There's probably going to be alot of competition in the segment soon, especially if the 1-series does well. Hyundai will be introducing a RWD coupe (with a v8 possibly), and there has been rumors lately about toyota coming out with a new AE86...
AE86:
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/01/r...-more-details/
Toyota/Subaru joint sportscar:
http://www.leftlanenews.com/toyota-s...orts-car.html3
Hyundai RWD coupe:
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/30/c...placement-rwd/