>151 lb-ft of torque at 6600rpm >redline is 7400rpm Seriously,

they were thinking

>the world wants a hardtop miata, we'll give them a hardtop miata

>>16365350
That's what parents will buy for their kids, so why not?

>>16365350
so you can spend a fuckload of money boosting it

and also because their target audience is mostly coming from corollas to babby's first sports car.

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>>16365430
>sports car

>>16365441
wat?

>>16365441
lets see

>two seats, limited interior space
>more engine than it needs
>semi-decent handling characteristics
>suspension set up for cornering instead of comfort

yes

are you the kind of person that thinks a 600 isn't a "sports bike" because it's not as fast as a literpenis?

>>16365355
Dubs of truth

this car handles so good, it was meant to be a next gen of AE86

>>16365441
epic,,,simply epic,,,

>>16365475
>more engine than it needs

My point exactly. Why isn't it turbocharged like the WRX out of factory? What was Subaru thinking?

>>16365350
Probably set for modding, in fact I bet the whole car is set for modding, this is a tuner after all the culture is going to either build it or replace it

>>16365523
Neither have anything in common except the name, spiritual successor maybe.

>>16365350
Some people like revving high

>>16365550
FR is the only thing in common

>>16365575
yeah but then you might as well buy an S2k.

>>16365350
>Seriously, what the fuck were they thinking
That it will be fun for people who like to drive. Presumably they were right given the record breaking number of car of the year awards it won.

>>16365355
>the world wants a turbo charged hardtop miata
FTFY

it costs the same as a new prius and its light and rear wheel drive with an enormous aftermarket

can you all shut up already

>>16365355
this^ desu