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Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER
I would just like to see one of these factory builds address two of the real problems of the late model pony cars, they are vastly overweight and there is no real DSG or otherwise modern flappy paddle gear box.
Weight slows acceleration, deminishes cornering, and increases stopping distances (yes, even with fancy carbon brakes). Insert commentary about timmay the his typical weight nazi self >>>here<<<
And seriously, why can I get a DSG in an f'ing VW Golf and not in an American performance car? Shift time is lap time and for the person that wants a bit of performance along with the show off qualities of a 75k Camaro a DSG or similar offers modern track performance when you want it and casual automatic driving when you are puttering around town or heading to the local cruise night.
-Tim
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Tim hammers my point home here...
All the useful technology and track worthy parts are being partially wasted on a car that is 300 to 500lbs heavier than it needs to be - slowing it down in all axes of acceleration. I'm also going to throw in the idea that the new pony cars are aerodynamically inferior to previous generations, downforce aside.
Stick 90% of that technology and parts list into a lighter, more efficient car and you should go just as fast or faster. And we are talking about parts swapping, not to the Nth degree engineering here.
I'm not a fan of DSG, but it does make a car quicker. There are a lot of high end exotics that are faster with them than without and are easier to drive everyday too.