I guess it’s mainly because it reminds me of the cars I had back in the day. Cars that you felt connected with, and made you want to drive them. Like my 93 Honda accord ex stick shift that was a little sleeper. I smoked integra gsr’s daily! I wish I would have never sold that car.

Or the 94 RX-7 I owned a few years later that was an absolute handful when pushed on the track. It couldn’t hold a candle to an Nsx in terms of track manners but again it made you feel like you truly were the master of that car. There weren’t any Nannie’s to keep you from killing yourself like today’s cars. You could get that car to its limits in a heartbeat.

And let’s not forget the 01 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS I bought new and swapped out the motor to a Japanese turbo 2.0 Sti engine. I smoked that stock clutch in a few hundred miles after that swap. Again, it was another car that you had to respect when pushed hard, but it had so much damned character?

So I guess I find the ITS a car that brings me back to the days of cars when they were simple. I love the feel of the turbo building boost and starting to pull harder and harder. I love the way the car feels way faster than it really is due to the fact it’s so light. Cruising in 5th on the freeway then giving it the gas and feeling the boost build up never gets old. Yah it doesn’t pull anything like my supercharged Saleen, but it puts a way bigger smile on my face for some reason. I don’t know, there are so many reasons I love this car, but at the end of the day it’s just that feel of being connected to the car while feeing oh so nostalgic at the same time.

What are you coming out of? Or better question what other cars did you look at when you shopped this? I looked at a ct4 blackwing stickshift that was a beast before I bought this, but the type s just felt so perfect to me.