GT-4 vs GT, extra HP in GT-4 Options

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You Guy's know all about weight and power ratio's and stuff like that !

so is a stock GT-4 really any more powerful than stock GT ?

A GT-4 has 250 ish bhp ! but the extra weight of the fwd running gear and the extra effort required to drive four wheels,
over just two wheels a stock GT (SS III) at 210 ish bhp !

i'm probable so wrong but i think the GT has got more power on the road..

So many guy's out here think the GT-4 four is such a quick car, and are supprised when (with my bad driving and such),there's not much in a head to head with a SS III.

I raced one of the lights the other week with no real conclusion due to trafffic and road conditions and care of our cars !!!!!

on paper in a straight drag, what are the facts, who will be quickest ??

anyone know ??

[Magic]

Kwanza26 Did you ever drive a 4WD sports car???First time i hear somebody talking about such an issue FWD vs AWD on the track,for 1/4 ok but on the track???????!!!!!!!I am confused guys!!!!

[Kwanza26]

Kwanza26 Did you ever drive a 4WD sports car???First time i hear somebody talking about such an issue FWD vs AWD on the track,for 1/4 ok but on the track???????!!!!!!!I am confused guys!!!!
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It's not a matter of AWD vs FWD. It's weight and power. The biggest factor would be the GT4 is much heavier, and is turbo charged. It may be fast, but Celica guys here act like it's the best thing since sliced bread. Unless you've sat behind the wheel of a bunch of different cars in race situations, you can't assume how a car will handle in the low-speed tight corners. I have driven turbo AWD cars before, all of them. WRX's, Evos, Alltracs, DSMs... all of them. Let me ask you this... what makes you think a GT4 can out-handle a lighter weight n/a car in the tight corners? The power difference is small enough, IMO, that a well driven SSIII can take a GT4. That's all I'm saying.

[Mr_E]

The power difference is small enough, IMO, that a well driven SSIII can take a GT4.  That's all I'm saying.
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Power is not everything, agreed. And the Four loses a lot of power to the wheels due to the complex drivetrain, so it's closer than most people would think from a roll in ao straight line.

Where it slaughters the SSIII is the ability to get on the power earlier in the corners, so by the time the SSIII driver is past the apex and putting the power down, the Four is already on hard boost and pulling away.

It's also got brakes that are likely to last more than 3 laps....