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Originally Posted by Lelandjt

I had a source, you don't like it. How correct they are will be determined.
The BRZ is 500lbs heavier than the Miata and larger with much more cargo space. Also, not a convertible. I don't see it as "like a Miata".

And the sales numbers speak for themselves. You don't think the BRZ would sell better with more power, even if it tacked a couple grand to the price?

I get what they're going for with this car but it doesn't quite work for me (cuz of altitude) and I'm amazed that management didn't look at sales numbers and the rest of the market and intervene saying, "We need more power to increase sales." That's exactly what they did with the Crosstrek. Note, they didn't force the turbo on Crosstrek buyers. They added it as a second engine choice. Does it not seem like the people making BRZ decisions are in a different building, company, universe than the people making Crosstrek decisions?

They pretty much are