Transmission Speculation.

[Dimman]

Originally Posted by old greg

With your unlikely specs, yes... Right up until you shifted to second, after that the GC would start to pull away.

Did up a little spreadsheet and have a better picture. Hypothetical FT86 would be shifting to 2nd at 36 mph, Gen Coupe at 38 mph, so Gen Coupe has more time in the higher axle-torque (lower gears) to accelerate.

Still with smaller tires and a 4.10:1 rear end it would actually be pretty close, except the FT86 would need an extra shift to reach 60mph.

Allch Chcar: My torque estimate is solidly founded for the tech they are using. I strongly believe the 151 lb-ft brochure number is going to end up being the upper end of a range where it makes '90% of peak torque from 3600-6600 rpm' for example.

Edit: Aero-wise lower front area times lower Cd should mean a decent amount of less drag for the FT86