the porch(sp i know) is geared like poopies. those cars have triptronic shifters that are slow as molasis in january.
i dont mean to get on your case ALM. however let me talk of something i know. my bike has a p/w ratio of .40 no really .40 however a busa has a p/w ratio of .33 therfore i am faster right? well unfortuantly no. i am not. at least not in stock form.
however i just changed my gears... a simple 1.5 hour job. and now i am so fast it hurts. sometimes p/w ratio isnt everything. gearing plays a huge a factor. thats why muscle cars usually wreck the imports. they have stupid high final drive ratios. could a porch beat big "e" through the twisties? hmmmmmm if it was an awd model which i have seen all of one in reno, like ever. then maybe but id still take our front drive engine over a rear drive engine any day. those things throw out too much and you cant control them even with the uber expensive awd system.
in this case we would probably want to compare skidpads and slalom speeds rather then p/w ratio. and even as i type this i know the porches skidpad is higher than a stock wrx. but i know what mine is too
let me finish with this. i was on the freeway awhile back and a 01 yamaha r6 pulled next to me and gave me the thumbs up. then i saw him duck down, so i knew he was going to floor it. this is a bike with a p/w ratio of .31 and could destroy my car throught the twisties. so i figured what the hell... dumped to 3rd and blipped the throttle and we were off. even my p/w ratio isnt as high as his. however at 135 mph i was still ahead. and my fifth gear has stock boost for freeway cruising. after 135 i slowed and he proved that bikes have got that highend thing goin for them.
conclusion??? why did i win? all the numbers were in his favor... even a shitty rider should have been able to plaster me especially from a roll on. sooooooooooooooooo??????