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09-11-2017, 07:57 PM | #1 |
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2017 BRZ Performance Package C&D Lightning Lap
http://www.caranddriver.com/features...p-2017-feature
Man, I really want to see what it could do on a dry track! Seems like it could knock off at least another 2-3 seconds. Here's the lap times for the other cars tested this year: http://www.caranddriver.com/features...l-data-feature |
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The BRZ is consistently on the bottom. Haha. Look at the competition!
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Yep Now people need to go look up the price tags on all those other cars. They bloody well better be higher up the lists for times.
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Yeah, although it did end up at the bottom of the LL1 class. It's quite a bit slower than a similarly priced Civic Si. I would still take the BRZ: uncorrupted handling and aesthetics are a fair penalty for five seconds of lap time that I'll never use.
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Yeah, it's pretty crazy just how much slower the BRZ is compared to everything else. I'm sure the Civic Si's FWD gave it an advantage in the wet weather, but that doesn't really explain why the Fiat is so much faster. I'm guessing the BRZ was on the Primacy tires? What kind of tires does the Fiat ship out with?
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First off, Lightning lap blows and is a joke. Mostly amateur drivers, occasionally pro drivers, different days and conditions. That being said:
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Subaru WRX Performance Package (2018) 3:11.5 $32,205 Honda Civic Si (2017) 3:14.6 $23,900 Mini Clubman John Cooper Works (2017) 3:16.0 $35,100 Fiat 124 Spider Abarth (2017) 3:16.9 $24,995 Subaru BRZ Performance Package (2017) 3:19.7 $29,960 It's closer in price to the WRX (-2k) than it is to the Si (+6k) Quote:
Is rwd better than fwd in the rain? wouldn't rwd be better because it's even more traction limited than normal? It's harder to drive, but shouldn't it be faster overall? Last edited by totopo; 09-12-2017 at 12:36 PM. |
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My point was that the ones that blew it away should have.
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Wish the fucking car came with performance tires instead of Grand touring.
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The Fiata is roughly 3 whole seconds faster, that seems like a lot considering how close the car's weight/power ratio is compared to the 86. I've always been under the impression that FWD has the upper hand over RWD in rainy/snowy conditions. I could be wrong though. |
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Around a track like VIR, with low horsepower cars ( >250hp ), on a wet track I would think FWD would be more of a liability than asset. Hard acceleration transfers weight OFF the drive wheels, instead of ON them, like with a RWD car. However, when making relatively high speed turns while pushing against the limits of adhesion, the FWD car will start understeering gradually, which is considerably more confidence inspiring than gradual oversteer the BRZ may experience (talking about the 60-90 mph turns). Braking in wet conditions should heavily favor a RWD car over a FWD, as with more mass over the rear of the car the rear brakes can do more work.
The Civic Si probably benefits from it's wider 235 section width tires, which it is using as a crutch to partially offset it's horrible weight distribution and crappy suspension design.
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I enjoy reading and watching Car & Driver's Lightning lap coverage. But for me... this year... I was just happy we were invited to the party...
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front wheel drive is also prone to understeer, which isn't the greatest but is confidence inspiring in slippery conditions. also the higher weight on the nose helps fight hydroplaning better than a more balanced car - usually the fronts float first. Watch stuff like Continental Tire Series or Pirelli World Challenge with pro & semi-pro drivers with mixed drivetrain layouts and such - you usually see front and all wheel drive cars climb the standings pretty quick with just a little bit of moisture on the track.
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They're not pros, but they're not bad by any stretch of the imagination. I recall their best driver's time with the Corvette Z06 was about 2 to 3 seconds off GM's factory driver. Not too shabby.
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