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Originally Posted by shift@red
While the time generally speaking is impressive, given the fact that the Ring is all about power to weight over everything else, seeing as this car has almost 600 hp it really isnt very impressive.
At a weight of 3750 with 580 hp, thats a P/W of 6.46.
Just for reference, and you know whats coming, the new 911 with an expected weight of 3200 and 400 hp (P/W of 8) is still faster (7:40).
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Absolutely agree. Even if you don't have the weight exact, the point is still completely valid. The car certainly is fast but it is not fast for it's power to weight. What does that mean. It means the car actually does not handle all that well. It is doing relatively worse in the corners and better in the straights.
The next gen M3 almost for sure won't be this fast on the 'Ring. It will be a very fast car but not this fast on this circuit. My early estimate (
here) was low 7:5X at best.