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Originally Posted by madfast
the s2000 was not a rip off. on paper yes. behind the wheel? no. and that statement really shows your perspective. seems like you care way too much about whats on paper. on that end, you'll never "win" because there will always be a "better" car, or "better" something...
it still takes time and money to adapt the subie chassis to this car. dont trivialize the process. the same with the engine. interior? nobody can say for certain at this point, but even if there is a lot of parts sharing, it's still all new. not a literal cut and paste of an existing dash/cluster/console. the tranny nobody knows for sure yet and again it may have to be adapted.
another RX-8? maybe. maybe not. time will tell. 2 things though. the RX-8 went against cars like the 350z. rwd vs rwd. the FT? has that RWD ace in the hole... and thats a BIG ace for an enthusiast... the next thing is styling. the RX-8 was attractive, but nothing very special vs its competition. but the FT, imo, is way more stylish than its competition. maybe even against cars worth way more. all subjective i know, but i think we can all agree its a stylish car... and style is a selling point...
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The general public does not care if it's rear wheel drive, because they are too stupid to tell the difference.
And yeah, the S2000 was a rip off. I've driven them, they're great cars. Worth the 38k that Honda was asking near the end of their run? Fuck no. High 20's.