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Originally Posted by Tcoat
In many conversations with my dealer sales staff I have found that they have lost sales to many of the John and Jane driving public because during a test drive they accidentally kicked the rear out and scared themselves. For every sale that they gain from more power they will lose one for another average person that the car scares. There simply are not enough "enthusiasts" to go around for all the available cars.
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While I agree with everything you've said, over the last few years, Subaru has de-emphasized "performance" cars. It looks like the next WRX will be fatter and plusher as that is what the majority of customers want. Looking at Subaru's development over the last few years, it sure looks like they are moving away from these performance cars and more towards safe, family, 4 wheel drive vehicles with good resale value. If that is the Subaru image of the future, it does not bode well for any major changes in the BRZ. I just purchased a new 2018 BRZ and I did test both it and the 86. It looked like Subaru wanted to make the BRZ look good and Toyota didn't care and just did the minimal. Remember, Toyota sells more 86's than Subaru sells BRZ's. Therefore, what's important here is what Toyota does with the 86 and not what is done to the BRZ.