TTAC post about pre-production FR-S - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

FR-S/GT-86 · 05-09-2012, 02:21 PM

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/201...13-scion-fr-s/

feedbag · 05-09-2012, 02:58 PM

bloo bloo oversteer

alluringreality · 05-09-2012, 03:01 PM

I had no idea that TTAC had writers that aren't crazy. I thought they only wrote lunatic sensationalism, such as the recent rant about the Cadillac ATS pricing http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/201...place-failure/ I guess we'll see if Car and Driver can beat the challenge thrown down by the article:

"Fuel Economy: 22MPG average over mixed roads (track time not included)"

OrbitalEllipses · 05-09-2012, 03:14 PM

Maybe I'm drinking the Kool-Aid, but I thought the ATS was priced properly and could very well herald the return of a once great brand. That TTAC writer does bring up some valid points, particularly about BMW's move to put turbo inline-4 engines into their cars and the backlash and about the American consumer, but he's entirely too sensational and too extreme to really do anything with what he says.

dsgerbc · 05-09-2012, 05:25 PM

From the article author in the comments "While I agree that the chassis limits are fun to explore, the Genesis 2.0T has far more grip. "

Seems pretty clueless given that skid-pad tests of BRZ/FRS and Genesis r-spec in stock form are very similar.

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05-09-2012, 03:01 PM	#3
alluringreality Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Subaru Location: USA Posts: 139 Thanks: 14 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I had no idea that TTAC had writers that aren't crazy. I thought they only wrote lunatic sensationalism, such as the recent rant about the Cadillac ATS pricing http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/201...place-failure/ I guess we'll see if Car and Driver can beat the challenge thrown down by the article: "Fuel Economy: 22MPG average over mixed roads (track time not included)"

05-09-2012, 03:14 PM	#4
OrbitalEllipses Banned Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Attitude Location: MD Posts: 10,046 Thanks: 884 Thanked 4,890 Times in 2,903 Posts Mentioned: 123 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Maybe I'm drinking the Kool-Aid, but I thought the ATS was priced properly and could very well herald the return of a once great brand. That TTAC writer does bring up some valid points, particularly about BMW's move to put turbo inline-4 engines into their cars and the backlash and about the American consumer, but he's entirely too sensational and too extreme to really do anything with what he says.

05-09-2012, 05:25 PM	#5
dsgerbc Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: BRZ(sold), STI Location: A2, MI Posts: 1,915 Thanks: 176 Thanked 419 Times in 241 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	From the article author in the comments "While I agree that the chassis limits are fun to explore, the Genesis 2.0T has far more grip. " Seems pretty clueless given that skid-pad tests of BRZ/FRS and Genesis r-spec in stock form are very similar.

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