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Originally Posted by Red370
S2000? are you serious? Read the new issue of DSport, turbo'ed S2000's posting slower track times w a pro driver than a stock 370, your comparisons are proposterous. MS3? Really? BTW, if you can afford a Cayman, you can afford an M3/Used M5, both are far superior IMHO.
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Naturally, performance wise 370z owns S2000 and a V-8 M3 owns Cayman.
The issue I have with M3 and M5 is weight. I am really looking forward to the 1 M series. That might be perfect for me.
I drove two Caymans recently and it's very cool how the thing turns. The engine in the middle makes a lot of difference. I used to have an MR2 but Cayman is longer so you really notice the difference (I'd hate to swap ends in this car by accident, must be pretty tough to stop that rotation).
Even a 50/50 car like S2000 lacks this feel, maybe because the rotating parts in the engine create extra resistance when trying to turn, kind of like a gyro, not sure. BMW boxer (motorcycle, not car) engines used to have this problem - wouldn't let you lean the bike.
I think for drifting a front engine car might be superior, though.