Micah Hill… wow. thank you. This is the most detailed response, and your care and thought process with each requirement was an utter pleasure to read.
Your intuition around some of them is remarkable. Of particular note was suggesting Audis are “generally numb and lack involvement” —bc it was the S5 I was describing when I said some luxury cars silently and coldly “swallow” a driver’s input without much care for them.
I also love that you even went so far as Caterhams/Lotus Seven copies; few people do. But I also once explored “some kind of street-legal equivalent of an FSAE car” after seeing one run at an autocross. And though I ultimately realized that if I had a car, I might as well have a cabin, I went there and I like that you did too.
Anyway. Loved your thought process — and suggestions. I agree with what you said, and you gave me some food for thought.
Thank you!