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Originally Posted by crankaholic

Come on dude... I love my 2SS, and I chose it over the base GT350 for a reason (primarily because the vast majority of my driving will be limited to the street). However, you can't seriously think it would keep up with a GT350R around a track - that car has some serious aero, tires, and track suspension setup! I can see a fair comparison between a mag ride 2SS with 6 piston Brembos and the base GT350; but even a track pack GT350 should be a more capable track car.

Honestly the base GT350 costs about as much (when dealers stop adding $10k on top ) as a fully loaded 2SS. They make a nice comparison because with one you pay for bespoke (and track ready) engine, transmission, brakes, and wheels (even the stock wheels are forged aluminum 19"); while with the other you get a much more comfortable and livable GT car.

Yea definitely not comparing it to the GT350R, base GT350 is another story. An SS will most likely beat a base GT350 (even though you'll never see a base GT350 in any comparison). The GT350TP will be the real competition for the SS. Their numbers are neck and neck in instrumented testing, but I would still give the GT350TP the advantage on the track.

Why not compare a 1SS to base GT350? Or better yet to a 1SS to a GT350TP? At $55k MSRP, suddenly that $37k 1SS with that performance is the real deal, but people always like to compare a 2SS to GT350 with none of the bells and whistles that a 2SS adds, then they inflate the price on the 2SS more by adding wheels, dress up, sunroof, etc... to make the GT350 look like the bargain it is not.