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Originally Posted by Spartarus
I wasn't making a comparison of the cars at all. It was a demonstration that a small RWD car of nearly identical weight is not "ruined" by having extra horsepower. Quite the opposite, in fact. That was a direct refutation of the article in question, and therefore relevant and on-topic. It just so happened that the convenient example was a Honda S2000... It's happenstance that they both share revvy, NA, 2-liter engines, close-ratio 6-speeds, and a helical LSD... And many other things that make them directly comparable.
They're both good cars. They share many characteristics. There are many characteristics they don't share, which distinguish them from one another. That said, a comparison is absolutely not improper. I completely disagree with you there, and I'm prepared to defend the point. Maybe that should be the closed, stickied thread.. That, however, is an argument for another time, and another thread.
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No need to close off. That would be an insult.
I personally think comparing the S2000 to the FR-S is a good demonstration. Obviously, FI is the odds on favorite approach for a more powerful version of the twin from the factory.(if that is ever going to happen).
What I'm getting at is that late last week, what appeared to be an exclusive Thomson-Reuters article indicated the EPA is going to be way less of a force on automakers and in fact the writer and editor went as far as some government officials want the EPA gone completely.
If true, I could see a same displacement N/A engine with slightly less output than an S2000 possibly causing birds to fly into windows.
Now, don't get me wrong. But I am aware, Voltaire, and Rousseau, as examples looked into viewing that human as a whole can be evil creature or as a whole, a decent animal.
What I see here could be comparable as, rather than the separation of the church and state; we might possibly see the separation of the state and the key to your sports car.
I guess 1/3 of people now are highly educated so I would think, a typical guy or girl off the street can make there own informal decision on what they want to buy, rather than someone choosing it for them.
On the other hand, I have seen some dumb things done and said from the most educated people when it gets to the nitty-gritty or the moment of truth.