Its the weight of your car, plus the arsing around the transmission does as it lazily slips into second that will see a smaller, light car like that catch you. Its more about power to weight ratio etc.

After getting that sweet BMW, you should look for a second hand Duratec SE/Sport whatever, with a manual shift.

Then race your friend again.

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