So, unless a car comes with the same tires, we can't make any comparison between two cars. Gotcha. Guess we can stop the comparisons between the BRZ and anything that doesn't come with Michelin Primacy HP tires. Anyone have the numbers for the Prius Performance Plus so I have something to compare the BRZ to.
Resume complaining that we are, for all practical purposes, getting GTI performance for GTI money and thus this car is outrageously overpriced. I was very happy with the performance of my GTI. I see this as getting RWD and a much sexier exterior for no addl cost.