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When looking for casual sports cars that can take you to the movies after a hard day’s work and then to the track during the weekend, there’s good judgment to search some German and British automotive addresses. Of course, after selecting your favorites, you could be in the dark as to which one has the upper hand on the track. If those hot choices are the M2 CS, Exige 410 Sport, and the Cayman GT4, here’s the quickest lap answer.
The trio was rounded up by the German “sport auto” YouTube channel for a lap shootout around the Hockenheim GP racetrack. As far as we can tell – although not expressly mentioned - it’s the same driver behind the wheel (note that for later). And a clear favorite to win the battle... But, on the other hand, there are also some differences to discuss beforehand.
First of all, tires always have an impact on the exhibited performance of a car. After all, they’re the one element connecting the machine and the surface of the tarmac. On this occasion, there’s nothing to call down on them – the GT4 has a set of Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 N1’s, while the other two are very close with regular Cup 2s.
Next up comes the power level, of course. In theory, the Bavarian representative has the upper hand here – the M2 CS arrives with an output of 450 ps, while the Cayman GT4 comes second with 420 ps, and is followed closely by the Brit with 416 horsepower. But there’s another big catch. And it’s one that sets the course for the match outcome.
Both German contenders have a clear advantage from the get-go because they sport automatic transmissions as opposed to the Exige 410 Sport's stick shifter (a great-looking one of the naked type). And the user comments are not exactly praising the performance of the driver with it, either...
Well, nothing in life is perfect – and nor is this track battle. But it does come with a great point in its favor – just like other such encounters from the channel, there’s no audio comment over the laps. That’s great for two reasons – we love hearing the engines roar on the track, and sport auto knows very well that not everyone knows German.
The results, thus, are easy to understand. First comes the Cayman (1:54:6 minutes), followed by the M2 CS (1:55:6), and the Exige 410 Sport (1:57:3). You didn’t expect anything else, actually, did you?!
First of all, tires always have an impact on the exhibited performance of a car. After all, they’re the one element connecting the machine and the surface of the tarmac. On this occasion, there’s nothing to call down on them – the GT4 has a set of Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 N1’s, while the other two are very close with regular Cup 2s.
Next up comes the power level, of course. In theory, the Bavarian representative has the upper hand here – the M2 CS arrives with an output of 450 ps, while the Cayman GT4 comes second with 420 ps, and is followed closely by the Brit with 416 horsepower. But there’s another big catch. And it’s one that sets the course for the match outcome.
Both German contenders have a clear advantage from the get-go because they sport automatic transmissions as opposed to the Exige 410 Sport's stick shifter (a great-looking one of the naked type). And the user comments are not exactly praising the performance of the driver with it, either...
Well, nothing in life is perfect – and nor is this track battle. But it does come with a great point in its favor – just like other such encounters from the channel, there’s no audio comment over the laps. That’s great for two reasons – we love hearing the engines roar on the track, and sport auto knows very well that not everyone knows German.
The results, thus, are easy to understand. First comes the Cayman (1:54:6 minutes), followed by the M2 CS (1:55:6), and the Exige 410 Sport (1:57:3). You didn’t expect anything else, actually, did you?!
When the M2 CS was originally announced, it seemed like it was going to have an easy time becoming the best car in its segment. It had the specs on paper, improving on what the M2 Competition was already offering. However, Porsche decided to give its Cayman a bit of extra oomph and unleashed the GT4 version onto the world, making the BMW M people take notice. As the video below goes to show, the Porsche is still the nemesis of the M2 CS.
Lotus Evora Gt430 Sport
The guys from Sport Auto have done one of their usual Track Battles on the Hockenheim-GP track. This time, they went for some really fast Coupe models that are actually meant to be used on the track as well. Some might say they are meant to be used primarily on the track but that’s a different discussion altogether. Therefore, what we’re looking at here is a comparison between the M2 CS, the Porsche Cayman GT4 and the Lotus Exige 410 Sport.
Lotus Exige Gt4
The Lotus is the more exotic car here as you definitely don’t see a lot of them on the road these days. The Exige 410 Sport is not the most hardcore iteration of the British model but it’s pretty track-focused nonetheless. It has been set up to be used 80 percent of the time on the track and 20 percent of it on the road, according to Lotus and you can see it.
Under the hood is a Toyota-sourced 3.6-liter V6 tuned to make 410 HP (hence the name). That’s more than enough for this car’s weight, tipping the scale at 1,108 kilos. That’s a really nice power to weight ratio, compared to the other two cars here.
Lotus Exige Gt4 F1
The BMW M2 CS has 450 HP at its disposal but it’s also 400 kilos heavier. The Porsche Cayman GT4 has 420 HP coming from the 4-liter naturally aspirated flat six engine in the back, coupled with a weight of 1,420 kilos. Yet again, lighter than the BMW. Who will win? Let’s see.