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Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k
Power to weight ratio is one thing, but you can't simplify handling like that. A significantly heavier car (than the Miata), even with an identical power to weight ratio, requires larger tires for the larger forces placed on them (from the increased weight and power). Things just aren't that simple.
Regardless, off the top of my head I feel confident in saying that the S2000, Boxster, Cayman & FT86 will all beat a miata around the track if wearing I guess similar footwear and power to weight ratio.
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I didn't mean the tire size, but tire compound. Of course, there are many more variables to consider even in regards to tire size and compound. There are even more different variables to consider how one person would define a good or great handling car versus another person.
When you ask about "handling" this can be a very subjective matter. One car may be great at "handling" kart track sized corners and another may be fantastic at the larger, faster corners. For instance the GTR may be great around a place like the nurburgring that will reward high speed cornering stability and acceleration. Now, run it around a super tight mountain road that doesn't have any part on it that will let you benefit from its power or stability then it probably won't go very fast compared to some smaller, lower powered cars. Conversely, if you take a shifter kart on a big track it probably wouldn't do to well, but run it on a kart track or said mountain road, it will probably smoke that GTR pretty good. So which is the better handling car? GTR or shifter kart?
Do you seriously think that a 275HPS Porsche Cayman detuned to put down 160HPS will out "handle" a 128HPS Miata ('95 R-PKG Miata)? I doubt it...