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Originally Posted by regal
I hope I am wrong and this car will become as popular as the EG civic did, but I really don't think the stars will align and bring another lightweight affordable rwd sport coupe anytime soon if ever. I haven't even seen any proto's besides the alpha/mazda. Nissan has given no indication, neither has Honda, and the big three have never produced a anything like the 86.
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I hope you're wrong too, but it looks like the Miata will be the only serious competitor.
The Chevy 130R is a dream that if it comes to reality and is executed well could start a revolution, rumor is the Mustang is going lighter with an ecoboost which should be entertaining, and finally the Nissan "mini-z" was also hinted at (although rumor was FWD on that one, which is ok, the Hot Hatches are quite impressive right now, at least 5 serious competitors).
Best case scenario: 86 ushers in a new era of affordable sports cars, one last hurrah of everyman fun before the self driving cars become the norm
Worst case scenario: 86 is the last centurion of a bygone era before the self driving cars become the norm
Reality will probably be somewhere in the middle, I wonder if boutique sports car manufacturers will become the norm in the future... In any case I don't think I'll have any regrets about this car
