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Originally Posted by Maxim
This post has nothing to do with that absolute waste of time "movie" which was designed to create a platform for politicians to try and win votes. 
It's just the perfect thread title for an issue that I haven't seen much discussion on. |
A non-political point of clarification: An
Inconvenient Truth was based on a presentation given by an academic (former politician) based on their views/interpretations of theories and evidence regarding the impact humans have on the environment. The movie was not conceived until the one politician who was involved in it had stepped out of the political ring....not that any of this has anything to do with the actual topic at hand, but it irks me enough to want to correct the false spin.
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Originally Posted by Maxim
I hear about the "spirit" of the car, and all the idol worship of the original AE-86 (which I have not driven), and I think that's good. It means y'all are enthusiasts.
However...this car is not going to be that car. It's not going to feel like that car. It's not going to sound like that car. It's not going to HANDLE like that car. It simply isn't going to do any of these things, because every single piece of the car is different technologically and the process for mass production of vehicles, and the materials used in them, has changed dramatically since the AE-86.
It's going to weigh many hundreds of pounds more, it's going to have different suspension geometry, different tires sizes, different levels of outward vision, more power, different weight distribution, and it's going to be a modern car. It's going to feel totally different. This is a fact.
So, with so many people so enthused about the original car and the feel and spirit of it...how are you going to evaluate this one? How will you decide if it's "got it" ? The car is just going to be so completely different that I don't really know what "metric" people will use to compare it.
This thread was not meant to incite a riot or anger anybody...it's just a good topic for discussion since the issue is closely related to why most of you guys are interested in the vehicle in the first place.
So....discuss!
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I don't think that believing that ToMoCo is trying to capture "the spirit" of the AE-86 means someone actually thinks the FR-S will have any of the same dynamics....I, for one, hope it does not. I want a sharper, more precise, more comfortable, and technically superior modern interpretation of the car that is the inspiration.
Just because FoMoCo used the late 60s Mustang as inspiration for the S-197 does not mean they wanted it to handle the same. Same goes for the Miata/S2000 and the British roadsters that inspired them.