Motortrend World’s Greatest Drag Race 9 (M2C & Supra in the race)

Karmic Man · 01-31-2020, 08:55 PM

S55bruh · 02-01-2020, 05:27 PM

Not really surprising. Anyone who buys this car solely for drag racing is going to be disappointed when going up against more powerful competition. The joy, for me anyways, is taking twists and turns on a winding road while experiencing the dynamic lateral g forces.

aerokubectl · 02-01-2020, 05:49 PM

0-60 is important but imho once you reach 4 seconds there’s massive diminishing return after that

ROBM2C · 02-01-2020, 06:43 PM

Hey just to be a considered a challenger in that group of cars is great for this car ! At least we beat the supra ! lol

Tag · 02-01-2020, 07:39 PM

The Supra really surprised me. Thought the 1/4 miles gap between it and the M2C would have been slightly larger. Even after a 1/2 mile it was smaller than expected. Once more confirming that B58 is putting out way more power than advertised.

Triple Seven · 02-01-2020, 08:14 PM

Humans are competitive by nature, and stuff like this is fun, seeing where things stand. How they compare.

But am I the only one who doesn't care about a few tenths of a second, or even seconds. Or 50lbs added or shaved here or there. For a car that's driven on the street. Track driving I get it.

If I swap the battery to brand X, I can save 20lbs for my runs to Starbucks and back! It's silly.

Brandt51 · 02-02-2020, 05:42 AM

Strange. Why were a bunch of AF nerds meandering around in the video? Pretty lame. Although, I guess it’s cool to know my car can do 12s on an unprepared surface with stock tires 😂

hlm2c · 02-03-2020, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Brandt51

Strange. Why were a bunch of AF nerds meandering around in the video? Pretty lame. Although, I guess it’s cool to know my car can do 12s on an unprepared surface with stock tires 😂

Probably cuz they're using the flight line on Vandenberg AFB.

M2Cmtl · 02-03-2020, 08:33 AM

Clearly just a montage of clips so this is pointless. Not expecting the M2 to win but would be more interesting to know it was real.

AlpsRider · 02-03-2020, 10:47 AM

The fact that the M2C was even in the running with some of those cars is an accomplishment. When it comes down to the small time differences there are so many variables that aren't stated like tire condition, tire pressure, did they all get the same fuel, driver variable. I think it's all just for fun, there isn't much scientific about it.

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S55bruh Private 74 Rep 67 Posts Drives: Alpine White Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Deep South iTrader: (0)	Not really surprising. Anyone who buys this car solely for drag racing is going to be disappointed when going up against more powerful competition. The joy, for me anyways, is taking twists and turns on a winding road while experiencing the dynamic lateral g forces.
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aerokubectl Major 909 Rep 1,017 Posts Drives: M2C Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	0-60 is important but imho once you reach 4 seconds there’s massive diminishing return after that
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ROBM2C Lieutenant 314 Rep 438 Posts Drives: BMW M2C , DATSUN 260z, Porche Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Ottawa Canada iTrader: (0)	Hey just to be a considered a challenger in that group of cars is great for this car ! At least we beat the supra ! lol
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Tag this is the way 18354 Rep 8,560 Posts Drives: N-1 starfighter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago iTrader: (3)	The Supra really surprised me. Thought the 1/4 miles gap between it and the M2C would have been slightly larger. Even after a 1/2 mile it was smaller than expected. Once more confirming that B58 is putting out way more power than advertised.
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Triple Seven Private First Class 172 Rep 131 Posts Drives: 2023 M240i, 2020 M2C (sold) Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	Humans are competitive by nature, and stuff like this is fun, seeing where things stand. How they compare. But am I the only one who doesn't care about a few tenths of a second, or even seconds. Or 50lbs added or shaved here or there. For a car that's driven on the street. Track driving I get it. If I swap the battery to brand X, I can save 20lbs for my runs to Starbucks and back! It's silly.
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M2Cmtl Major 922 Rep 1,156 Posts Drives: 21 Q7 & 22 4XE Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0)	Clearly just a montage of clips so this is pointless. Not expecting the M2 to win but would be more interesting to know it was real. __________________ 2020 M2C 24.04.2020 delivery - Sold 24.08.22
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AlpsRider Brigadier General 2865 Rep 3,843 Posts Drives: M2 Competition, LBB, 6MT Join Date: May 2015 Location: Earth iTrader: (0)	The fact that the M2C was even in the running with some of those cars is an accomplishment. When it comes down to the small time differences there are so many variables that aren't stated like tire condition, tire pressure, did they all get the same fuel, driver variable. I think it's all just for fun, there isn't much scientific about it.
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