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Originally Posted by Alfisti
YOu need the right roads for low powered, light cars. Miata, FRS etc are fun if you have tight winding roads. Over here it is flat as a tack and dead straight.
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This is absolutely true. I moved from Dallas, where the long, straight Tollway was the peak of fun. You needed high power to have fun there.
Now I'm in Austin, right turns and winding roads are much better suited to small, light cars, power is largely a secondary concern.
When I was in Southern California there was a pretty good mix of the two, but handling was still preferable. I'd imagine that since most of the country is flat ans boring, that's why heavier, more powerful cars have won out.