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Originally Posted by swamp2
Thanks to memeber sdiver68 for this information,
Original post here.
My post directly following his was:
OMG how many times did I have to say it??? Totally under-rated. Even conservatively this thing has a 15% total transmission and drivetrain loss. With all the extra shafts it could be closer to 20% (more efficient maybe than a RS4 drivetrain but more shafts/bearings as well). This means the engine is putting out about 560 - 590 crank hp. |
I can't agree that it's awd system will be more efficient than Audi's Quattro system, especially as it has twice as many shafts and bearings. If anything I reckon the GT-R will be worse than Audi's so if I am right you can expect a greater than 20% lose.
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Originally Posted by swamp2
Now we know the whole story...
I also just re-ran the power to weight vs. N'Ring lap time regression with 560 hp and found it to be outperforming the linear fit by a mere 1.7 seconds. Previously, we found in the regression thread that is was 25 seconds faster than the model predicted. If the car really had that good of a driver and tires as good as I expect they are the time is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING SPECIAL. It is just like a drag car getting a good drag strip time. hp rules even at the N'Ring.
Talk about dishonest and over-hyped...
That being said 560 hp for $70k is amazing and the car is darn fast.
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Well it looks like the GT-R is indeed very special and under-rated. Is it time to talk about the rest of the car's systems now without all the arguments.
