Originally Posted by Mike-in-Orange
There are very few Japanese cars that I like, but I have to add these two to my list of positives - especially the Suby. They say the handling bogey was the Porsche Boxster, which is a fine target to shoot for. Everything I've read on these cars so far has been very positive, especially when discussing the balanced handling - something I prize over sheer HP in a car like this (part of why I loved my Miata so much).
Agreed. One doesn't need a 16-lb sledgehammer to hang a picture... a 16-oz claw will suffice.
My only real complaint on the Scion is the "
black with red stiching, or else" interior. Combined with the low-rent materials, it's a bit chintzy but I realize we're witnessing bean-counting in action.
If the BRZ had a stone leather/blue stitching option, it would be quite fresh with the other bits of polished aluminum.
I give it less than a year before we see a BRZ-STi version with gold multi-spoke OZ racing wheels and the same turbo the WRX uses.
