Came back from my local Toyota dealer and checked out the new FR-S with my wife. They had a Tornado Grey auto in the lot that was apparently just delivered to the dealer moments before we arrived. It was an ok car. We weren't able to test drive it on the streets but was able to thrash it around the parking lot a bit. Fun factor was definitely there.
A minor gripe of mine, but I'm not too fond of the fake carbon fiber found throughout the whole car. Seats were very comfortable and hugged you as you sat in it, great lumbar support too. The seating position was great where everything on the dashboard was easily accessible. Trunk space was adequate, but the rear seats having the ability to fold down was a plus in my book.
My comment still stands about this car not having enough power. I do appreciate its lightweight chassis and soft suspension and know what the cars purpose is for, but I just can't help but feel disappointed once I put my foot down on the pedal. The paddles felt very responsive, especially when putting it into sport mode, shifts were amazingly fast and pulled nicely between 2-3.5k rpm. It also made a nice sound when downshifting and according to our salesman, it does so much more aggressively when in sport mode. Upgrades may be in the horizon.
Long story short, the dealer offered us 27k OTD that day. We kindly declined and scheduled an appointment next week to go over payment plans and build our ideal FR-S... inevitably I may have to sell my Mustang. Bittersweet, but at 265k miles, my GT had certainly ran its course.
FWIW, all of our cars have been daily driven and almost have a combined 400k miles between the GTO and Mustang alone. This car WILL be daily driven and would definitely see 200k miles, easy. We're expecting to drive this thing to the ground
