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Originally Posted by Fiveg56
Um...no. It's not necessarily fast...but you can't say it is slow.
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Having driven it more than a few times in the guise of an FT-86 Middle East Spec on the street and in autocross, I can say it is. The magic of its handling in autocross is where its strengths are. It wasn't intended to be a track terror. It is what it is, and I did start out in the AE86, which is where the FT-86/FR-S' roots are, just like our 5th Gens take their cue from the 1st Gens, and the AE86 was not a fast car, but on the autocross, it shined.
Sure, when Toyota/Subaru decide to plant a forced-induction system in it, I am pretty certain it won't be slow, but then it may take away from that "magic" feel of a car in the sweeps and apexes that the FT-86/FR-S tries to recapture in the spirit of the AE86. Anyway, it is what it is.