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The thing that stands out to me the most is not how fast the Mustang is... but that the Cayman R was only 1 second slower on a 3 minute lap. And the Cayman is only blessed with 330HP.
That is 114HP less than the mustang. Shame that 114HP extra in the Mustang can only garner 1 second of lap time. And the straights at VIR are long. I've driven it. Horsepower helps. Shame on Porsche for not giving the Cayman a bigger motor. It would ruin their business model though, and profit margins.
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No one has brought up the fact that the Panamera Turbo S was $194,665 as-tested. It sure as he11 better be fast!!
And Schumi, same goes for the Cayman R. At $85,100 it was exactly $37,000 more than the fancy Mustang Boss LS, even though it lapped a second slower. "Yeah, but is has less power" really isn't a compelling arguement for going slower and costing a whole (nice) car more.
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And the number of doors is directly related to performance. That is why the General Lee has never been defeated...
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My car SUCKS! it's #25 on the list!
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So the argument here shouldn't be why the mustang of the Cayman R is better, but should be- why the hell can't either Porsche or Ford come up with a car that has the power of one and the handling & tech of the other?
In the real world there are lots and lots of reasons. Unfortunate ones, for the consumer and manufacturers both. As someone who does this for a living, it is something I visit on a daily basis.
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I was surprised to see the Jeep Grand Cherokee on the list
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I have been driving 911,s off and on since 1972 and my present daily driver is a 95 993C2.I periodically move between the Porshes and domestic cars. Just bought a 2012 Boss 302 yesterday so I,m leaving again for a while anyway.
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Don't be fooled into thinking any of those test cars bear any resemblance to similar versions off of a dealer lot. They are "prepped" to the nth degree by each manufacturer, but they won't tell you that.
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The Nissan GT-R is a beast. Maybe not the greatest looking car, but definitely one of the best sounding. I want one.
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