New car 300A vs 301A

[Kermitz]

I'm going to be ordering a 2020 GT A10 for my next toy. It will see minimal street use and be a max effort FBO NA car running E85.
It will be only ran on E85.
From my research I'm leaning towards a 3:15 and 300A package.
Should I spend the extra money on a 301A? Doesn't having a tune pretty much eliminate the need for the modes?

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[Stymee]

The sync is great but your right if u tune it u don’t need the modes

 

[brucelinc]

I have never driven a tuned 300a car. People always say that tuning eliminates the need for the modes. I can tell you that there is a HUGE difference between drive, sport and drag mode in the 301a and higher packages. If a tuner can keep normal drive mode civilized and make a 300a car behave like drag mode when the shifter is in the sport position, that should be fine, especially since your car will see minimal street use.

 

[bluebeastsrt]

If you plan on a ton of racing. Get the cheapest, lightest car you can find. Your tuner will work his magic on your transmission shift pressure.

 

[80FoxCoupe]

I say 301a with 355 gear.

 

[BlackandBlue]

Get the 301a. Drive modes, speakers, sync, interior lights, and the biggest is the bigger screen. Throw some leather pull off seats in it and you have a 400a.

The resale on the 301 is massive difference to the 300 cars.

If you are hardcore 10% of the miles will be racing. Don’t suffer bad sound, crappy screen, no sync, no drive modes for a few hundredths(maybe) worth of weight 90% of the time.

You won’t regret the 301a. You might not regret the 300 but you probably will.

 

[Troy Carter]

I'm going to be ordering a 2020 GT A10 for my next toy. It will see minimal street use and be a max effort FBO NA car running E85.
It will be only ran on E85.
From my research I'm leaning towards a 3:15 and 300A package.
Should I spend the extra money on a 301A? Doesn't having a tune pretty much eliminate the need for the modes?

I have pretty much the same goals and use as you have described here. I picked up a 300a car with 3.15's. I actually called my dealer and asked him to get the cheapest 3.15 car he could find and that is what I now have.

No regrets.

 

[Troy Carter]

I'm going to be ordering a 2020 GT A10 for my next toy. It will see minimal street use and be a max effort FBO NA car running E85.
It will be only ran on E85.
From my research I'm leaning towards a 3:15 and 300A package.
Should I spend the extra money on a 301A? Doesn't having a tune pretty much eliminate the need for the modes?

Oh, and I don't think you need the drive modes for what you are looking at.

My car isn't done, far from it but with a tune and e85 it shifts fine at WOT and just cruising around. Went 11.8 on stock 18" wheels and 11.5's on 17" DR's which is on par with other tune/e85 cars I see. So, I don't think drive modes matter much once tuned.

 

[revinto7]

I say 301a with 355 gear.

totally Agree

 

[Mikepol2]

I got the 300A and am regretting it...the extra $2K would have been worth it. Working on figuring out what parts I need now to start retrofitting Sync 3 into my car...

 

[Evolution IX]

300A no regrets here. I wanted the lightest possible car I could get. Drive modes didn’t matter as I knew I was going to be modifying. Navigation, leather, heated seats etc do absolutely nothing for me. But to each their own.

 

[Zinc03svt]

300A with tuning is same as drag mode. Lol.

 

[revinto7]

300A with tuning is same as drag mode. Lol.

who wants to drive around normal with a mule kick shift 5 times from 0-hwy speeds or into a curve ..its nice to be able to tone it down when need be ,but if this is just a drag race /street car and your only using it for business then i guess it doesnt matter !!

 

[Zinc03svt]

who wants to drive around normal with a mule kick shift 5 times from 0-hwy speeds or into a curve ..its nice to be able to tone it down when need be ,but if this is just a drag race /street car and your only using it for business then i guess it doesnt matter !!

My drive shifts like stock with normal non wot. Tuner can set it up (most don’t) however you want. Fyi.

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