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Originally Posted by Year's_End
With you on the M aesthetics.
The autos are the ones setting all of the current 1/4 mile records for the '15 so far, so it's an apples-to-apples issue given the video we've got here. On average, the S550 GTs are hitting the 1/4 in the same amount of time as the S197 GTs while trapping anywhere from 1-3mph faster, so long as transmissions are kept similar. You could infer that the weight is hampering initial speed from the launch while it pulls harder as the cars continue accelerating.
But that's a straighline contest. Throw a real world corner into the mix, start introducing bolt-ons, etc. The gap is going to widen.
It's going to be hard to beat an F8X in a straight line; those things are complete monsters. Underrated outputs, thick-ass power curves, amazing transmission, much lighter than direct competition (and indirect like the Mustang), etc. I think the upcoming GT350 will give it a run for its money in a straight line but the M twins set a high bar. I'm more interested in seeing how these things work around a circuit. That's where the GT350 should tear a new one. Even a lightly modded GT should do well to keep up with an M4 if the Willow Spring comparison is worth anything. Give the GT the same compounds as the M4 (PSSs), hope that someone comes out with a competent and aggressive suspension kit, maybe an intake and exhaust... it would be really close and those mods would be penny change to do.
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Pretty darn sure the GT350 will destroy the M3/4 in straight line if the quotes of 600hp are real.