So I’ve driven a lot of older GM cars 60s and 70s. I guess it depends on what your definition of quality is (opposite of shittier I guess). If your definition of quality is thick gauge steel and heavy materials then you’re correct. But throttle response, steering feel and response, braking, and ride quality was…

She then compares a base model, $60,000 sports car to a decade old, top trim sedan that launched for the current year equivalent of $100,000. Apples and oranges.

I can’t really speak for how any part the C8 feels at normal speeds, but this part makes me question how fun it would be:

The simplest vehicles often are the most complicated to modify.

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“I’m sure this is true, but I’m also equally sure that the 90% of sports cars are never driven anywhere near their limits.”

There are benefits to shopping on the used market, but there are also negatives. (Mainly, the difficulty of finding exactly the model you want in the condition you want, and the lack of warranty).

I think it’s safe to say the over 90% of the readers on Jalopnik would not be thinking “humdrum-mobile” if they drove a Corvette anywhere near its limit.

True, but positive comments from vocal enthusiasts are probably more effective advertisements than negative comments from vocal enthusiasts.

But are a lack of sales caused by having no manual?

Sorry, really, but you lost me there, and TL;DR.

IMO the engine sounds are integral parts of motorsport: blenders whirring from one corner to the next won’t do anything for me.

I was thinking a double square socket would be ideal.

First, I worked with product planning at two manufacturers, frequently informing their work, and twice with sports car models. Trust me, affordable cars are inherently low-margin, so in segments that don’t sell well, manufacturers will take a pass.

At 4000rpm the turbo would be on boost and quick reacting.

People are all clamoring for a more powerful version, but besides making the well balanced and carefully engineered base version less desirable, it could also push the car into a whole new class and change the personality of the more powerful versions.

Perhaps a post about a potential mid engineed 2 seater isn’t the best place to complain about the lack of utility in modern sports cars.

You just breezed over the part where the performance version ruins the perception of the base version.

Well, enthusiasts and other buyers who want “non scary” or affordable sports cars.

But a hi-po offering with proper torque isn’t going to upset anyone. The car could be a factory bullet if Toyota unlocked it’s potential.