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Originally Posted by buildbright
Lightning laps are a bad measurement. The drivers are not professional and the laps are not consistent. They did almost the same time as the ZL1 as the 1LE SS. Also different tracks play on cars different strengths. Both cars are difference is the ZL1 is a track car. The M6 is a luxury car that you can take to the track.
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Why are lightning laps a bad measurement? While ill agree that the cars are driven by journalists, its not like these guys are off the street and each car is driven multiple times. The SS did not do the same time as the ZL1, it was 4 seconds behind at 3:01 (which is also faster than the M6). VIR is far from the tightest, most technical track out there with at least 3 long straights. Of course the cars are different, but that isn't any excuse for a lap time. You can't say a Rolls Royce would be flying around here if they focused on speed instead of luxury, same goes for the M6. Lap times are lap times.
I like BMW just as much as the next guy, but you said it yourself; they're luxury cars, and a performance like this is what happens when you're 4000+ lbs.