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6MT has long gearing so it can feel slower. The A10 will feel(and is) quicker due to shorter gearing. And as already stated, the horsepower figures are not underrated like BMWs, and it puts down around 400 WHP. Power delivery isn't exactly a spectacle either. It just puts it on to the ground...

Thanks for reminding me to bring my wheel chocks for tomorrow’s TNIA. I forgot them the last time I was on track.

I would think that they used actual track/race pads instead specifically for testing chassis and reliability on track. If a professional test driver takes a 4BW from the showroom floor on any given racetrack at actual pro-driver pace, the stock pads aren't gonna last longer than 3-6 laps before...

Nothing. The stock brakes are perfectly fine for street and track use... to an extent. The problem begins when the driver becomes faster around a track and the pads start to overheat, fade, leave uneven deposits on the rotor face, and wear quickly. See, the stock pads are street pads and also...

The brake judder(what you refer to as 'warp') is common in all street based and street/track organic pads. Pads that leave a friction film on rotors. Which is practically all cars today. I can't think of any car that comes with sintered pads from the factory. There are not a lot of ATS-Vs in the...

Rotor warpage is a myth from the olden days when rotors were thin and not vented. Nowadays with thicker vented rotors, it's practically impossible to 'warp' them since stock street pads will never make enough friction for the rotors to reach the temperatures needed to physically warp them. We're...

I love how AMGs look, but man they're overly complicated and heavy now. The 5 and 4 Blackwings are lightweights compared to the new C63 AMG. There was a time when AMG meant rip-roaring-fire-breathing-hooligan German muscle car. Now is not that time. I don't even mind the 4 cylinder hybrid. It's...

Pretty sure it's variable EPAS, rather than a fixed ratio. I've tried to look for steering ratio information too, but came up empty handed. I can definitely feel quicker steering with sportier steering settings.

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It surprises me that the fronts wear out a lot faster specifically on the 4BW rather than the rears since it's a high powered RWD car. I guess the braking forces generated on the front tires just chew through the rubber. On a good note though, 255 V730 Kuhmos are cheap. It could be worse. The...

I'd argue that they're not even representative of most track enthusiasts expenses. I can count on one hand, the amount of people I've met, that pay other people to do work on their cars for them. And they're tracking cars far, far, far more expensive than the 4BW. The overwhelming majority of...

Not being able to do your own work on the car definitely drives up the cost. If you could do most of the labor, then you’re paying half. The labor cost to push the front dampers inward is ridiculous. It sucks you don’t have the facilities to do it yourself. That’s pretty easy to do at home. I’d...

I was under the impression that these cars were covered under track usage? I mean, there's a section in the manual that is dedicated to track use. I've had track ready street cars in the past that didn't even have this section. Abuse and misuse are different(at least to me) than driving the car...

Depends on the track and how big the event is. World class tracks with huge events, you may find vendors there with portable alignment rigs. You'll at least find tire vendors that'll mount new tires on for you, and a portable dyno. I don't think the track alignment is too aggressive for the...

Ouch. Yea, I’ll switch to stock size 200TW Kuhmo V730s rather than stick with the stock Michelins. Endurance 200s can take more heat cycles and longer lasting tread than the PS4S while having more ultimate grip. Though I understand why it shouldn’t be on a daily driven vehicle.

Oh no. PTM is inactive by default. I think you can only do a preset PTM in V mode, which I also have inactive.

I wouldn’t be able to tell you until I take it to the track next week. I’d have to be driving the car at sketchy speeds on the street to make full use of PTM. That’s a bit too risky for my blood. But I will say that activating PTM on any seemingly any mode stiffens up suspension. I have a short...

The new FA24 motors are having oil pressure issues that may be unrelated to the excess RTV problem. Which is a worse problem to have since it's an inherent design flaw rather than a manufacturing issue. Someone did a fairly scientific test on Youtube recently and the new twins have a propensity...

Hey I plan on bringing booze, snacks, and chipping in for gas!

I thought it was entertaining at first, but that went south very quickly. I genuinely thought that person was just a troll, but I witnessed through multiple posts the descent to madness, each post containing more lunacy than the last. I feel bad for the people obligated to be around said...