[jonbatz01]

Originally Posted by Superhatch

1. These aren't really Prius tires. Other cars that come with our OEM tire from the factory: Lexus GS 430, Mercedes E-Class and Audi A6. They are referred to as "17-inch performance tires" on the Toyota website and come as an option with a "race inspired wheel". Is it an option? Sure. Is referring to it as a Pirus tire done so for marketing? Yup. A Goodyear Fuel Max 196/65/15 with a 540 A B rating is the actual OEM Prius tire.

2. "This is a toyota/subaru with suspension set ups taken from other models." Oh? Where do our shorter than any other Subaru front struts and springs come from? Where do our lighter, stamped one piece LCAs come from? etc, etc.

3. Balance. Find any positive review out there (which is about 90% of them) and point to one in which a professional auto journalist, or ex-race driver doesn't talk about the amazing balance of the car. I've driven this car on a track, and as a totally stock offering it is nothing short of amazing, as intended. This is with a BRZ though...perhaps the intended oversteer of the FRS makes it unbalanced. Shame Toyota would do that with such a balanced chassis.

4. Drifters started using stretched tires because they ran whatever they had around. The benefits then became clear, easier to drift, and cheaper than paying for a low profile tire with a low side wall, ie: easier to break free and drift & cheaper = win. And...as I noted earlier, if all you plan on doing is drifting....stretch away.

Anything else you would like to be wrong about?

i sure hope after all that crap you have mentioned, you are actually a good driver....pointless otherwise...