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Originally Posted by BimmerMan33
In my experience, having driven a 981 Cayman GTS as well as an E92 M3 on track, it feels that the Cayman is faster in the corners but the M3 has advantage on the straights, so I guess it depends on the track as to which one would have a faster lap time.
Yes, the E92 M3 does not feel that special when driving in the city with traffic. It NEEDS to be revved higher than 3000 rpm to be fun.
All older generation cars felt more fun at lower speeds - true for pretty much all makes & models!
Better technology, less friction, better insulation has a role to play as well.
987 Cayman felt more visceral at lower speeds than the newer 981 generation.
Just my thoughts 🤔
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What's special about E92 M3, at least in 6MT, is that 4,5,6th gears are really close, providing best acceleration in high gears. It is one of the few NA V8s that can hit 200mph when delimited on a stock engine.
This also shines at Suzuka's back straight after Spoon, where I've hit 240km/h(GT3 territory!) before tapping brakes into 130R: it accelerates so well after 4th gear it's fucking scary.