Originally Posted by tiger1964
Curious about the BRZ/86 at highway speeds, particularly the RPMs at 55mph, 65mph, etc. I am wondering if too high, too “frenetic” for touring/cruising (of course, if interested in going faster, perhaps rpms/noise become, ahem, less important).
Disclaimers/introduction: looking for a new spousemobile in the summer of 2023, and the Toyobarus top my wife’s list. As we currently operate three 2-seater convertibles, this time she wants something with at least a modicum of storage in terms of a back seat and/or trunk. She insists on a manual transmission, she’s never owned anything else; something lightweight, nimble, fun to drive, preferably RWD, etc. Sedans/CUV’s are off the list completely (not counting the Dodge Omni her father bought her to go to collage, she’s had 1986 & 1989 VW GTI’s, a 1996 Nissan 200SX SE-R, a 2005 Acura RSX-S, and for the past seven years she took over my 2007 Honda S2000). So, fun-to-drive is very, very important, but this is not to be a track-day car, etc., and will likely see some traveling, rather a small GT as in Grand Touring; both of her last two cars have been Honda products and geared such that highway driving does seem, again, “frenetic”.
So, anyone driving one currently able to post RPM’s at given highway speeds in top gear?
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