[WolfpackS2k]

Originally Posted by Sport-Tech

Interesting to hear your experience on the autoX track!

From what I've read in the early reviews of the MK7, the new LSD is trick enough that you can't really induce on-throttle understeer. Of course we are all familiar with "junket review disorder" in which initially rosy reviews based on flyaway junkets get moderated or outright contradicted in later testing (especially comparison tests), so we'll have to wait a bit longer for more definitive commentaries on the new GTI's handling.

Some other reviewers are now souring a bit on the BRZ - this from R&T's long-term test:
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But no car is perfect, and after a few months, the BRZ’s shortcomings began to grate. Forget the horrendous radio/nav system; that’s easily fixed with an aftermarket unit. The hiccups are the overstarched suspension and buzzy engine. A touch more ride compliance and a taller sixth gear—we routinely brush 4000 rpm on the highway—would go a long way toward making the BRZ the dream car we want it to be.

As the summer turned to fall, our enthusiasm wilted. We wondered, a bit horrified, if maybe the solution was some time apart.

I fully agree with the radio/nav system, it drives me crazy. But their complaints about a short 6th gear, and "routinely" brushing 4000 rpm on the highway???? 4000 rpm in 6th gear is over 90 mph. Them complaining about such a thing is ridiculous.