06-11-2019, 09:47 PM | #24 |
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I saw a new Z4 the other day and if definitely caught my eye. Looks aggressive but for the money i'd stretch for a cayman/boxster.
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It's simply 340hp vs 365hp - and considering that the Boxster is lighter, the Z4 did superbly. |
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This is far from scientific, and I won't waste any time responding to critiques of my methodology. Based on my best abilities to gather that data, here is what I've found. Nurburgring Lap Times: 1. 2015 Ford Mustang GT350R (526 HP, US Base Price: $63,495 USD) - 7:32.19 2. 2018 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 2.5 (365 HP, US Base Price: $82,800 USD) - 7:40 3. 2019 Audi TT RS (394 HP, US Base Price: $66,900 USD) - 7:48.40 4. 2019 BMW Z4 M40i [Euro spec] (340 HP, US Base Price: $63,700 USD) - 7:55.41 Here are my rather pointless calculations, but interesting nonetheless: Base Price per Horse Power Ranking: 1. Ford Mustang GT350R [US Spec 526 HP] - $120.71 USD 2. BMW Z4 M40i [US Spec 382 HP] - $166.75 USD 3. Audi TT RS [US Spec 394 HP]- $169.80 USD 4. Porsche 718 Boxster GTS [US Spec 365 HP] - $226.85 USD Power (Stated) to Weight (Curb) Ratio Ranking: 1. Ford Mustang GT350R [3,760 lbs] - 0.139 (hp/lb) 2. Porsche 718 Boxster GTS [3,032 lbs]- 0.120 (hp/lb) 3. Audi TT RS [3,306 lbs.] - 0.119 (hp/lb) 4. BMW Z4 M40i [3,457 lbs.] - 0.110 (hp/lb) Nurburgring Lap Time per Base Price Ranking: 1. BMW Z4 M40i (Lap Time in Seconds: 475.41) - $135.99 USD per second 2. Ford Mustang GT350R (Lap Time in Seconds: 452.19) - $140.42 USD per second 3. Audi TT RS (Lap Time in Seconds: 468.4) - $142.83 USD per second 4. Porsche 718 Boxster GTS (Lap Time in Seconds: 460) - $180 USD per second Assign points to each Rank [Total of 10 available per data point (1st=4, 2nd=3, 3rd=2, 4th=1)], and you get the following score: 1st Place: Ford Mustang GT350R - 15 Points 2nd Place: BMW Z4 M40i - 9 Points 3rd Place [Tied]: Porsche 718 Boxster GTS - 8 Points 3rd Place [Tied]: Audi TT RS - 8 Points Last edited by PrionFawkes; 06-12-2019 at 03:52 PM.. |
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Full disclosure: if I use the 340 HP and a European MSRP for base price, the Z4 would drop in the 'Price per Horse Power' (PpHP) ranking. At 63,750 Euros (converted at this moment to USD $71,954), the PpHP comes to: $211.63. That would put it in dead last place for that category. Seeing as I couldn't confirm the horse power numbers of the lap time setting Z4, I went with numbers from the full fat B58 in the US version. |
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