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Originally Posted by Jordo!
The twins have crammed themselves into that astoundingly narrow niche for no clear reason.
What else resides there? Suzuki Cappuccinos? That short lived Sports car variant of the Smart car? Why, Toyota, why?
20 years ago, the FR-S would be brilliant. Today, it's a pretty idiot.
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That's rather harsh. I think the twins are in exactly the right place. There are no cars like it at its price point -- Mx-5 is close, but slightly less practical.
I'm sure there eventually will be a "performance" version, but right now I'm happy with my 200HP hotwheel. It's perfect for me as a commuter car. Frankly, if it had been 290 HP and $33k, I wouldn't have bought it -- I would have simply upgraded my DD to a BMW 128/35.
I'm glad there is this car in this so-called "niche" because it justified an "in addition to" instead of an "in place of" my Z. I can happily have both cars because they are different classes and play different roles for me.