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Originally Posted by bruce.augenstein@comcast.
That R & T test was very interesting. They're the one major magazine I know of that still doesn't bother to adjust their observed figures to standard day conditions. Their standard test venue is in Southern California, which typically doesn't have weather extremes, but in this case, they tested the M3 in Germany, at 57 degrees, and the Vette in the U.S. at about 90 degrees. Result? M3 gets best ever results, and the 436 HP Vette goes just about as quick as the previous LS2 400 hp model. They said that the Vette would likely do a little better than the previous model on a cooler day. Gee, ya think?
Bruce
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OH PLEASE!!!!!! If RT mentions 90F and high humidity I'll shut up, but 90F in southern california is rare. It is micro-climate with 70F weather for most of the year. I would bet my life that humidity was higher in Germany than in dry ass california. Humid air is significantly less dense than dry air, and will kill performance.