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Originally Posted by MVJ1975

The FR-S/BRZ is built to a price. I'm sure Subaru and Toyota would have loved to put a DCT in the car, but it wasn't in the budget, and the only fancy sequential automatic Toyota has is in the LFA. Even the IS-F uses a torque converter. The amount of time they've spent working on the 6AT and making it as little of a detraction from the car as possible instead of just dropping in a Corolla or tC autobox and calling it a day is pretty indicative of who they think is going to buy the car.

Look at the ads Toyota has put out - what do they show the car being used for? Hooning. Drifting. There's no mention of the backseat or any practical features. One commercial even alludes to the fact that it'll annoy your significant other with its immaturity. The car is marketed to people who enjoy the fun of driving.

Let's say you're an average "A to B" driver who wants a sporty inexpensive car. You don't care about FWD, AWD, RWD, or no wheel drive. You're comparing on specs, price, and practicality for a daily driver. What would make you choose the FR-S/BRZ over things like the Si, MS3, WRX, GTI, or Focus ST? Absolutely nothing. The FR-S is slower 0-60 and around a track. It has less interior room, and the interior is decidedly low-rent as compared to the GTI or MS3. There's no hatchback or four-door option. I'd suggest that the only thing that'd make you choose the FR-S over those cars is that it's more fun to drive, and if fun-to-drive is the reason you buy a car, well, you might just be an enthusiast.

this is my point. when things are built to a price, it is so that it appeals to your economy, not your enthusiasm. i would also like to mention that simply dropping a tc or corolla auto in the car likely would have happened if they werent designed for fwd layouts.

having fun driving isnt valued exclusively to enthusiasts. they use that to sell mazda 3s and dodge darts too.