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Originally Posted by Laika
...I couldn't help but think that they were just being cheap and even taking away from the "no compromise" nature of the car.
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But...this car is all about compromise. That's why it's so beautifully balanced. The engine isn't too strong nor too weak, the wheels aren't too sticky nor too slick, the "sitting area" (ie. ****pit) isn't too small nor too big, not too heavy nor too light, suspension is not too firm nor too soft, I can go on.
These driving characteristics come because the designers wanted to balance the entire vehicle, not the extreme of each category. At the end of the Motor Trend video review (below) Chris Lagos makes this point rather adamantly. Watch starting at 4:45 through 5:48.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPoZ1SC8uwk"]2013 Scion FR-S: A New Hope? - Ignition Episode 14 - YouTube[/ame]
Edit: Oops, his name is Carlos Lagos.