On a very tight technical course it’s possible. The GT500 will have a huge advantage in the straights though.Do you think the 2020 GT350R can hold its own against the new 2020 GT500 on the track? Maybe not the cftp option, but the base?
Pretty much every test done on a GT350R is pre 2019/2020 a lot are 2016. That’s why I’d like to see what the 2020 can do. Yes HP is a big name in the game, but so is suspension and grip. I’d like to see a 2020 GT350R comparison.check out this recent video, it's 1 data point on this matter:
I really enjoyed watching this video and liked the presenters detailed graphs and charts and thought they were very well done. I am not totally sure that all of the performance numbers supplied were accurate when it comes to a 2020 GT350R but what numbers he did present were well presented.Pretty much every test done on a GT350R is pre 2019/2020 a lot are 2016. That’s why I’d like to see what the 2020 can do. Yes HP is a big name in the game, but so is suspension and grip. I’d like to see a 2020 GT350R comparison.
No. Billy Johnson said the GT500 is faster than the R by a couple of seconds. Better braking, lateral grip, and power.Do you think the 2020 GT350R can hold its own against the new 2020 GT500 on the track? Maybe not the cftp option, but the base?
Kev, wouldn't the specific track determine this? I'd think that highly technical tracks with shorter straights would go in the R's favor while tracks with long straights would benefit the GT500.No. Billy Johnson said the GT500 is faster than the R by a couple of seconds. Better braking, lateral grip, and power.
I don't think so. The GT500 literally beats the R in every category - turning, stopping and straight away. Add in the DCT to it's already 200 more HP and you'll have a car that puts down power sooner and more efficiently.Kev, wouldn't the specific track determine this? I'd think that highly technical tracks with shorter straights would go in the R's favor while tracks with long straights would benefit the GT500.
Did a little research, Randy Pobst at Laguna Seca is probably the best comparison.
2016 GT350R - 1:36:11 laptime
2019 GT350 - 1:36:83 laptime
2020 GT500 - Need a data point here I'm sure MT will run this at some point.
How do you quantify turning and stopping? Stopping would be interesting if that is true.I don't think so. The GT500 literally beats the R in every category - turning, stopping and straight away. Add in the DCT to it's already 200 more HP and you'll have a car that puts down power sooner and more efficiently.
I can't think of any conditions where the GT500 will lose to an R drivers/conditions being equal, to be honest.
All that said, meh. I'll take N/A every day. I eat ZL1 1LEs, Z06s, and GT3s for breakfast. I only lose out to ones with really fast drivers and often because of those damn DCTs. I need a sequential
I assume stopping is calculated by which car stops in fewer feet and turning calculated by higher sustained lateral g. I don't see any directly published materials, so can't say for certain.How do you quantify turning and stopping? Stopping would be interesting if that is true.
Id not expect a GT350R to beat a GT500 in anyway that was measurable except maybe stopping.
Ah interesting same size rubber and less weight I would think would give the GT350R and advantage.I assume stopping is calculated by which car stops in fewer feet and turning calculated by higher sustained lateral g. I don't see any directly published materials, so can't say for certain.
Just sharing what I remember Billy Johnson saying. He should know since he's the test/development driver responsible for both car's on-track performance.