Coming from a Mustang owner, whose owned many small sports cars, these cars aren’t remotely similar. The Mustang is fucking huge and you can tell every time you drive it. It’s not very nimble, so you don’t feel like you’re driving a sports car.

Right, but novices do, and that’s why they spin.

The S2000 is difficult to drive fast. It takes a lot of finesse to handle corners with the engine spinning at 8000 rpms. If you lift too hard mid-corner, you’ll find yourself ass-end first.

You’re both right. When automakers listen to enthusiasts, the cars they produce don’t sell very well. Thus, it’s the poster child for why automakers don’t listen to enthusiasts.

The issue isn’t whether or not people *want* fuel efficient vehicles, it’s that society as a whole *needs* them. Forcing automakers to produce more efficient vehicles is better than the alternative of pricing gasoline appropriate to its cost to society.

Honestly, nobody gives a damn that BMW naming conventions almost-kinda made sense on some occasions long in the past except for aging enthusiasts.

They are all BoF SUVs now. Hummers, Escalades, Expeditions, etc.

By attainable they mean, “a few lucky proles might have the opportunity to actually see one in person.”

Right, I guess I should have said, “infinitely more livable Elise.”

But then they realize the advantages the MR2 Spyder has. It still looks great today! It’s a cheap mid-engine sports car!

Yeah, but then they would have produced an Elise.

It’s not a cop-out at all. You can do what Nissan did, which makes the hatch useless. Or you can keep the trunk and the rigidity that comes with it.

Liftback = floppy chassis. You can stiffen the chassis back up, but then you end up with a useless hatch. See: Nissan Z. That’s why you never see liftback sports cars anymore (except the Z).

They are pretty accurate. It’s not hard to hit 1.2 at lower speeds. I’ve done it in my Mustang before and it’s a big fucking car.

Dual exhaust?

The 300 doesn’t look a think like a Bentley though. The only people who think it does have never actually seen a Bentley.

But the author just said that the EcoDiesel doesn't even match the EPA estimates, much less beat them.

Why would you want one of these over a Miata? If you have a BRZ, it can't be due to costs.

You want a two-door, 300 HP, RWD six-cylinder from Toyota for around $40k. That's exactly what the RC-350 is. The only thing it doesn't have that you're asking for is an I6, which is a silly requirement anyway.

They have the RC-350 for just over $40k. It's quick, comfortable and RWD.