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A friend of mine owns a 2015 Mustang GT with the track pack, blah blah blah, etc. Before I went for a ride along with him, it was the classic tale "your car can't turn, it's got nothing on the FRS in terms of driving dynamics, blah blah blah".
Anyhow, after that drive he took me on, holy cow. While the Mustang doesn't handle as well as the FRS (and I'm sure that the ecoboost is much closer, due to less weight on the front end) it does probably 75.69% of what the FRS can do, with a hell of a lot more get up and go. Plus, it's got creature comforts and shit.
I've had my fun with the FRS, will probably keep it another 2 years and then hope that there's something even closer to the middle ground between the FRS and the Mustang. I can't hate on the FRS, sure, it "lacks power" but, I don't find the power to be an issue. The argument can always be made that "well, I was behind someone and they were going too slow, then when I went to pass them, they sped up and I couldn't get ahead of them". When that happens to me, I back way the hell off, and just enjoy my drive. I'm literally never in that much of a hurry that going 10-20 kmh is going to make me late or exceptionally upset that I didn't make it to my destination 4 minutes quicker. What does get to me sometimes, is the lack of driving comfort. I like dual zone/auto climate control, I like nicer materials in the interior (not that the FRS is even bad material wise, but it cold be nicer), heated/cooled seats would be nice. There's a lot of things I'd like to have, and a superior chassis is something I'd be willing to sacrifice for that.
What I'll miss: Having a smile on my face when I go around a corner fast, great fuel economy, not having to be a taxi ever, and low maintenance costs.
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