Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ Review

SMJane_Again

To the folks saying that car reviews should be devoid of opinion, perhaps you should read a bit closer. What makes car reviews interesting is due to the opinion formed by the journalists and not in spite of it. To wit: the latest copy of EVO magazine, the eCOTY edition, says this about the BRZ/FR-S (called the Toyota GT86 in Britain): "Sadly, the people's champion-elect, the GT86, is the last car to fall [in the preliminary eliminations]. It's an enjoyable car, but it has a strange turn-in yaw that feels a bit contrived on the road as well as the circuit, and the engine is underwhelming. Ultimately, it simply doesn't have the performance or the quality to sneak through (p. 084)." That quote is 100% subjective, yet it is telling all the same that the GT86 does not cut it as a driver's car in that particular field of cars. You may not agree with that assessment, but guess what? You don't have to! Everyone is entitled to their opinion, some are simply more fortunate to have a larger, more attentive forum to expound. Calling somebody's review "un-professional" because they use their subjective experience to form their opinions is silly, at best.

S.

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