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I'm really surprised so many of you are so critical of this car.

I looks to me like it has a lot of things going for it:

1) It's a really nice looking car. It looks way, way better in person than in pictures, IMO. In fact, I think it has the biggest difference between pictures and in person looks than any other car I've seen, ever. The first time I saw one on the road, I wasn't sure what it was until I got right up to it, even though I'd seen it many times in pictures.

2) It's a light weight car. I think around 2750 lbs. Very light by today's standards.

3) It has good power. 200 hp./2750 lbs isn't bad at all. It's not intended to be a V8 mustang kind of sports car. The power to weight has to be better than a Miata, and everyone raves about how fun a miata is, etc.

The FR-S does 0-60 in 6.2 seconds, so I'd hardly call it slow or underpowered.

4) It's rear wheel drive.

A relatively small, lightweight, 200 hp, RWD, reliable good looking coupe for $25K, I think it's great.
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