95bat

Most likely yes, but with traction it does nothing with an NA vehicle. With good traction, stabbing the gas will give you a good launch still. I was shocked to see that the fastest stock C7 guys all just left the car in tour mode and smashed the has from a stop, no launch control or pre-load on the converter. Our cars need manual mode as well.

arentz07

+1. I can't tell you how many times I've seen journalists try to use launch control in the RC F TE where the car just does a burnout. Not very helpful.

cwest13

Depends on the transmission too. A dual clutch like a PDK paired with an NA engine will benefit from launch control because it’s essentially dumping the clutch.

DLPTony

I think they’ll be neck and neck, especially with the same Michelin PS4S tires. Jason Camisa said on a non-prepped surface (e.g. Not Magazine Style), the IS 500 is dead even with the Supra. In real-world antics that’s enough for me! 😎

EDITED - Included…‘Not’…Magazine Style.

95bat

They still slip the clutch right? The tach looks like it allows slippage for a brief moment to get the wheels moving.
I wonder if both cars just nail the throttle if the IS would beat the Supra. Turbo cars really benefit from launch control!

arentz07

Agreed. I remember on my Mk7 GTI that it was impressive that it could do under 6 seconds 0-60 with launch control. However, I tried nailing it from a dead stop with no launch control, and it was more like 6.5 seconds, maybe more. Not that impressive - for front-wheel-drive, certainly not bad. But, the dual-clutch with launch control means it can really make the most of the boost and the traction available.

As for the Supra, yeah I think that it'd be pretty close without launch control. Those things are fast though!