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Originally Posted by chrisl
Doesn't matter. A Mustang GT w/Track Pack will win regardless. As I said though, that's not the point of these cars. The point isn't how fast they can go, it's how they feel while doing it. In the words of Clarkson, he who shall be last shall be sideways and smiling.
It dropped 2.3 seconds in a 1:27 lap with better tires. Against the Mustang V6 w/performance pack above, it was down by 1.5-2 seconds in a 1:30 lap. In other words, it would probably be fairly competitive with the Mustang V-6 w/Performance pack if you put comparable tires on both.
It would still lose horribly to a Mustang GT w/track pack though.
(God, I feel like a stuck record about the GT here. FWIW, I've driven a GT, and I found it to be heavy, numb, and have a bit too much body roll for me. It was fast, but I didn't like the way it felt to drive. If all you care about is the fastest car for the money though, it's hard to argue against it. I will be curious to see if Ford comes through on the rumors about the redesigned Mustang though - give it independent rear suspension, drop a couple hundred pounds, and suddenly you have a potential giant killer on your hands...)
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Yes, the Mustang GT w/track pack is a ton of car for the money. Good old American muscle car with a very powerful engine, good brakes, track tuned suspension, and massive grippy tires. Just about everything the BRZ is not. But as much as I want to love the Mustang GT, I just can't. That live rear axle, the big hood when you look out the window, the body roll.. It is a sledgehammer and the BRZ is a ballpean hammer.
I would recommend watching this video to see how the Ft86 handles with some minor mods (tires, brakes, etc) vs a Porsche 911, Mustang Boss, and a S2K around a track. Makes you wonder what a turbo would do for the FR-S
. CSG Mike literally has the FR-S floored around the corners where the little car shines. Even against a Porsche you can see how well the car handles.
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