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Originally Posted by 4agze

o yeah they didnt factor in the tires, the frs/brz has a 215 Michelin Primacy compare to the 225 Pirelli P-Zero if they both have same tires im willing to bet the FRS will be faster

I am the owner of a 2011 GTI with the sunroof package and the 6sp manual transmission. With this setup I did not pay anywhere near what the Leather package (forgot what VW calls it) in the test costs. I like the car a lot but will be trading for one of these in a year or so. I would expect that even with performance tires in the stock size the lap times would have been close.

I have not driven an FR-S yet but looking at the spec I would expect that the performance would be similar to the RSX Type S I traded for my first 07 GTI. The RSX needed to be rev’d to reline all the time to make the car perform. The GTI has a lot of low end power and flat runs out of breath at redline. Even as an old fart I miss the RSX and am ready for a similar car. With the FR-S being rear wheel drive even better.