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Originally Posted by YamaLink
The 5 to 60 makes me wish a N/A V8 or supercharger or, GASP, an EV was part of my garage. Daily driving an EV can be fun for me, but driving an EV enthusiastically was a major letdown. Doubt I'll ever use launch control, and in today's world of cameras/videos/congested PUBLIC roads, does anyone but a criminal actually launch or drag race outside a 1/4 mile strip or deserted rural road? I didn't buy my M4 to be a EV beating topfuel dragster, but it's still nice to see the specs. I'm reminded why I bought the BMW each time I laugh when cornering and accelerating out of a sweeping bend. Also thinking if a much lighter car, even when not abused with LC, will feel faster on hard acceleration and have added perk of "funner" cornering. (that last sentence typed by Captain Obvious)
Guess these questions are all small parts of why we're drawn to the cars we own or spend too much time reading about/dreaming about.
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The 5-60 on a LOT of NA V8's aren't really any better, and many are much worse. C&D got a 4.7 second 5-60 out of a GT350 (not R) in a comparison test in 2019.
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...he-718-cayman/
Certainly not disagreeing with your comments, especially the weight comment. I looked up the GT350 pretty much because it isn't much lighter...and no performance tests that aren't on same day/same place/same temp/same driver/same tires are really all that easy to compare. Supercharged V8's that can actually put their power down are another question entirely with 5-60, of course.