, V10, or V12 sound will be disappointed. However, the FR-S / BRZ exhaust note target seems to be the AE86's 4A-GE engine. Examples, from some rather famous videos to FR-S fans:
Tsuchiya in his 20v 4A-GE
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqrMSMr1ezw"]Keiichi Tsuchiya- TRD AE86 - YouTube[/ame]
Chris Harris in the GT 86
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=romf-G6CZ7g"]The Toyota FT-86, GT-86, Scion FRS - CHRIS HARRIS ON CARS - YouTube[/ame]
Compare the tones of the exhaust notes, and it seems to be a very nice homage. I feel it's something that's been underappreciated by people who haven't heard the AE86.