I wasn't going to respond to this thread because, well, frankly it shouldn't exist since there was already a V6 Mustang vs BRZ thread. But I digress...
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Originally Posted by ZDan
Actually, the FR-S/BRZ on 215s has more tire width per weight than the V6 Mustang on 255s.
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It's not just width. The Mustang's 255/40R19 tires have a larger diameter, so in addition to a wider contact patch, the Mustang also has a longer contact patch.
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Originally Posted by NickDude84
i was expecting the mustang to beat it in a 1/4 mile but on the track, wow what a disappointment. do you guys realize what 1.5 seconds on a racetrack is?
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1.23 sec is a lot in a competition, but a car being 1.38% faster around a track doesn't mean it'll be more enjoyable. Both Angus MacKenzie and Randy Pobst were very clear about the BRZ being a better drivers car than the Mustang V6 (even with Ford's performance package).
Nothing about this video is disappointing.
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Originally Posted by NickDude84
i would have never thought the mustang would win in what the brz is supposed to dominate.
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What? I've never seen any suggestion that the BRZ would dominate on the track. I've seen a lot of suggestions that the BRZ ought to be a blast at the track despite being slow or at best moderately quick (just like a Miata).
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Originally Posted by NickDude84
this is not just car x beat car y its truly shocking that a mundane rental car like a v6 stang with no modification beat the brz in its home turf the track.
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Right... Mustangs with the performance package are in so many "mundane" rental fleets these days.
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Originally Posted by NickDude84
although i agree that the test driver seemed to like the brz more than the stang its still shocking that everyone on this board seems to gloss over the fact that it lost.
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I expected the BRZ to be much slower than it was. To anyone but a hater, the BRZ won the comparison.
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Originally Posted by NickDude84
just wait for the brz/fr-s genesis coup comparison, it would probably be the same.
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That comparison
already happened and didn't go well for the GC:
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Originally Posted by autoguide_GC2.0T_written_review
A bragging point for Hyundai is that the new 2.0T has an even better power to weight ratio than the Scion FR-S. The comparisons between the two should probably end there, however. As solid a car as the new Genesis is, it’s a more substantial vehicle and lacks the purity of the FR-S, which excels at communicating with the driver through the chassis and steering.
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