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(With the SR, of course)

I've been reading Tsuchiya's FR techniques book, and in the last section he rates all the FR cars based on his own personal criteria-e.g. handling, price, upgradeability, practicality..(GTR included, because I guess it's RWD most times).

Here's a rundown:
Supra-90%
Soarer (SC400)-85%
Toyota MarkII Tourer V-98%
180SX-85%
Skyline GTS-80%
Skyline GTR-90%
Z32-85%
Miata-90%
RX-7-85%
Legacy RS-85%
Cappucino-85%
Beemer 318is-85%
Porsche 911-90%
Ferrari F355-95%
NSX-R-98%

(drumroll..)
and the S14 gets-95%

On par with the F355, from this guy. Not bad from a professional driver..

He says, of the Siliva:
"The perfect car for learning FR"
"Easily acquirable, with a wide powerband, it's among the easiest to learn throttle control with (the Silvia)"

The minuses come with a slightly weak chassis/bushings and the S14's slightly bigger-than-necessary size.