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Old 10-21-2012, 04:53 PM   #132
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Originally Posted by Obioban View Post
This would matter if you bought a car that was fast, so you needed to be in the correct gear to take the corner at optimal speed. But, the BRZ/FRS is slow, and the sporty nature of the car is the driving experience. Balancing three pedals, a steering wheel, and the shifter is exactly what the car is all about.
it makes more sense that you need to be in the right gear because the car is slow. you dont have that turbo generated flat tq curve. its a momentum car and being in the wrong gear kills momentum. sport cars arent about shifting imo. they are about driving.
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