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I currently have a 2006 Pontiac GTO and a 2001 Subaru Outback. I test drove a BRZ while my Outback was in for a major maintenance, and fell in love with how it drives. I don't care that my GTO is three to four seconds faster down the dragstrip. Outside of the local track/strip, I don't go any faster than 70 MPH, and I don't street race... so there really isn't a point to having all that power other than the few times I have some fun at the track. Sure, getting on the highway is cool, but that's only like less than five seconds of fun. I'd rather enjoy normal driving and not have twisty roads be a chore.*
The Engineering Explained guy explained it best in his video explaining why he's selling his STI. Once you get past the ego and desire to have bragging rights on power, you'll come to realize that a lightweight car that is fun to drive is better to have. Why have fun less than 5% of the time in a way that may get you in trouble with the law, when you can have fun 80% of the time safely without getting into trouble?
The only car I've driven that comes close to the BRZ in enjoyment is the MX-5. Thing is, I hate Mazda's current weird alien spaceship designs. I like how the new Fiat that's based on the MX-5 looks, but I hate soft-tops. I joined this forum, because I'm a huge fan of the BRZ and hope to get one.
(*I also used to have a gutted Saturn SC2 as an autocross track car, and that thing was crazy fun. Autocross is so much funner than drag racing. I didn't want to get too long winded with my personal experience, since this post is already four paragraphs long including this one.)
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