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Old 12-17-2011, 01:17 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by serialk11r View Post
Vastly? Price yea sure, performance not really. Just for comparison, 3200lb/230ps is 13.9lb/ps, 2700/200 is 13.5lb/ps.
Pounds per horsepower is largely a meaningless number when comparing the performance of cars. Performance is typically measured with acceleration, top speed, track times, lateral grip, etc. Since most people who buy cars will be driving them on the street, things like top speed, track times, lateral grip, et al are just as meaningless as pounds per horsepower. All that's really left for street performance is (straight-line) acceleration, which is still likely going to be vastly different between the FR-S and the 128i.
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