??? i didnt ignore anything in your post. i was just stating facts. im sure the way they setup the car with engine front / tranny rear does what you said it does for 0-60 and balance, but that wont help it on the top end.

 

While a 3.5 is puzzling based on the HP and weight. All the items working for it that have been mentioned such as: weight bias, very good DSG, AWD grip, and a potent engine. In addition to this, I am sure they used a launch technique that gets it out of the hole on boost. I would not be wildly surprised if the HP were under estimated. This was also probably achieved in absolutely optimal environmental factors

That said, there are plenty of less power rwd cars that pulled off 4.0 0-60 times. Yes slightly less weight (400ish less), but with standard gearboxes and no launch control. So while its seems overly impressive to us, it may become more the standard for this next generation of premium sports cars. Basically, 3 is the new 4...hehehe