Toyota GT-86 (formerly known as FT-86-Twin of the Subaru BRZ)

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In this thread the OP shows alot of interest in the 86 because its pretty similar to the BMW he's driving, the 323ti.....same car I drive.

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While the OP has fitted an LSD to his car, I don't have that + the center of gravity of the 323ti isnt that low but the I6 engines we have produce a little bit over 200 bhp @ ~6400 RPM and quite alot more torque (my car revs up to nearly 7000 rpm which helps in tight corners).
Weight is also in the 1280-1330 kg range, so pretty close to each other...depends on the trim level

for me there isnt really a reason to buy that car because mine is pretty close to the handling I guess but definitely faster in a straight line and also well equiped. The seats in the 323ti aren't that good though.

thread is in German but features lots of pictures of the different trim levels and alot of car pre- and reviews from different magazine features in English.
it may be a little cirumstantial but there's quite alot of information in this thread if you browse the numerous links posted in it