RE: Chris Harris video: R8 V10 vs 911 Turbo S vs GT-R

RE: Chris Harris video: R8 V10 vs 911 Turbo S vs GT-R

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chris333

1,034 posts

240 months

Wednesday 8th May 2013
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Great video, I particularly liked the Audi's centre console lid acting as a g-meter on the track!

DB89

782 posts

180 months

Wednesday 8th May 2013
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I love all 3 but I'd have to have a fettled GTR.

Video was well worth the wait.

Schermerhorn

4,343 posts

190 months

Wednesday 8th May 2013
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GTR 0-100mph on 5.7 seconds.


That is surely Veyron territory?

Macd355

320 posts

175 months

Wednesday 8th May 2013
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Schermerhorn said:
GTR 0-100mph on 5.7 seconds.


That is surely Veyron territory?
Evo timed a Veyron at 5.8s to 100mph and a standard GT-R at 8.4


http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/cargrouptests/2386...

PaulG40

2,381 posts

226 months

Wednesday 8th May 2013
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Great film and superb slow-mo footage, absolutely first class!

Tobeman

156 posts

150 months

Wednesday 8th May 2013
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chris333 said:
Great video, I particularly liked the Audi's centre console lid acting as a g-meter on the track!
Beaten to it! Ended up watching that for the rest of the footage once I'd seen it biggrin

Edited by Tobeman on Wednesday 8th May 22:22

Daniel1

2,931 posts

199 months

Wednesday 8th May 2013
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Wasn't the original gearbox in the R8 called the R-tronic?

cheddar

4,637 posts

175 months

Wednesday 8th May 2013
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Well done Chris.

You've just stolen a few dozen sales off of Porsche.

And upped the price of used GT3's.

Just on the basis on that video alone I'd take the R8.

vrooom

3,763 posts

268 months

Wednesday 8th May 2013
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Never liked GTR until now.... look fast, Audi looked very dull and understeering.

DoctorX

7,310 posts

168 months

Wednesday 8th May 2013
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Fab vid Chris but, please, go back to talking to the camera not some imaginary person to the side of it. Every documentary on TV does this and it winds me up for some reason.

Maldini35

2,913 posts

189 months

Wednesday 8th May 2013
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Great film Chris.

A superb choice of cars - something for everybody.

I managed a couple of laps in an R8 V10 plus at Silverstone a couple of weeks ago courtesy of RMA . Standard road spec on road tyres. Unbelievably fast but friendly on the limit. I could have lapped all day.
There were some pretty quick cars on track and only the Radicals on slicks were quicker (and only through the corners). Mighty impressive.

Maldini35

2,913 posts

189 months

Wednesday 8th May 2013
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vrooom said:
Never liked GTR until now.... look fast, Audi looked very dull and understeering.
jester

hehehehehe troll-tastic response




Maldini35

2,913 posts

189 months

Wednesday 8th May 2013
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vrooom said:
Never liked GTR until now.... look fast, Audi looked very dull and understeering.
jester

hehehehehe troll-tastic response




greggy50

6,173 posts

192 months

Wednesday 8th May 2013
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GTR looks too much of a handful to me as even Chris seemed to look terrified behind the wheel so I would have no chance!

Personally I would take the R8 as really is a supercar you could use every day and make any journey no matter how big or small feel special one of the all time greats imo

nismo48

3,747 posts

208 months

Wednesday 8th May 2013
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+1 smokin
DB89 said:
I love all 3 but I'd have to have a fettled GTR.

Video was well worth the wait.

RemyMartin

6,759 posts

206 months

Wednesday 8th May 2013
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R8 for me....easy choice.
Could easily live with it being the 'slowest'

That engine note is pure heaven.


davidcharles

400 posts

195 months

Wednesday 8th May 2013
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....another tough day at the office...

goron59

397 posts

172 months

Wednesday 8th May 2013
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I thought the 911 would be more impressive in the video, but Mr Harris played it down so much.
GTR impressive, but like others, I'd take the R8.


405dogvan

5,328 posts

266 months

Wednesday 8th May 2013
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Aside from the stats whereby the Germans are demolished in embarrassing ways - I think Chris's silence after the GTR laps speaks volumes.

That said, none of those appeal to me - the 911 is dull, the R8 is a fat TT and the GTR is just fat.

Lovely video tho - the R8 does sound nice.

Japveesix

4,482 posts

169 months

Wednesday 8th May 2013
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The GTR looked bloody scary but I really really want one now.

Couldn't take my eyes off the Audi's centre console thing....up, dwn, up, down. Really quite hypnotic.

Good vid though, although the GTR is obviously crazy fast the others both stood up to it pretty well imo.