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Old 06-17-2012, 08:40 PM   #276
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Originally Posted by blur View Post
We all know that the FR-S is an extremely easy car to reach a point of oversteer with, while other cars dial in understeer (such as the BRZ) to prevent it a little more. Many car reviewers were surprised to see such a raw car in stock configuration. Why do you think Subaru went with more understeer? Because most people who've had AWD cars know nothing about oversteer, and even though many reviewers said that the tail of this car comes out very naturally, it's obviously still surprising for someone with previous experience of FWD/AWD.
Wrong answer. Randy Probst proved the BRZ handles better and more neutral at speed. We are left with Scion trying to appeal to the drifter crowd or perhaps auto-x.
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