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Originally Posted by swamp2
As others have posted perhaps not quite at succinctly, the likely power to weight (weight to power...) ratios are:
3550/450 = 7.9 lb/hp
3850/480 = 8.0 lb/hp
That is less than a 2% difference. The 300 lb will give the M4 some significant handling and braking advantages. My prediction is that the cars will be basically a drivers race in a straight line. However, pretty well all of the journalists test metrics will have the M4 edging out the RC-F. The margin of victory will be wider on anything twisty.
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But will the journalist come back and say despite being slower, the lexus is more enjoyable or rewarding to drive because of X (better steering, throttle response, engine noise etc). That is what I am more interested in than numbers. I guess we'll find out shortly.