[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNnsSRIWqbI"]Nurburgring 24h 2015 in an Aston Martin GT12 - Chris Harris on Cars - YouTube[/ame]
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That review is a great example of the unfortunate effects of a reviewer's personal preferences. Qualitative is subjective. Uh oh, I'm having Top Gear flashbacks. :biggrin5: In fact, nearly everything he said about why the Toyobaru was more fun than the Mazda was a reason I'd have more fun driving the Mazda.
An intentional power slide to turn the car and set your line for launch out of a corner is one thing but otherwise all four wheels glued to the road like the car is on rails, that's what makes me grin. I'm not entertained by the need to constantly compensate to avoid tail-happy slides that waste my energy and momentum. And I'm not slating the reviewer, we all do it! That's my point. Based on what I saw if I'd been doing that comparison you'd have heard me frustrated by the GT-86 and then laughing while enjoying the Mazda, the more fun car; i.e., my personal opinions and preferences influencing my review.
He said something like "The guys in their Porsche's would pass you but then they'd look in their mirrors and see you sliding around and know you're having more fun." Wrong, sir! Well, for me. I'd feel sorry for you drifting around back there. Make a few adjustments to your suspension and change those tires so you can make the most of that greater power to weight ratio, then we can have some fun.
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Another cool car Jim. Great lines and another version of that sweet old British sports car sound! I went through 4 or 5 exhaust systems trying to get that sort of a sound from my Justa Cooper.
Here's another vid, not a rally spec. Sorry about the muzak© but you get to see the gorgeous car and between musical interludes you get to hear the sweet sound.
One more for good measure.
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