[HKz]

silly to compare comfort to your jetta..you should be comparing to similar platforms, miata/370z/maybe mustang+camaro. if you're already looking at how uncomfortable the twins are, which to me the twins are quite comfortable for what they are, i'm not sure how much you're going to enjoy the platform. driving like you stole it means you're hitting the redline which you said you aren't lol. in the twins, refreshed or not and probably applicable to gen2, you are going to need to bring the revvs to 7000+... even if you get a header/tune/e85, if you're worried about torque, this will never feel like good ol' boost or displacement. you gotta have some notions thrown out the window first.

according to iihs 2012 jetta and frs/brz have same crash worthiness but the twins since newer were also subject to small overlap crash. this is a toyota/subaru, given their strong crash safety image and generally having the most iihs safety picks they aren't going to release an unsafe car.

your jetta ain't paid off? one at a time yo. idk if you've been living under a rock, but since covid has hit, all used cars have shot up in value. great time to be selling but just a terrible time if you're buying.