RE: 2012 GT-R To Shave 8 Secs From 'Ring Lap-Time?
Discussion
N4 FTW said:
scorcher said:
Instead of throwing more power at it ,I reckon it would be a better car if they put it on a diet and shaved about 300kgs off of it.
True, but in the interview the designer specifically said that the car weighed as much as it did to give 400(ish) KG of weight over each wheel as there was no way he could get a road car to generate 400kg per wheel of down force to give the grip level he wanted.He drew an analogy between an F1 car only weighing 500KG but having several times that weight pushing down on the tyres through down force to give it grip in high speed corners.
But I do agree, light weight would be my preference! Let's see how the Juke-R does when it steps onto the scales...
ks. If it weighed less then it wouldn't need as much grip from each corner. If that was true then an overloaded white can would be the fastest thing of ever.
(Bonus geek marks to anyone that knows where that comes from.)N4 FTW said:
scorcher said:
Instead of throwing more power at it ,I reckon it would be a better car if they put it on a diet and shaved about 300kgs off of it.
True, but in the interview the designer specifically said that the car weighed as much as it did to give 400(ish) KG of weight over each wheel as there was no way he could get a road car to generate 400kg per wheel of down force to give the grip level he wanted.He drew an analogy between an F1 car only weighing 500KG but having several times that weight pushing down on the tyres through down force to give it grip in high speed corners.
But I do agree, light weight would be my preference! Let's see how the Juke-R does when it steps onto the scales...
Dagnut said:
What's better for 70k?
There's no doubt that it's an extremely impressive piece of engineering that puts a lot of its competitors to shame but I don't fancy one; it's not particularly good looking (imo) and that interior is not worthy of a 70k car.
scorcher said:
Plenty of much lighter cars out there going around corners ok.If it grips ok why does it need all the onboard computers to keep it on the road.Obviously needs some better aeodynamic downforce if its relying on weight.Probably can't make it lighter due to the 800kgs of wiring running around the car.
You are clearly not thinking before you post.800 kilos of wiring?
Dont see many of them anymore... well, not up here anyway!!Dagnut said:
Luca Brasi said:
Nope
What's better for 70k?
Sure, you can track a GT-R but the costs of doing so are apparently eye watering. And having been in both GT-R and fast 7s, I know which I'd find more satisfying on track... electronics would just take the edge off the whole thing.
CoupeCrazy said:
scorcher said:
Plenty of much lighter cars out there going around corners ok.If it grips ok why does it need all the onboard computers to keep it on the road.Obviously needs some better aeodynamic downforce if its relying on weight.Probably can't make it lighter due to the 800kgs of wiring running around the car.
You are clearly not thinking before you post.800 kilos of wiring?
Bet theres a fair bit in there though.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff