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Old 03-18-2013, 11:42 AM   #52
shu5892001
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Originally Posted by Turbowned View Post
I would agree with that. It's been said a number of times that if a prospective buyer is only concerned with getting the fastest lap times for their money, they should just buy a Mustang.


You haven't lived, sir. A good friend of mine dropped his Gen like a sack of potatoes when he got his BRZ. He ended up trading the Gen for an R32 Skyline GTS which he still doesn't like as much as his BRZ, lol.
+1

Test drove a '13 Gen Coupe Spec R before buying the FR-S, Floored through 1-2-3-4 and felt nothing like a 274 hp should, more like 220. I have driven TTS, Speed3 and WRX which all made similar power but they felt significantly faster. The steering wheel had little to no feedback, felt the same as the ones found in family sedans and the clutch and shifter had no feedback. I wasn't even sure if the gears were fully into the gates, the shifter felt not even close to the accuracy of the FR-S.

Needless to say, I bought a FRS right after and understood all the raves lol.
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