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86'd · 12-13-2011, 04:49 PM

I think just a bit of seat time in both and you'll strongly go one way or the other.

I'm thinking that the FR-S will be more like the S2000 and less like a Mini Cooper S (I've owned both). And one of the only reasons the FR-S will be cross-shopped with cars like the GTI is because of the price point and the availability of an automatic.

Things like ingress/egress and the fact that you'll have to rev the FR-S to go anywhere starkly contrasts with the more upscale interior and easier to live with powerband of the GTI.

I'm sure the GTI is great, but I've always liked high strung engines and a low seating position, not to mention RWD; so the GTI was never on my list.

12-13-2011, 04:49 PM	#41
86'd Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2012 WRX Sedan Location: Los Angeles Posts: 511 Thanks: 25 Thanked 97 Times in 55 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	I think just a bit of seat time in both and you'll strongly go one way or the other. I'm thinking that the FR-S will be more like the S2000 and less like a Mini Cooper S (I've owned both). And one of the only reasons the FR-S will be cross-shopped with cars like the GTI is because of the price point and the availability of an automatic. Things like ingress/egress and the fact that you'll have to rev the FR-S to go anywhere starkly contrasts with the more upscale interior and easier to live with powerband of the GTI. I'm sure the GTI is great, but I've always liked high strung engines and a low seating position, not to mention RWD; so the GTI was never on my list.