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Originally Posted by dradernh
However, our cars are never going to have the responsiveness of cars that weighed in the 2,175-2,520# range like your Si and 320is. Ours are quite pigly, and getting piglier all the time. I have to be pleased that mine weighs "only" 3,432#.
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dradernh you are so right. My 235 RWD is the heaviest car I've ever owned since my 1975 Olds Custom Cruiser station wagon with a 455. (That beast was over 5000 pounds. But it had more capacity than most SUV's these days.) The 235 is even heavier than my 05 Taurus wagon. Or any of the other sedans and wagons I drove over the past 25+ family years.
Whenever I drive my son's FRS, I'm amazed at the steering feel, and how easy it is to toss/catch compared to the 235. And that car still weighs ~2800 lbs.
The only way the F22 can really be considered 'small and light' is by comparing it to the bloated SUV's most people are driving these days. When you consider that, it's amazing it handles as well as it does.