sportivo will smash vs commodores and such, they take off ahead till you hit lift then u just reel them in and overtake no worries rolling start is similar, especially if u start the rolling start at a speed where u can be in lift or right near lift. when i had my sportivo i had a good few runs with a vr senator, 215kw 6speed. he had me on the launch every time would be about 2 car lengths ahead and we would just keep that same distance apart. having owned a xr6 turbo also i would say the sportivo wouldn't stand much of a chance. worst thing about the sportivos is when u get some weight in them, just not enough torque, they really die in the *****