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Pretty much every super hatch out there now is as quick if not quicker than a stock M3. Doesn't mean they are better though..
For example, a 718 Cayman GTS is as fast around the ring as a GT4. Which would you rather have? OP - CTR is a great car, I say go for it. The e9x is a brilliant platform, but there are plenty of other great experiences to be had in the automotive world. |
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Every car has its issues. Performance cars tend to have more since they're high-strung to begin with. SS 1LE is the performance bargain of the year and will smoke an M3 on the track, but you'll need to get past the mediocre interior and meme-tier "Camaro owner" image.
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I've done two track days this year with a well driven CTR on the track with me. He wasn't on stock SC2's, but was on something like Direzza Star Specs (I dont recall).
He was having a lot of fun, and the car was clearly incredibly "workable" for FWD. But he was no faster in the corners and we both had similar braking points. I could drag him on the straights, though we both were having trouble putting down power on corner exit. My car is not heavily modified, he only had tires on enkeis. A CTR doesn't "spank" an E90 on the track at all... but there ARE cars out there like the PP2 and SS 1LE that can put a couple seconds a lap on us, tires being equal. (I'm not sure if those are $40k cars, but I assume it can be done if you don't load them up). I will say that the CTR is deliriously, shockingly ugly from behind, especially when stock lean angle is added. People will drive HARD to pass it. |
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I spent $3100 on my RB replacement because the shop that did it is extremely good and does track support at most track days. It might be a commodity job, but I'm going to break things tracking my car. I need their help in the long term.
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The shop that did mine is also extremely good and known for their custom fabrication work on race cars. In fact, two of the well known track/race-oriented shops I got quotes from fell right around $2k while a couple others wanted substantially more for no good reason as far as I could tell. Prices will vary by location but ~$2k is what this job should realistically cost at a reputable shop that is charging for an appropriate amount of time at a reasonable hourly rate.
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Never buy a car for its track times. Learn what's fun, engaging, and rewarding to drive on the track IF you are going to track it more the 3-4 times a year.
Otherwise buy the best car for you on the street (I'd much rather daily a Golf R than a CTR or E9x M3) and then have fun with it a couple times a year on the track. A couple of times a year you can have a lot of fun with a Subaru Outback on the track if that's what you need for a daily. If you ARE going to track it more than 4-5 times a year, you need a separate car. A track car is a massive pain in the ass to daily if you start modding it for times and might be down for long stretches. My wife occasionally drives the E90 to work, but it's way too "busy" for me. I track an E90 M3 but I daily a 991 Turbo S. It's fun to track the 991 maybe once a year. |
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No doubt in my mind this would put the M3 in front of the Civic. Nice job by Honda not putting that car down but got to compare apples to apples here.
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This thread is great. Would I trade my M for a CTR? ...NO.
But do I think a stock M3 with Cup2's will improve on the 'Ring by 22 seconds and beat a stock CTR? ...NO. Is an M3 going to be faster in a straight-line and in everyday traffic? Most of the time yes. Would I get a CTR? Probably not as it's not a good commuter car due to stick shift. Would I drive one if given the chance? Definitely! The little details that Honda put in this car are pretty amazing and it's a great car. As a former Gen 1 NSX owner, this vid put the CTR acceleration in perspective for me and the results were surprising: |
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I've driven one for 4 laps of our local track. One lap about 70% since it was a student's car.
My impressions where it is the best handling FWD car I've ever driven. I did invoke under steer and inner-wheel traction loss in a sharp corner by giving it too much power, but I was being stupid to see how much that fancy suspension setup would take. Would it be faster than an E92 on track with the same tires? Depends on the track. At Portland, with the same driver intimately familiar with both cars, I'd actually guess the Type R would be pretty close, and maybe even nudge ahead of an E92. It weighs significantly less, so can carry much more speed through corners. Torque is pretty much the same but comes much earlier. E92 would edge out speed on the back straight but Type R would close gap in the last turn complex. That said, there are a lot of cars that are close on track but you wouldn't normally cross shop. I wouldn't cross shop a Type R with an M3. Different class, and more importantly, type of car. |
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Just an FYI, CTR is on the Motor Trend 2018 Best Drivers cars so we should soon see how fast Randy P. can hustle it around Laguna Seca. Fastestlaps.com shows a 1:42.96 for the E92 M3 which I assume is on stock tires. So not a true apples to apples comparison but if we assume that the newer tires are 1-2 secs faster (I know, big assumption there) then anything under 1:41 would be faster.
What constitutes "smoking" the M3 is somewhat objective though. I'd be very impressed if it can manage a sub 1:40 since that's Alfa Guilia QV, M4 and ATS-V territory. Last edited by macdude357; 08-17-2018 at 05:41 PM.. |
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