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Written by Ollie Marriage
We spent a large part of this week telling you the Supra and its rivals (Cayman, Alpine A110, M2 Competition) were great because they weren"t about the numbers. To compensate, we thought you might like to see how fast they go with some actual real-world, data-driven numbers. Plus some words to explain what you"re seeing. Let"s start at zero mph. These cars, although similar in price and philosophy, cover a broad range. There"s over half a tonne between the lightest (the 1,103kg Alpine) and the heaviest (the 1,625kg BMW M2 Competition). The latter weighs one and a half of the former, but actually actually has over 1.5 times the power 404bhp plays 248bhp giving it a better power-to-weight ratio. But not the best: the 1,375kg, 360bhp Porsche Cayman GTS beats it with 262bhp/tonne, where the BMW musters 249, the Alpine 225 and the all-new Toyota Supra 224. Still, considering the huge power and weight differences, that"s only a 17 per cent difference.
Date written: 14 Jun 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16020
We spent a large part of this week telling you the Supra and its rivals (Cayman, Alpine A110, M2 Competition) were great because they weren"t about the numbers. To compensate, we thought you might like to see how fast they go with some actual real-world, data-driven numbers. Plus some words to explain what you"re seeing. Let"s start at zero mph. These cars, although similar in price and philosophy, cover a broad range. There"s over half a tonne between the lightest (the 1,103kg Alpine) and the heaviest (the 1,625kg BMW M2 Competition). The latter weighs one and a half of the former, but actually actually has over 1.5 times the power 404bhp plays 248bhp giving it a better power-to-weight ratio. But not the best: the 1,375kg, 360bhp Porsche Cayman GTS beats it with 262bhp/tonne, where the BMW musters 249, the Alpine 225 and the all-new Toyota Supra 224. Still, considering the huge power and weight differences, that"s only a 17 per cent difference.
Date written: 14 Jun 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16020
