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Originally Posted by ZMan8
Is it me or is the writer of this article a huge BRZ 
hes making it seems like the Z and mx-5 are minivans being compared to a sports car. the article is not written with an objective mind imo and it seems the hype has gotten the best of this writer.
I'm not saying Z>all or anything of that nature, but to say the BRZ is best since NSX to come out of japan....R34 Skyline, TT Supra, GTR, 3 generations of Z's, RX-7 just to name a few. |
I am not saying I agree 100% with the writers opinion. I am saying I think I understand where they are coming from.
Z32/Supra/3000GT were the pig triplets. Technology fun for the time absolutely, but they were all heavy cars with turbos. The FD was not a pig (and one of the all time classic looking cars IMHO) but its design had more then a few problems with maintenance.
The NSX was a few things. At the time it was an affordable exotic (something we all wish the R35 stayed true to but the Yen/Dollar is preventing that).
But mostly, it was a high RPM well balanced package that actually was underpowered *compared to the competition*. The 3.0 and later 3.2 Honda engine was never a stump puller.
Is it a great comparison? Arguably not of course. I think its not a bad one however in that there hasn't been a new RWD platform outside of the Genesis in quite some time, has there?
In the segment of sports coupes (which was alive and flourishing in the 80/90's but to me has died off in the last 10 years), the BRZ is very interesting. Compare it to some of its peers (including V6 cars) and then think about 1990 and driving an NSX compared to say a Vette or a 911.
It gives us all something to talk about, if nothing else.
- b