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Originally Posted by returnofcc
I have to say, I am impressed that the ss beat an old cayman s (def would not beat the new one), the 135i, and not just the normal z, but the nismo z. Also beat the s2000 by a long shot, considering that is a rwd, perfectly balanced, somewhat powerful track car.
That being said, looking further up the list, I would like to see more cars put in the mix. Preferably the gt2 and the r8 v10...
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I know people tend to beat on you sometimes, and that's not my intent at all. Although the Z and the Cayman are great cars, I don't think you understand how cars work at tracks like this. In this track you have a lot of corners that force you to dump your speed. It's almost impossible to keep your rpm's up where the the Z and Cayman's torque comes on no matter how good they handle. Cars that develop their torque low are going to do better coming out of those super tight corners. It means the SS is going to be comfortable in 3rd gear while some of the higher revving cars are going to have to hit 2nd. It even explains how the Cobalt SS/TC does so well for it's class because it hits it's torque peak at 2000 rpm.
The worse your driving skill is, the more pronounced that effect will be because maintaining momentum is much harder then nailing the gas- so I'd say a hack like me would clock much higher in a Camaro than I would a 370 or Cayman despite lower handling limits. Now you may be tempted to quote 0-60 times, but those are meaningless in this because there's no standing start. Bottom line is, the Camaro is going to be in the fat part of the power curve more often no matter how ham-fisted you are at driving it.