Car and Driver - USA (2019-10)

PRICE AS TESTED

BASE PRICE

DIMENSIONS

LENGTH/WIDTH/HEIGHT

WHEELBASE

FRONT TRACK

REAR TRACK

INTERIOR VOLUME

CARGO VOLUME

POWERTRAIN

ENGINE

POWER HP @ RPM

TORQUE LB-FT @ RPM

REDLINE/FUEL CUTOFF

LB PER HP

DRIVELINE

TRANSMISSION

DRIVEN WHEELS

GEAR RATIO:1/

MPH PER 1000 RPM/

MAX MPH

FINAL-DRIVE RATIO:1

CHASSIS

SUSPENSION

BRAKES

STABILITY CONTROL

TIRES

ACCELERATION

0–30 MPH

0–60 MPH

0–100 MPH

0–140 MPH

1/4-MILE @ MPH

ROLLING START,

5–60 MPH

TOP GEAR, 30–50 MPH

TOP GEAR, 50–70 MPH

TOP SPEED

CHASSIS

BRAKING, 70–0 MPH

ROADHOLDING,

300-FT-DIA SKIDPAD

610-FT SLALOM

WEIGHT

CURB

%FRONT/%REAR

FUEL

CAPACITY

RATING

EPA COMBINED/

CITY/HWY

C/D 600-MILE TRIP

SOUND LEVEL

IDLE

FULL THROTTLE

70-MPH CRUISE

20 19 BMW

M2 COMPETITION

$64,14 5

$59,895

176.2/73.0/55.5 in

106.0 in

62.2 in

63.0 in

F: 52 cu ft

R: 37 cu ft

14 cu ft

twin-turbocharged

DOHC 24-valve

inline-6

182 cu in (2979 cc)

405 @ 7000

406 @ 2350

7600/7600 rpm

8.8

6-speed manual

rear

(^1) 4.11/5.3/40
(^2) 2.32/9.5/72
(^3) 1.54/14.3/109
(^4) 1.18/18.6/141
(^5) 1.00/22.0/167
(^6) 0.85/25.8/174
3.46, limited-slip
differential
F: struts, coil
springs, anti-roll bar
R: multilink, coil
springs, anti-roll bar
F: 15.7-in vented,
cross-drilled disc
R: 15.0-in vented,
cross-drilled disc
fully defeatable,
competition mode
Michelin Pilot
Super Sport
F: 245/35ZR-19
(93Y)
R: 265/35ZR-19
(98Y)
1.6 sec
4.0 sec
9.1 sec
19.2 sec
12.4 sec @ 116
4.7 sec
8.5 sec
6.0 sec
174 mph (gov ltd,
mfr’s claim)
155 ft
1.01 g
48.3 mph
3572 lb
52.2/47.8
13.7 gal
93 octane
20/18/25 mpg
15 mpg
47 dBA
87 dBA
70 dBA
20 18 PORSCHE
718 CAYMAN
$72,60 0
$56,350
172.4/70.9/50.6 in
97.4 in
59.6 in
60.6 in
F: 49 cu ft
15 cu ft
turbocharged DOHC
16-valve flat-4
121 cu in (1988 cc)
300 @ 6500
280 @ 1950
74 0 0/ 74 0 0 rpm
10.5
7-speed dual-clutch
automatic
rear
(^1) 3.91/5.6/41
(^2) 2.29/9.5/70
(^3) 1.65/13.2/98
(^4) 1.30/16.8/124
(^5) 1.08/20.2/149
(^6) 0.88/24.8/170
(^7) 0.62/35.1/160
3.62
F: struts, coil
springs, anti-roll bar
R: struts, coil
springs, anti-roll bar
F: 13.0-in vented,
cross-drilled disc
R: 11.8-in vented,
cross-drilled disc
fully defeatable,
competition mode,
launch control
Michelin Pilot
Sport 4S
F: 235/35ZR-20
(92Y)
R: 265/35ZR-20
(99Y)
1.6 sec
4.3 sec
10.6 sec
25.3 sec
12.8 sec @ 110
5.5 sec
4.5 sec
3.6 sec
170 mph (drag ltd,
mfr’s claim)
143 ft
1.06 g
50.4 mph
3141 lb
43.6/56.4
16.9 gal
93 octane
25/22/29 mpg
16 mpg
54 dBA
86 dBA
72 dBA
2020 TOYOTA
SUPRA LAUNCH
EDITION
$57,4 00
$56,205
172.5/73.0/50.9 in
97.2 in
62.8 in
62.6 in
F: 51 cu ft
10 cu ft
turbocharged
DOHC 24-valve
inline-6
183 cu in (2998 cc)
335 @ 6500
365 @ 1600
7000/7000 rpm
10.1
8-speed automatic
rear
(^1) 5.25/4.6/32
(^2) 3.36/7.2/50
(^3) 2.17/11.2/78
(^4) 1.72/14.1/99
(^5) 1.32/18.4/129
(^6) 1.00/24.3/162
(^7) 0.82/29.7/162
(^8) 0.64/38.0/150
3.15, limited-slip
differential
F: struts, coil
springs, anti-roll bar
R: multilink, coil
springs, anti-roll bar
F: 13.7-in vented
disc
R: 13.6-in vented
disc
fully defeatable,
traction off,
launch control
Michelin Pilot
Super Sport
F: 255/35ZR-19
(96Y)
R: 275/35ZR-19
(100Y)
1.5 sec
3.9 sec
9.6 sec
22.7 sec
12.5 sec @ 112
4.8 sec
2.7 sec
2.9 sec
162 mph (gov ltd,
C/D est)
150 ft
1.05 g
47.7 mph
3375 lb
51.6/48.4
13.7 gal
91 octane
26/24/31 mpg
15 mpg
44 dBA
84 dBA
70 dBA
20 19 FORD
MUSTANG
SHELBY GT350
$64,860
$61,535
188.9/75.9/54.2 in
107.1 in
63.3 in
63.7 in
F: 55 cu ft
R: 32 cu ft
14 cu ft
DOHC 32-valve V-8
315 cu in (5163 cc)
526 @ 7500
429 @ 4750
8250/8250 rpm

7. 3

6-speed manual

rear

(^1) 3.25/6.5/54
(^2) 2.23/9.5/79
(^3) 1.61/13.2/109
(^4) 1.24/17.1/141
(^5) 1.00/21.2/175
(^6) 0.63/33.7/180
3.73, limited-slip
differential
F: struts, coil
springs, anti-roll bar
R: multilink, coil
springs, anti-roll bar
F: 15.5-in vented
disc
R: 15.0-in vented
disc
fully defeatable,
traction off,
competition mode,
launch control
Michelin Pilot
Sport Cup 2
F: 295/35ZR-19
(104Y)
R: 305/30ZR-19
(106Y)
1.9 sec
4.2 sec
9.1 sec
19.1 sec
12.5 sec @ 117
4.7 sec
11.0 sec
11.3 sec
180 mph (drag ltd,
mfr’s claim)
149 ft
1.08 g
49.5 mph
3821 lb
53.5/46.5
16.0 gal
91 octane
16/15/21 mpg
12 mpg
51 dBA
95 dBA
71 dBA
25
CAR AND DRIVER TEST RESULTS
tested by DAVID BEARD and ERIC TINGWALL in California City, CA
tight, there were stretches where you
couldn’t break the 55-mph speed limit
if you wanted to. Under a canopy of
massive trees, we found four perform-
ance heroes, each with its own excep-
tional abilities. None of them deserved
to lose this test, but one had to.
4 th Place: The BMW
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