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Originally Posted by Jockey
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Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan
The only objective merit is performance. Performance improvements are the only measurement by which opinion is invalid. EVERYTHING else is subjective, so there's nothing else "definitive." The opinions regarding aesthetics, feel, shifter, materials, etc. all vary from person to person, so to state that certain things are "most definitely worse" renders your opinion the only conclusive/valid one. Maybe they are/will be worse from your vantage point, but not necessarily someone else's.
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We're on an enthusiasts website, most of us don't buy cars based on performance alone. If we did, we'd all be over on Rennlist.
A vehicle that is larger and heavier is objectively worse when it comes to performance metrics. Just because it might be faster in certain regards, those two objective metrics have a negative detriment. You need more brakes, more cooling, more tire, more everything to deal with the increase. That's not a positive attribute. |
I never asserted that we did. In fact, I've stated in the past that performance isn't everything.
A vehicle that is larger/heavier is not always objectively worse. Sure, more weight isn't something that we prefer, but it doesn't necessarily mean the car will perform worse. That is clearly evidenced when we take a car like the R35 and compare it to an F8X, for example. That car out performs our lighter, smaller BMW's by a significant margin. The heavier, more feature/amenity laden current model GT3 out performs its lighter predecessor.