wouldn't the stock axles and clutch be cooked from this much power?

the RS is a compact 4 door hatch with AWD. it is bigger in every dimension and has a heavier drivetrain but is barely heavier than the M2

RS is the easy choice. its a shame BMW's smallest performance car weighs 3450 lbs. Wake me up when BMW makes a NA car weighing in at 3k lbs and real steering feel

Porsche could easily drop that weight to sub 1k but its a road car that people have to actually sit in and be comfortable

LOW LOW PRICE?

Nope just compared the pentastar dyno vs ecoboost dyno and both seem almost flat from 1500 onwards so I still don't buy what your telling me. Also lighter is better for off-roading

Ford Escape 2.0 ecoboost turbo:

Why are you bothering turning in a mustang

so all you said was the supercar tires are different because they are bigger....? No shit. all im saying is these Michelin sc2 in 235 35 19 are the same thing as the sc2 on Michelins website and aren’t ford specific

you can buy tires from the dealer?

I don’t care how high you think the targets were for this car but a Michelin pilot sport cup 2 which is good enough for BMW and Corvette and Porsche will be at or above those limits. If its good enough for a 700 hp supercar then it will work for the RS. And I fail to see how a tire store is gonna see that my tires are…

ok but as soon as I go to replace them im prolly not getting the ford ones am I?

I read the article but still doubt the familiar words “custom designed tires for this car”. I don’t think they are custom at all and are simply Michelin sc2 in 235 35 19 which anyone can buy.

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you could say the same thing about any classic sports car or muscle car. the experience is the point not the driving dynamics

we have always been able to buy these

how could you overlook Toyotas own homologation rally king:

Motor Trend nicely zinged them by saying something along the lines, “ the back seat doesn’t fold down unlike every other van and suv on sale today"

this car is a mess. just pull the plug (lol) and well forget it ever existed. but seriously tho I just read Motor trends review and they said it was a worse Model S. the doors suck and the non folding rear seats suck big time.

or just buy a Porsche who will do It for you