[Vracer111]

If you are in the torque dip band on track you are doing it wrong for the most part...after warmup lap(s) you should be staying in the 5k - BELOW redline band when on track. MUCH worse to hit the rev limiter than be in the torque dip on track though...rev limiter on this car will cost you time severely - one of the stupidest rev limiters I've ever experienced (maybe the fixed it in the newer models?) My Nissan Frontier has a much better rev limiter.

Will be selling my FR-S soon (I keep saying this... LOL) and if I do eventually get another sports car it will be an NA miata (1.8L) with hardtop permanently mounted... because dirt cheap, proper easy maintenance and access I4 motor, inexpensive suspension parts are pretty much sorted out and a known quantity (absolute MUST upgrade on those floppy leaning boats - ONE thing I absolute can't stand about them - my Nissan Frontier is much better behaved with less body roll in hard cornering...does have a nice aftermarket suspension on it though) and know I can fit well with a race seat and my NOS 280mm MOMO Monte Carlo steering wheel [I 've had sitting in box forever other than test fitting for a civic sedan track car many, many years ago] installed (stock seat FORGET IT!.) Love the FR-S and wouldn't be selling it if hadn't made some bad personal finance decisions. Will miss the FR-S dearly, but I have to live with the choices I've made.

If only Toyota would stop teasing and commit to make the S-FR there would not be any dilemma to be had in choosing between an MX-5 or a Twin, S-FR all the way! Assuming they would be sold globally and a non-Japanese person could fit comfortably in one... LOL