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Hey all,
I’m the guy driving the M4 in the video. First off, thanks very much for watching and sharing on your forum. I hope you enjoyed. It was just supposed to be a bit of fun, and we are looking at how we can do more ‘scientific’ drag races in future. Bit of background to the race. I launched the car 4 times that day and the launch you saw in the 2nd race (in the video) was the best I got. But it still wasn’t great. Admittedly, it wasn’t the best location as there was a slight incline on the circuit, but then the Porsche also had to deal with that (it got a perfect launch every time). I tried to follow the launch procedure to the letter. Give it ample time to build boost pressure and then reacted as quick as I could off the line (I think I actually got away a bit sooner than the 911 in the second race), but the wheelspin started to occur at the top end of second gear. I think there were a number of factors as to why this happened and other reviewers (such as CarWow) got a better launch. I suspect the biggest one, however, was the tyres. CarWow had Pilot Sport 4S, we had Cup 2s. As you all know, the grip and traction from the Cup 2s is fantastic when they’re warm, but very much the opposite when they’re not up to temp. We had about 5 mins sitting on the line between races, plus it was a cold day. My hunch is that if the car had the Pilot Sport tyres on, traction levels wouldn’t have been so tyre temperature sensitive and we’d have got a better launch. Wanted to explain the above as I know it’s important! Again, thanks for watching the video and if you could give us a sub that would be hugely appreciated. James |
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Having driven the 922 911 on a track it's a better track car but I had just as much fun in f80 m3. M3 is a good all around package while porsche needs track time to get your money's worth.
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03-12-2021, 09:16 PM | #50 | |
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Did you time any laps to see which was actually the faster car on the track that day? |
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SPOILER – M4 is quicker 😉 |
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The Car work experience boy that does the You Tube videos is pretty bad.
Here is a proper drag race comparison. And a proper comparison against the C2S from one of their highly respected actual journos. Well worth buying car magazine issue or subscribing online. This was a very good read. My overall comment. Best to drive the car yourself. A tiny number of You Tube reviews come anywhere near explaining the experience. It's a superb car. I prefer my M2cs but I suspect 7/10 would prefer the new M4. The F82 wasn't that great but the new one is absolutely fantastic. |
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03-15-2021, 06:59 PM | #56 |
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Just cuz you don't see slip doesn't mean the traction control isn't limiting power to avoid wheel spin. The game vs a porsche is all about the traction as the 911's rear engine setup makes it much more planted coming off the line. Awd will make a considerable difference in launches and always has
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I wonder how the AWD will do - certainly better hook-up, but more complexity, a lot more weight and the M5 never seemed to launch really well. Last edited by HeelToeShift; 03-16-2021 at 09:21 AM.. |
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If this video is anything to go by, I think that would be a very close race |
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03-17-2021, 08:56 AM | #62 | |
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Either way, drag racing isn't my thing. Fun, but relatively pointless. I will be interested in seeing the M3/4 N'Ring lap time though. |
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03-17-2021, 06:50 PM | #63 | |
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I also have no doubt that the 911S will jump of the line quicker compared to the M4, but watching that video, there is no big advantage of the 911S in the roll race, and if we look at the 1/4 mile time of the Porsche (that is slower than the recent 1/4 mile time they had with the M4), I think it is going to be a close race |
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03-19-2021, 09:39 AM | #64 | |
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Either way...bring on track times. |
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