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Originally Posted by PAImportTuner
Someone please name something spectacular or innovative about the car? I'll shut up for a little if you do.
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there is nothing spectacular about the car. nothing innovative. but guess what? it exists. and that in and of itself is spectacular.
think about it for a sec. what other car out there is small, lightweight, sporty, cheap, looks good and above all else RWD?
-the closest thing is the miata. the problem? its a vert and only seats 2. vinyl/cloth top sucks for winter, hard top exists but price gets up there close to 30k when you start adding creature comforts.
-the civic si would be awesome if it was RWD. but even as a FWD car its popular. but still if you want RWD, you're outta luck
-the RX-8 is not exactly small, not exactly lightweight, not exactly powerful, not exactly cheap. its all around mediocre. next...
-the S2000 was awesome, but it was also a 2 seat vert and it was expensive.
-the ITR/celica got killed off. both great cars but both also FWD.
-the golf is FWD, not exactly lightweight, and its a hatch so its a love it or hate it kinda car
-gen coupe is a big car with flat power in 2.0T trim. tuneable yes, but lets not go there. a great value for sure, but again, its not the same kinda car if you look at the size and weight vs the FT.
-370z is heavy and expensive
-WRX is heavy, AWD, and 4 door/5 door
-RSX-S. would have been great if it was RWD. the FT imo is like a RSX Type S but RWD and lightweight.
so in the end what are left with? what other car is exactly like the FT? the closest cars like the civic si are all FWD...
THAT is the magic of the FT. they turned the traditional ITR/RSX-S/Celica GT-S/Civic Si/SE-R/etc. sport compact car into a RWD sports coupe. same kinda high output NA engine. who out there DIDN'T wish the ITR was RWD? well guess what the FT is starting to sound like? it wasnt the power that made the ITR the modern day legend that it is. it was the overall package for the price/performance. back then it couldnt be beat. but nowadays? cars like those of the late 90's and early 2000's hardly exist anymore. the around 20k compact with enough gusto to not be embarrassing to drive, but cheap and practical enough to daily drive.