Sup Veeky Forums, I have a dilemna over my next car:
First important thing I need to mention is that I'm living in Qatar, so the choices on the market are not the same as the US or the Europe (you won't find any Civic type-R, Genesis coupe or Focus RS for instance), plus the second hand market is absolutely pitiful for sports cars, so a brand new one is mandatory.
Basically I need a daily driver that can also do trackdays, shouldn't be FWD (so no Veloster turbo), should be MT (so no 370Z, only available as AT) and should have some manner of practicality (so no Miata).
Which, leaves only the BRZ in the affordable new car range, which would be the end of that if the Subaru dealership didn't offer a nice price cut on its last 2016 WRX STi.
The jump looks very tempteing to be honest, even it it's a 12k jump, since the WRX Sti has much more...car; more space, more equipement, AWD, more power and boost.
Yet obviously the BRZ is the driver's choice and would actually work as a daily, but its practicality might be an issue (I don't know if would even fit a standard size suitcase).
Then there's the trackday matter, the Losail race circuit looks a bit too big for the BRZ whereas the WRX would have all the space in the world to stretch its legs.
So in the end, both have pros over the other: the practicality and track potential (relative to the STi) of the BRZ worries me, while I'm not sure about the STi's punishing ride and less pure driving experience, aside from the steep price hike.
Thoughts? How are those cars to live with?