Sorry

 

Just imagine what Porsche would do with a balanced layout.

 

The GT2 is simply amazing, and maybe a balanced layout would overcome loss to the GT-R, but it is still a Porsche and enginered that way!

GT-R and GT2 are both strong choices! I'd give my left leg for one if it wouldn't stop me from operating the clutch.

 

What loss to the GTR? There is no loss to the GTR, at all.

 

With some cars like this, you'll give your left leg just USING the clutch. This is no Honda Civic.

 

True mmarshall. In a brute like this I wouldn't want a stick shift.

 

Then imagine we do.

 

I will always take my performance cars with a stick, regardless of the new increased 0-62 of namumatic, tiptronic, F1 shifts, etc. The control is what I appreciate and in cars like these, particularly the GT2, as I am not sure there is a manual version to the GTR, the car is just fun to drive!

 

1.1G's lat accel? not bad, decent trade off in comparison to the ACR; but meh not raw enough for my tastes.

Too bad that don't put the hardware inside of a Cayman.

 

Agreed. Word from aftermarketers is that there is not enough cooling for a turbo in the Cayman, but I can't imagine a scoop or something wouldn't do the trick.

 

Actually, rear weight bias helps with the acceleration (RWD vs RWD) because the drive wheels have more traction, so I don't view it as a handicap as you do.

In handling, rear weight bias increases oversteer, everything else being equal - however, the reviewer did not compare GT2 against GT-R directly, so we don't even know if it is superior in that regard.
Also, GT3's suspension is fully adjustable and it leads me to believe that so is GT2's, so handling is very dependent on the quality of the setup. In all fairness, Porsche had 30 years to perfect the dynamics of this set up, so it is not exactly a fair comparison. You can't blame Nissan for picking a better design to begin with .

 

Awesome write up.