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They betray the spin-doctored nonsense by sort of 'forgetting' the price differential. I certainly knew when I bought mine that a Porsche or Mustang GT would offer more than my 228 does - but at more than twice the cost; and it was performance I don't think I'd have much chance to enjoy (they would also just roll over and die in an upstate NY winter, but that's another comparo altogether). The 235/240 is closer in price, but also a huge step up in performance numbers, so I think P-car or GT is really getting into diminishing returns for performance (and there's that 'build quality' that is hard to quantify). The 'go on a diet' bit is also strange and kind of unfair, given how heavy everything is these days - not really that much room for improvement, and if you compare the crash ratings of a BRZ and a 2 series you can see where some of that weight goes, and that is right where I'd have it.
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