Seems a big part of this is is a lot of the proponents thought the comparison was really a Ford vs a Corvette, I dont think a lot of people were really internal

Seems a big part of this is is a lot of the proponents thought the comparison was really a Ford vs a Corvette, I dont think a lot of people were really internalizing exactly the ramifications of the order(s) of magnitude difference in performance. Which is why this kinda benchmark is pretty helpful.