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I don't get why everyone makes a big deal of it not being fast.
No it's not fast compared to... What, a Corvette, Supra, GolfR? But I can probably find a lot more slower cars than faster cars on the road. Impreza, Corolla, Civic, Pilot, Accent, Santa Fe, and the list goes on.
Maybe they think it "looks" fast because it vaguely resembles other cars that are faster? The fact that it's small, proportioned properly for an F-R, designed for low drag and roll moment, and looks pleasing to the eye means it's actually a very good car for the purpose of having fun while driving, slipped into (or in many cases under) a market normally reserved for "fast" versions of slower cars.
Compared to cars in it's price range, I would say it's faster than average, slower than a few. Compared to all the other purpose-built sports cars, yes it's slow. But it's also the cheapest modern one you can get less a Miata by my reckoning, which is also not fast.
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