Porsche Cayman GT4 vs BMW M4 vs BMW i8 vs Lexus RC F drag race

Jason · 10-21-2015, 09:49 AM

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Autocar pits the GT4, M4, i8 and RC F in a drag race.

AKRAPOVICOWNS · 10-21-2015, 10:04 AM

Didnt even watch it, but the GT4 will win hands down. Dont even know what the i8 is doing there, let alone the lexus.

MDIVISION · 10-21-2015, 10:06 AM

4 TERRIBLE drivers.

///S65 · 10-21-2015, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by AKRAPOVICOWNS

Didnt even watch it, but the GT4 will win hands down. Dont even know what the i8 is doing there, let alone the lexus.

Turns out the lexus was the "fastest"

N & M · 10-21-2015, 10:09 AM

I have been saying it since the first M turbo motor; the low down heap of torque overwhelms the diff and kills the take of and corner exit dynamics.

BMW M; please find a better way to program your e-diff. If Porsche and Ferrari can do it so can you.

...And AWD is the lazy (and heavy) solution.

Bahn360Photo · 10-21-2015, 10:10 AM

this is a repost, fastest cars with slowest drivers dont win

Porsche and M4 are definitely favorites and neither showed any of its potential.

m4 burnout shows how incompetent the driver is.

lexus the pig is the slowest wins because the driver could actually drive...

TheUtahX5M · 10-21-2015, 10:11 AM

Horrible. This was a driver competition of incompetence.

Slow///1 · 10-21-2015, 10:12 AM

Ouch.

EALm4 · 10-21-2015, 10:12 AM

Those guys drive like shit and cant launch worth anything.

Needsdecaf · 10-21-2015, 10:19 AM

My 9 year old could launch the M4 better.

YungDro · 10-21-2015, 10:26 AM

thread closed....

FilipMPower · 10-21-2015, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by N & M

I have been saying it since the first M turbo motor; the low down heap of torque overwhelms the diff and kills the take of and corner exit dynamics.

BMW M; please find a better way to program your e-diff. If Porsche and Ferrari can do it so can you.

...And AWD is the lazy (and heavy) solution.

Exactly! You're speaking out of my heart man! I would give you a +1 immediately but I'm on mobile...

KELVIN7 · 10-21-2015, 10:39 AM

Is M4 driver an idiot? Can't believe he drives M4 like 328i, get the fuck out and let me drive, man

IEDEI · 10-21-2015, 10:46 AM

the M4. lol

miiipilot · 10-21-2015, 10:49 AM

Absolute Rubbish.

No one likable thing about the video. Should've been ladies commentating with all that chatter back and forth.

"can i get another batteeeery!"

BoosTonian · 10-21-2015, 10:52 AM

M4 driver..

Lol

ShawnDeeZ · 10-21-2015, 11:00 AM

The driver of the M4 should have been driving a Ford Fiesta ST Cobb. He would have had better luck with the launch control... Fucking Wanker

Diver · 10-21-2015, 11:01 AM

Launch was terrible on the M4.

jlstyle · 10-21-2015, 11:02 AM

Dumb and Dumber anyone?

eric@helix · 10-21-2015, 11:10 AM

Even if all 4 drivers had been competent, it was a stupid test. You spend the energy getting those cars and then drag race them? Get some road course lap times or go home.

kevinlevrone · 10-21-2015, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by N & M

I have been saying it since the first M turbo motor; the low down heap of torque overwhelms the diff and kills the take of and corner exit dynamics.

BMW M; please find a better way to program your e-diff. If Porsche and Ferrari can do it so can you.

...And AWD is the lazy (and heavy) solution.

I have to disagree on this. It's physics. AWD means twice the contact area with the ground that the drivetrain can use to create friction and move forward, there is no substitute for this in order to get more traction. No differential will help you in this regard. Some clever engine programming could reduce the torque such that uncontrolled wheel spin is avoided, but this is already happening if you enable the DTC/MDM mode. If I were a bad driver like in the video, I would just let all the systems on and the result would probably be far better than what came out from that test.

///S65 · 10-21-2015, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by N & M

I have been saying it since the first M turbo motor; the low down heap of torque overwhelms the diff and kills the take of and corner exit dynamics.

BMW M; please find a better way to program your e-diff. If Porsche and Ferrari can do it so can you.

...And AWD is the lazy (and heavy) solution.

Porsche and ferraris have stickier tires and better weight distribution for traction.

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AKRAPOVICOWNS Captain 572 Rep 636 Posts Drives: bmw 335i Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: brazil iTrader: (0)	Didnt even watch it, but the GT4 will win hands down. Dont even know what the i8 is doing there, let alone the lexus.
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N & M Captain 368 Rep 769 Posts Drives: F90 M5 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: The Gulf iTrader: (0)	Traction, traction, traction! I have been saying it since the first M turbo motor; the low down heap of torque overwhelms the diff and kills the take of and corner exit dynamics. BMW M; please find a better way to program your e-diff. If Porsche and Ferrari can do it so can you. ...And AWD is the lazy (and heavy) solution.
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ShawnDeeZ Enlisted Member 33 Rep 31 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW M3 Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Dallas, Texas iTrader: (0)	The driver of the M4 should have been driving a Ford Fiesta ST Cobb. He would have had better luck with the launch control... Fucking Wanker
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Diver Brigadier General 507 Rep 3,445 Posts Drives: Black '12 135i - Sold Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	Launch was terrible on the M4. __________________ See my photography at http://ronscubadiver.wordpress.com
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jlstyle Lieutenant Colonel 368 Rep 1,762 Posts Drives: Porsche Panamera Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 Audi S7 [0.00] 2015 BMW X5 [0.00]	Dumb and Dumber anyone?
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eric@helix 218 Rep 1,161 Posts Drives: 01 M Coupe, 08 135i, '12 328i Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (0)	Even if all 4 drivers had been competent, it was a stupid test. You spend the energy getting those cars and then drag race them? Get some road course lap times or go home.
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