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Originally Posted by JeffInDFW
When the Corvette was overweight, the car mags RAVED about the Porsche 911 because it was so light. They went on and on about how much "engineering", and expert attention to detail it took to produce a light weight sports car. The 911 always won against the Vette. Now that the Vette is by far the lightest, that somehow does not matter anymore.
When the Honda S2000 is reviewed, they always rave on and on about how light weight it is. It weighs 2,800 pounds. When the Solstice came out, they ripped it to shreds for being "so overweight". It weighs 2,800 pounds.
I am looking forward to the GTR at the drag strip to proove that the early cars Nissan released to the car mags were ringers. Problem is, these are the numbers that will be quoted by all the 17 year olds from now on.
For me, it is all about how fun the car is to drive. A Winnebago with 7000hp and AWD will be fast, but who the hell wants to drive it? Not to mention, the GTR is uglier than a Winnebago Motorhome too.
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Good post. Car and Driver may very well assume there aren't any readers of age to remember these tests they did. Because we still remember these tests, and still remember when C&D used to praise a sports cars' light weightedness, there will be even fewer people who will actually take Car and Driver seriously.
Also, let's not forget the CTS; they complained about its 4K curb weight.