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Originally Posted by tranzformer
Many on here have mentioned waiting to hear about the new WRX before deciding on the FT86. If the rumors about the next gen WRX are true, I might even wait for it.
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Granted I have a very different perspective/expectations than most users on this forum, but I fail to see how the FR-S will be in the scope of a WRX shopper. That said, if the next gen WRX is a departure from the current Impreza line-up I can kind of see that...but the 2011 Impreza WRX is a HUGE car...The FR-S is, by all modern criteria, a very small car. That's like cross-shopping a Fiat 500 and a WRX or Speed3...I don't see the relevance.
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Originally Posted by tranzformer
Mustang is definitely going to be cross shopped, especially by those that want the hp/tq for straigtline performance.
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If you are considering the FR-S because you want a car that is fast down the 1/4 mile then you are an idiot. The people that are considering a 3.0 and the FR-S are doing so because both are [hopefully] priced similarly and both [again, hopefully] handle reasonably well. I considered the 3.0 for a bit as a future track car, but the consumables on a 3400+lb car are substantially more than a 2600lber.
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Originally Posted by tranzformer
The MS3 is probably the best bang for the buck under $24k for a fun daily driver.
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No doubt the MS3 is a great deal. It is also big, heavy, FWD, and suffering from terrible torque steer, a bit of turbo lag, and plows through every corner. Someone, like myself, that wants an reasonably economical, sporty, good handling car is not shopping an MS3 (or WRX or 370Z).
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Originally Posted by tranzformer
So yes, all of those cars will be cross shopped along with the GTI, GC 2.0T...etc.
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Again, I can see the GC2.0T and even the 3.0 Mustang...but GTI? Europhiles tend to stay true to their Europhile ways...the FR-S is not hipster enough for the VW crowd...with Sirocco owners being the exception.
The cars I see as being direct competitors are 3.0 Mustang, GC2.0T, Civic Si, MX-5, and Mini Cooper S...I wouldn't be surprised to see people shop the Fiat 500 Arbath if that comes stateside too.