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Originally Posted by Subarudood
LOL. Funny coming from a BRZ person. The r8 is a very well balanced pure sports cars. It's basically like people saying the brz sucks on public roads because its not engaging to drive unless you corner hard which can be dangerous because the car does lack torque and hp compared to others, same with the r8.
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Looking at the way I worded that post, I think I did it wrong. I didn't mean that sure an R8 could be fun but they're not driver's cars, I meant that an R8 could be fun (as Audi's only driver's car) but that the REST didn't really seem like driver's cars. Sorry for the confusion.
One of the reasons I got a BRZ was to have fun at lower speeds-- there's nothing wrong with a well-balanced car, but if they're well-balanced and absurdly grippy like the R8 you don't get to explore the limits of the car on public roads.
The BRZ's biggest contender when I was considering what to buy was actually a used 135i. One of the reasons I went for the BRZ instead was because of how fast a properly set-up 135 is-- it's just a little nuts. The problem is that you start having "fun" when you hit about double the speed limit on back roads-- it's fun to do but I wouldn't want to make a habit of it. I'm hoping my BRZ will have a much more useable performance envelope :P
Don't get me wrong, I think the R8 is an awesome car and I'd have one as a secondary vehicle in a second if I had the cash. As for the other Audis, they are extremely nice to look at but BMWs aren't heinous either and I'd definitely have one of them over their Audi-equivalent-- they just drive so nicely out of the box.