For the short bit of time that I was driving my car with the torque dip I learned to use it to my benefit, which you could do in the twisties.
Yes, the BRZ has shortcomings. All vehicles do in one sort of way or another. Some shortcomings may have nothing to do with the vehicle itself but could be operational, financial or artifice based.
At times I have doubts that I got the right vehicle. Initially I was going to make a move on a Honda CTR, as that seemed to be the best option due to the best reviews and the fact that it does not have a power issue. First and foremost availability is still tight, and the ADM (Additional Dealer Markup) most specifically in California makes this car not a viable option. Most places will not even let you take it for a test drive unless you put a deposit down. Why would I spend anywhere from 5 - 20K over MSRP for a glorified Civic that is flat out big & butt ugly? So, it performs well, so do other cars, but it certainly is not worth close to 50K. There are better options at that price point.
I am building the BRZ into what I want, and I still have not exceeded what I would have paid for the other vehicles that I was looking at. Will the BRZ ever be a Porsche, whatever I do to it? No. It will be mine and made for my desires. It is what it is, a sports car. Sports cars have always historically been a bit "raw", that was the whole point.
I would proffer that even most of the current Porsches at this point in time are more a "luxury sports vehicle", brand new they are not accessible to many people, and it has been getting more so over the years. I owned a Porsche at one point in time, it was a lower end one, and even then the 911's back then were very different than what is being sold today.
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Different rattle every day of the week (fixable daily until you just say to hell with it)
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And yes no matter what I will do to the BRZ, it will still rattle and bang around, though I have to admit some of that has dissipated with some of the mods I have done.
So, if you are really interested in a sports car, the BRZ is it. You can enjoy it stock or think of it as a blank canvas for whatever your vision may be.
C'est la vie!
YMMV.