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Originally Posted by lil_chef
A. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...&id=1136250621 if you have facebook that should be proof enough, thats the cayman on a track day. if you own the car its easy to tell the difference. like some people can tell the difference between a regular C6 and a current Z06 i can tell the difference between two different caymans.
B. i never said the cayman was faster on the straights i said it handled better. it was clearly obvious that it is the slower straight line car. however the new cayman with about 20-30 more hp and ALOT more torque ( considering it just switched to direct injection) is alot closer to beating a 911 in a straight line. you should agree that the cayman handles better than the 911 (especially since it has a limited slip differential now).
C. how did the CTS-V beat all of its competitors being as over weight as it is? i know GM will work its magic once again |
A. I believe that you have the car, i dont believe that they would have used an older model. Can you point out the specific differences? (as you can tell, im not a big cayman person so i dont know the body all that well)
B. i dont think the cayman has any advantage on a track. My expirience with the Cayman (though not on a track) gave me no reason to say it was better handling than a 911. The 911 pulls higher G's and has more power coming out of Corners. It also consistantly (even in THIS test) pulls out better lap times than the Cayman. As nice as the Cayman is, its not the best track car of that group. Day to day handling its comprable to the 911.
Like i said before, if the Cayman had been the most capable car it would have won by a LANDSLIDE, only increasing its lead after pulling out infront of the bmw/honda. But the Nissan and 911 caught up because they are more capable track cars. It was only a matter of time before it was passed.
C. The CTS-V has what, 550 hp? and what car are you reffering to it having beaten, the M5 ?
The M5 has significantly less power than the CTS-V... But unlike the Camaro vs. 370z comparison, where the Camaro has more power.. the M5 isnt the best cornering car, where as the Z is AMONG the best Cornering cars
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