Originally Posted by
marcusgnf
I dont think its a definitive fact that just because the vehicles has lost weight means that it would be faster around the track
Uhhh yes, it is a definiteive fact that the same vehicle at lesser weight will go around a track faster. That is why manufacturers usually come out with a lighter weight version for track racing. I have a "light weight" version just for that purpose.
I guess you could say that it would technically be more lighter and make more rwhp than and awd platform
Technically? No technically about it. It would be lighter and it would make more horsepower to the ground. A prime example is the BMW 3 series it comes in AWD and RWD. The RWD is much faster 0-60, 1320, and around the ring. It is sound in principle.
but you would still be decreasing its 0-60 times
A decreased 0-60 time is a good thing, I think you meant an increase in the amount of time from 0-60. DO not tell me you think AWD is faster 0-60.............
and some of its handling throughout the turns(since the suspension is built around it being all wheel drive)
A change in spring rate, so what? Nothing too hard about figuring that out.
and its capabilities of being able to perform in the rain.
Are you sure you do not want to include snow too? I mean it is a measuring stick on how well a car can perform in such environments....
but hey redesign the whole car(youll probably need a beefier rear end, revised suspension, and all sorts of custom work needed to install a LSX into it)when you could always just wait for the lighter more powerful V-spec?
They shoved one in a 350Z, so it cannot be all that complicated and without much of anything like you make it out to be. In the end as you said, a much lighter version will be coming out in 2010, so it proves the point the current one is a pig when it comes to its weight. Not to mention they used a 30 year old bench mark car, although a good one, it is far from the pinnacle of performance offered currently today by that same company.