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Originally Posted by kyrix1st
I won't argue that supercars are the best, but R8 V8 is hardly a supercar (420 BHP that weighs a mega 1.6 ton!) IMHO compared to something like 570S or F458. Plus, I don't know if you have ever exploited limits of those Lotus', but lightweight cars are seriously quick around a track when driven properly (faster than many supercars in fact.)
Now R8 V10... that's a different beast.
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Driving a mid engine R8 that was designed to drive as a super car is a very different driving experience / dynamics than a 3 series coupe with modifications. The R8 is better balanced, lower, wider, and has higher limits than the M3. The driving experience is not apples to apples. So its not only about how much HP. The M3 is front engine, higher, etc
Obviously if its only a HP or 0-60 metric I'm after there are way faster cars than both the E92 M3 or R8 at half the price (modified Mustang GT).
The R8 also is much more exclusive than a 3 series. For the previous 2008 to 2012 era the R8 was in the super car class. The current class of cars have moved on but we're talking about $80k cars not $175k cars.
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