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Originally Posted by M2siast
I don't know guys, I think you are being too harsh.
Remember he is talking about subjective points, and pulling data to explain feelings.
He says: "I felt similar thrust to the back of the seat in second gear as I did in the M2"
- I have never driven the ITS, but couldn't it be true? It doesn't mean any more than just this: the feeling of thrust in second gear when getting on an on-ramp.
He says: "I 100 times out of 100 would've picked the M2 as a fun car, now I choose the ITS"
-Again, never having driven the ITS, couldn't that be true? I mean, it's subjective personal preference, both cars can be fun, but to him, the ITS is well sorted and rounded, and he likes the way it drives. I think everybody has been liking the way the ITS drives. But it's subjective, as most things.
He didn't make any claim about any objective matter, AFAIK. I don't think it's fair to say he "lied". He said what he feels, this can't be a lie, ever.
The numbers he pulled to explain why, in that particular situation, in that specific case, the cars felt like pulling similarly, made sense to me. I would have to drive both objectively to compare that particular test.
But picture this: what if he said that the ITS pulls HARDER in 6th gear at 10 miles per hour than the M2? I can fathom that. It's still subjective as a feeling (unless numbers are posted), but we wouldn't be up in arms about it. Glad he didn't go that far, though, because that's not how (either) car is designed.
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I try not to assume malice when it can easily be explained with incompetence. I also think people who presume to be subject matter experts should be held to higher standard. His math was bad and could cause someone to make a regrettable decision.
He also didn’t mention the 3rd derivative of position, which I believe he both is, and could be attributed to his feelings of being pushed back from the Acura
And if you get that joke you’re welcome to come over for beers.
Side note: around the web2.0 days before these sort of reviews, I had an acquaintance who was trying to decide between a Z and an S2000 for his first new car. He drove both and loved the Z because it felt torquier and the S2000 felt slow. I told him to drive the S2000 again and wring the revs out. He came back the next day driving his new S2000 and a giant smile. My advice for web3.0, get the M2