I have been trying to tell GR to get a jap car
base m6 price is 85 grand
base R35 price is around 50 grand
m6 does 0-60 in about 4.7 seconds
R35 does it in 3.5
I now have a better opinion of the M cars, but i would still rather drive a jap car, I cant stand BMW and AUDI making these luxury sports cars, kinda pointless
The one thing that kills performance..............
Weight
M6 weighs fecking loads, it is essentially a challenger tank, with a smaller engine and no armour.
And lets face it the R35 was quicker than a porsche round the nurburgring
R35 7:29 on stock tires
911 GT 2 7:32.02 on semi slicks
Also the RX8 only comes in 2 flavours:
192Bhp
231Bhp
Jap cars rock, simple and focused, the EVO is not cluttered with unecessary shite. like a TV or heated reclining leather armchairs. They are simple and to the point and generally have a car that will have the same performance as something costing twice as much,
I refer people back to the top gear episode where Clarkson in an Evo drove against a lamborghini murcielago, Evo costs about 38 grand Lambo costs bout 8 times that (rough guess)
Could the lambo lose the Evo? not really, Evo was up its arse all day long round the corners.
I love gadgets i really do,
but do i care that my car could park itself sideways whilst reprogramming my pets?
NO
does it go from a - b?
Yes
Do i arrive at b with a smile on my face?
Yes
Will my car accelerate faster than nearly anything im going to see today?
Yes
Why?
Cause it doesnt weigh 3 tonnes because it isnt laden with crap im never gonna use.
Oh and the CLK black is beaten by the R35 aswell, by nearly a second to 60, top speed it has it beaten as well, and the R35 has less power, costs less and looks better.