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Originally Posted by Red__Zed
Not even.
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Yeah even, The M3 and stang get close in times around the track as did the porsche cayman s and 370z when R&T raced them. Remember, the porsche and Z alone on a track had a tighter race than them lumped up with other cars in the lightning lap.
Same thing happened with the stang and M3 when they raced alone. But getting close lap times doesn't make 2 cars close to each other. It's still the sword vs the hatchet comparo.
But there will be always that "fanboyish" exception to the rule that can ONLY be found on the self loathing Z forum.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-revi...rsche-cayman-s
"So did the Cayman S win this battle? According to our ratings and test numbers, it sent the 370Z back home. But is the Cayman S worth nearly twice the price of a 370Z?
Based purely on performance, no. The lap times are pretty close and the handling and acceleration numbers relatively comparable. If you had to pinch pennies to afford one of these cars, the Z makes by far more sense. But if you're well-off, and put an intangible value on overall refinement, powerplant/chassis harmony and an illustrious motorsports legacy, well, the choice is easy"
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...n/viewall.html
A Mustang is a Mustang. Always has been, always will be, no matter how close it comes to knocking off one of the world's finest sports cars. Even if it had fully scalped the Bavarian, that wouldn't change the fundamental ethos of a legend 46 years in the making: fast, fun, and within reach of everyman. It's not America's M3. It's America's Mustang.
At the end of the day,mustang and Z are both going after more expensive cars that they can perform close to but cant be compared to in the experience of driving them.