Hey guys...
lookie here...
(tears of joy!)
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JDM, your M35x curbs in at 4,004# and makes 275 hp.
For a 2600# car (lets say, the FT86) to beat it (by power to weight), it'd need 178hp.
Seeing as how it'd be RWD and pretty sleek, versus your AWD brick, it'd have the advantage till speeds were above any US sped limit.
Go test drive a 5speed MX-5 and notice how it accelerates just as quickly even though it's 100hp down.