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G87 M2 vs Porsche Cayman 718 in a drag race reveiw from Throttle House... Plus some VW tuned thing for good measure

[Ctothej]

oh dear - here we go.

Love that colour on the 718!

Edit - "All is right with the world". heh.

[JustinHEMI]

Summary?

[M Division]

Originally Posted by JustinHEMI

Summary?

Same as the other TH reviews... The old M2 that Thomas happens to own is better, blah blah

[Ctothej]

Originally Posted by JustinHEMI

Summary?

What M Div said.

[JustinHEMI]

Thanks gents!

[Ctothej]

Originally Posted by JustinHEMI

Whew, thank goodness. I was worried they would influence me into sending my G87 to the wrecker to get a 718, similar to how they influenced people to sell their G87, change their order to auto, or cancel it altogether.

They did call out the 718 is significantly more expensive. In AU, it's a 70k difference, roughly 45k USD equivalent.

[stashstein]

Are you a YouTuber and need an infusion of cash? Make a drag race video!

[LCDRJohn]

Do they ever explain in the vids how they got an M2 to weigh 3950LBS???

[m2ss]

All I got from that video is that the 718 is overpriced...

[Karmic Man]

Really like the look of that red M2, looking mean and muscular

[Humdizzle]

people underestimate how much an advantage cup/track tires give.

hopefully TH eventually gets a manual car on regular tires soon.

[AlpineBoost]

The faces of defeat

[babym_gen]

Question about the bmw launch control: there is no way to select the launch RPM? I remember in the previous generations there was a switch, you could set 2500, 3000, ...

The GTS is rated at a 4.7s 0-60 and G87vat 3.9, both conservatively. It should have won that drag race.

[zero21]

Originally Posted by LCDRJohn

Do they ever explain in the vids how they got an M2 to weigh 3950LBS???

I think the heaviest version possible is right at 3900 (auto, moonroof, etc). They had a carbon pack car with auto which would be right around 3790-3800 with 90% gas.

They clearly didn't weigh the car and they definitely post the highest possible weight.

[Bumpinjeep]

Originally Posted by JustinHEMI

You SHOULD try the launch control just for funsies. I love how easy it is to engage even on the manual G87. These Pzeros SUCK for launching though. I feel like I get less wheel spin doing it myself.

Wait...our cars have launch control? God, I really need to spend some time looking at the owners manual. My launch control was dumping the clutch and praying.

Also, yes the G87 should have won that roll race, the car is at a minimum 500 HP, probably somewhere between 500 and 550. Also, one thing to note is that track times will vary on different times of day let alone different days. Meaning, unless you take every car on their list and race them at the same time, the list is just for fun.
Which is what this channel is, it's pure entertainment and I actually love it.

[Humdizzle]

Originally Posted by babym_gen

Question about the bmw launch control: there is no way to select the launch RPM? I remember in the previous generations there was a switch, you could set 2500, 3000, ...

The GTS is rated at a 4.7s 0-60 and G87vat 3.9, both conservatively. It should have won that drag race.

where are you seeing that 0-60 for the cayman?

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...y-the-numbers/

0-60 in 3.8, and trap speed of 120. its similar the G87. But mid engine and no turbo usually result in a more consistent launch. the ecu can make minor adjustments to throttle since there is no turbo to keep spooled up

[JustinHEMI]

Originally Posted by Bumpinjeep

Wait...our cars have launch control? God, I really need to spend some time looking at the owners manual. My launch control was dumping the clutch and praying.

Also, yes the G87 should have won that roll race, the car is at a minimum 500 HP, probably somewhere between 500 and 550. Also, one thing to note is that track times will vary on different times of day let alone different days. Meaning, unless you take every car on their list and race them at the same time, the list is just for fun.
Which is what this channel is, it's pure entertainment and I actually love it.

Yep it's easy peasy too. Come to a stop, steering wheel straight, clutch in, mash the go pedal, car initiates launch control, let her rip.

[Squidget]

Originally Posted by M2siast

Just the fact that the M2 is being compared to it is a testament of how much performance it has on track. It does what the Cayman GTS does, but carrying a family and Costco groceries, costing a fraction of a GTS. This is the allure of BMW and why we stick to it.

So much this. I won't daily drive a GTS. Even if the GTS was significantly faster, it wouldn't change my calculus.

[Squidget]

Originally Posted by Bumpinjeep

Wait...our cars have launch control? God, I really need to spend some time looking at the owners manual. My launch control was dumping the clutch and praying.

1) You should definitely RTFM, the car does a lot of stuff and it's worth your time.

2) Did your CA not spend a hour with you going over all the features of your car? They should have!

[Squidget]

Originally Posted by JustinHEMI

Yep it's easy peasy too. Come to a stop, steering wheel straight, clutch in, mash the go pedal, car initiates launch control, let her rip.

Also the car has to be warm, or the the ECU may refuse to engage LC.

Also the manual asks you to not do launches before break-in, IIRC.

[JustinHEMI]

Originally Posted by Squidget

Also the car has to be warm, or the the ECU may refuse to engage LC.

Also the manual asks you to not do launches before break-in, IIRC.

Yep both true.