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by tclancy 44 days ago
> Edit: Not calling you a stupid fanboy, just saying you've been mislead by them.

No worries at all and I should have been clearer that I wasn't saying it was just as good, more that it wasn't "Oh well, 200hp" like a ICE engine. I also think raw horsepower is overrated in street driving. As a single data point, a couple of weeks ago I got to run three laps in a GTR "Godzilla" at Loudon on the interior track. It was a blast but after I'd come down off the high I realized that 585hp did not feel wildly different from the ~400hp in my Camaro. And I rarely get to use much of that (other than some of those lovely overly long onramps around here).
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alistairSH 44 days ago
As somebody who used to race FB RX-7s and NA Miata, I can say with complete certainty that somewhere north of 120rwhp would have been nice. 200 in either car would have been a hoot, especially with the EV flat power curve. And in neither would I have wanted more than ~300hp because I have no need to go more than 150mph surrounded by other amateur car nerds. I gave up instructing because cars are just too darn fast - when I started, Miata and Rabbits and Civics were the norm, then came the E36 and E42 M3s, and then boost buggies, and then the C6, and NOPE NOPE NOPE I have a wife a mortgage don't need this anymore.
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tclancy 43 days ago
Ha, my next-door neighbor spent COVID rebuilding his CTS-V engine and the next time he went to a track day they told him he had to wear a flame-retardant suit from now on because he broke 10 seconds over whatever the standard time/distance is.
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alistairSH 42 days ago
Ah yeah, drag racing (1/4 mile usually) has time/speeds they require upgraded safety. Helmet, roll bar, full cage, etc.

I was racing on a road circuit. We all had full safety kit in the race cars. But instructing in fast street cars is what effectively scared me off. I wasn’t required to instruct, but it did offset the expense some.

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olyjohn 44 days ago
Doesn't the GT-R usually weigh significantly more than a Camaro?
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tclancy 44 days ago
No. I double-checked because I was going to be stunned if something could be heavier without having gravitational pull and they're pretty close.

- GT-R (R35, 2009–2025) generally ranges between 3,700 lbs and 3,950 lbs (approx. 1,680–1,790 kg)

- 2010 Chevrolet Camaro curb weight ranges from approximately 3,719 to 3,913 pounds (1,687–1,775 kg)

I will say that must make Godzilla denser.

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