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Originally Posted by DarkSunrise
Are Nurburgring lap times the only thing that matters to you? Ironic you say that because our cars are designed around the philosophy of making driving fun, not necessarily fast. There are a whole slew of hot hatches and luxury sedans with faster lap times than our cars and I'd much rather drive my FR-S.
The auto industry has gotten so obsessed with meaningless lap times that it drives me crazy. And that's coming from a self-professed trackaholic. Who cares if a DSG is 0.5 second quicker per lap if you're having less fun?
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The thread is about Supra.
But if you want to talk about our cars, then I agree. They are slow enough to tolerate manual transmission. But I don't need manual transmission to enjoy my car. It is the engagement of my car with the road that matters to me, not the engagement of my foot with the clutch.
If I am buying a car that is sold as a performance sport car, yeah I would like to know its Nurburgring performance. You know, that tells about "engagement" of the "sports" car with the road. I don't need that clutch to engage with my car ... anymore.