Looking Good For Huracan Performante,The New Benchmark
Discussion
Nightmare said:
My business partner saw this on Monday.......the aero is definitely a game changer for lambo at least.....the car sounds like it is going to be absolutely epic (especially if you love the huracan which I do). Some really cool and clever stuff in this car.
I don't really fit in the spyder either (6'1). But the coupe is brilliant seating position-wise
+1 Sir Well Said I don't really fit in the spyder either (6'1). But the coupe is brilliant seating position-wise
RamboLambo said:
Yipper said:
Car magazine review says the Huracan Performante is "dazzling... addictive... game-changing"...
http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/lamborghi...
Sounds interesting but I think "game changing" seems to be banded around far too often these days although it does need to be significantly better than the standard Huracan to be any good and competitive with 488 and 720s.http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/lamborghi...
Hope its a cracker and they build a wild spyder as well
Yipper said:
Agreed, but game-changing seems justified on this one. A ~650bhp HP -- with perhaps 10-20% less bhp-per-tonne -- has thrashed a 900-950bhp LF, P1 and 918 round the Nurb...
What's been announced officially then ?I fail to see how that bhp/weight combo can do the claimed times without some skulduggery
RamboLambo said:
Yipper said:
Agreed, but game-changing seems justified on this one. A ~650bhp HP -- with perhaps 10-20% less bhp-per-tonne -- has thrashed a 900-950bhp LF, P1 and 918 round the Nurb...
What's been announced officially then ?I fail to see how that bhp/weight combo can do the claimed times without some skulduggery
Yipper said:
Agreed, but game-changing seems justified on this one. A ~650bhp HP -- with perhaps 10-20% less bhp-per-tonne -- has thrashed a 900-950bhp LF, P1 and 918 round the Nurb...
A Radical @ 462bhp / tonne kills the trinity on the ring918 - 535bhp / tonne
p1 - 623 / tonne
la ferrari - 707 / tonne
WCZ said:
Yipper said:
Agreed, but game-changing seems justified on this one. A ~650bhp HP -- with perhaps 10-20% less bhp-per-tonne -- has thrashed a 900-950bhp LF, P1 and 918 round the Nurb...
A Radical @ 462bhp / tonne kills the trinity on the ring918 - 535bhp / tonne
p1 - 623 / tonne
la ferrari - 707 / tonne
The Radical times were in non-series / non-road-legal cars. As was the Zonda R time (which was also faster than the Trinity).
Oh come on ladies,
Why are you still on about track times when the reality is so far away from the real world.
In the real world who cares, and most decisions are based on - does it look awesome, does it sound awesome, does it make you giggle like a small boy/girl.
Is it the new benchmark, probably for a nano second until something else is released in 2017. But really who cares - buy it, drive it, get really giddy, lose a lot of money and move on and repeat.
Alternatively, enjoy a classic for what it is and keep it for the enjoyment it continues to give.
Each to their own path.
GoM
Why are you still on about track times when the reality is so far away from the real world.
In the real world who cares, and most decisions are based on - does it look awesome, does it sound awesome, does it make you giggle like a small boy/girl.
Is it the new benchmark, probably for a nano second until something else is released in 2017. But really who cares - buy it, drive it, get really giddy, lose a lot of money and move on and repeat.
Alternatively, enjoy a classic for what it is and keep it for the enjoyment it continues to give.
Each to their own path.
GoM
Edited by GameOverMan! on Friday 17th February 17:47
Lambo Instaed this a few hours ago.
Looks like the Ring time will be posted next Thurs 23 Feb...
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQn-cwflTMe/
Looks like the Ring time will be posted next Thurs 23 Feb...
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQn-cwflTMe/
GameOverMan! said:
Oh come on ladies,
Why are you still on about track times when the reality is so far away from the real world.
In the real world who cares, and most decisions are based on - does it look awesome, does it sound awesome, does it make you giggle like a small boy/girl.
Is it the new benchmark, probably for a nano second until something else is released in 2017. But really who cares - buy it, drive it, get really giddy, lose a lot of money and move on and repeat.
Alternatively, enjoy a classic for what it is and keep it for the enjoyment it continues to give.
Each to their own path.
GoM
Spot on
All these new cars, Performante, 720s, etc, will be faster than the current ones, but that doesn't make them desirable or beautiful. The Huracans proportions still don't look right to me - it looks "stubby" at the front, needs a longer bonnet. If performance was all that mattered, we would all be driving a 911 Turbo.
Why are you still on about track times when the reality is so far away from the real world.
In the real world who cares, and most decisions are based on - does it look awesome, does it sound awesome, does it make you giggle like a small boy/girl.
Is it the new benchmark, probably for a nano second until something else is released in 2017. But really who cares - buy it, drive it, get really giddy, lose a lot of money and move on and repeat.
Alternatively, enjoy a classic for what it is and keep it for the enjoyment it continues to give.
Each to their own path.
GoM
Spot on
All these new cars, Performante, 720s, etc, will be faster than the current ones, but that doesn't make them desirable or beautiful. The Huracans proportions still don't look right to me - it looks "stubby" at the front, needs a longer bonnet. If performance was all that mattered, we would all be driving a 911 Turbo.
Edited by GameOverMan! on Friday 17th February 17:47
TP321 said:
GameOverMan! said:
Oh come on ladies,
Why are you still on about track times when the reality is so far away from the real world.
In the real world who cares, and most decisions are based on - does it look awesome, does it sound awesome, does it make you giggle like a small boy/girl.
Is it the new benchmark, probably for a nano second until something else is released in 2017. But really who cares - buy it, drive it, get really giddy, lose a lot of money and move on and repeat.
Alternatively, enjoy a classic for what it is and keep it for the enjoyment it continues to give.
Each to their own path.
GoM
Spot on
All these new cars, Performante, 720s, etc, will be faster than the current ones, but that doesn't make them desirable or beautiful. The Huracans proportions still don't look right to me - it looks "stubby" at the front, needs a longer bonnet. If performance was all that mattered, we would all be driving a 911 Turbo.
Why are you still on about track times when the reality is so far away from the real world.
In the real world who cares, and most decisions are based on - does it look awesome, does it sound awesome, does it make you giggle like a small boy/girl.
Is it the new benchmark, probably for a nano second until something else is released in 2017. But really who cares - buy it, drive it, get really giddy, lose a lot of money and move on and repeat.
Alternatively, enjoy a classic for what it is and keep it for the enjoyment it continues to give.
Each to their own path.
GoM
Spot on
All these new cars, Performante, 720s, etc, will be faster than the current ones, but that doesn't make them desirable or beautiful. The Huracans proportions still don't look right to me - it looks "stubby" at the front, needs a longer bonnet. If performance was all that mattered, we would all be driving a 911 Turbo.
Edited by GameOverMan! on Friday 17th February 17:47
However the track times are very indicative of the handling characteristics of a car and what it can or cant do.
Keeping it simple you will not get a good track time unless the vehicle has,Good Balance,Stability,Turn In and the opportunity to get on the throttle as early as possible on corner exit without upsetting the rear too much. The speed you carry down the straights is very relevant to corner exit speed and therefore easily compromised if you have a car that cant get on the power early when coming out of the corners.
Obviously the ability to brake late and carry corner speed are also important but these generally come with the a fore mentioned characteristics.
If a car has a 1000BHP but can only deploy the full 1000bhp when above 150MPH then you have to ask yourself for how much of the lap will the 1000BHP have actually been used,probably in truth very little. That's the reason its just not a case of power to weight in gaining a good lap time!
If the car has the above abilities and it won't have lapped as quick as it did without them you will have a package capable of doing what you ask of it. There's nothing worse than having a stack of power when all the chassis gives you is under steer followed by lift off over steer and a rear end with grip that wont transmit the available power to the surface.
In closing the Lambo lap time is telling you that this car must be overtly better in all these departments than say a P1 or 918 which cant be a bad thing when sitting in the driving seat
Edited by Juno on Saturday 18th February 12:36
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