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Originally Posted by Ryephile
Performance car, yes. Sports car, no.
Performance and sporting are not interchangeable. The Miata is not a performance car, but it has been the definitive sports car since 1989. The STI started as a crappy econobox sedan and was built-up so it actually went forward and turned a bit, albeit with minimal driver interaction. As such, it's not a sports car.
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I actually agree with this. The Miata's amazing in the corners, and a FWD-based car just compare with the feel (not I said feel, not necessarily speed). To me it's a very pure sports car, even if it doesn't make 300whp.
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Why not? What's the problem? What other low-production FR sports cars are out there for $25k besides the Miata? If Toyoda-san is out there on the 'ring giving the LF-A a tough time in the corners, what's stopping Toyota from marketing the FR-S as a baby LF-A and charging $30k or more?
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Well, market viability, for one. As soon as you cross $25k, it no longer has mainstream, entry-level reach. And that's a dicey proposition in this economic climate. Just look at the 370Z... from a sales perspective, it's a dysmal failure. Ironically, people on these forums constantly bring it up as though it's a metric by which the FRS should be measured (yet how many actually bought the Z?).
Think Toyoda is already taking a big risk with the FRS, he'd need this to sell well--and hence not cater to a tiny niche.