Tuscan S or Pagani Zonda?
Discussion
0-60 is not a useful measure of a cars "real world" performance, getting the "official best" time for a car will often kill the clutch and put massive strain on drivetrain components.
Look at the 0-100 (or for cars like this 0-150) for which would be faster in a drag race.
Im guessing the Zonda but I havent looked up the figures.
The roadgoing Speed 12 would have left anything else in its dust, its a shame PW decided that 900 bhp/ton was too insane for the roads...
Look at the 0-100 (or for cars like this 0-150) for which would be faster in a drag race.
Im guessing the Zonda but I havent looked up the figures.
The roadgoing Speed 12 would have left anything else in its dust, its a shame PW decided that 900 bhp/ton was too insane for the roads...
I would think the Zonda wold pull away,certainly above 120 mph...the car has been designed specifically for this & has been tested extensively.I recall when EVO mag took a Tuscan S to try to max it on the autobahn,resulting in the front end splitter falling off...Peter Wheeler seemed to give the impression the car had not been stress tested to this extent.. The Tuscan would be great fun up to 130..after that I really wouldn't wan't to be in one when aerodynamic forces take over the game.
Had my Tuscan up to 170 at Elvington and it felt extremely stable even under subsequent heavy braking. In a drag race the key is going to be getting power down on the road without breaking traction. I know the Tuscan has no real driver assistance here but does the Zonda any traction control electronics ? If it does it is bound to win......M
Having the engine in the middle will also help in resisting wheelspin.
Zonda every time i think, irrespective of traction control or not. That's not to say the tvr isn't a very fast car...
If it was someone else's money, i'd take the zonda, but if i had a suitcase with a "zondas" worth of cash in it i'd have an f40 plus something sensible like an S6, pay off my mortgage AND have some left over for tyres and fuel
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Zonda every time i think, irrespective of traction control or not. That's not to say the tvr isn't a very fast car...
If it was someone else's money, i'd take the zonda, but if i had a suitcase with a "zondas" worth of cash in it i'd have an f40 plus something sensible like an S6, pay off my mortgage AND have some left over for tyres and fuel
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moleamol said:What, you mean on top of the four already in there? Now, supercharging
TheLemming said: Insanity should always be done properly. Turbocharge a McLaren F1....
Umm i think you are getting your bugatti EB110's and your McLaren's mixed up my friend.
No turbos on the McLaren....
Moonie
clubsport said: I recall when EVO mag took a Tuscan S to try to max it on the autobahn,resulting in the front end splitter falling off...
Not quite the case, they had reached somewhere between 150-160mph when they noticed heavy traffic in front of them. So they braked very hard, as a result the nose of the car dipped savagely and the front splitter met the tarmac with a loud bang as it was ripped away.
TVR should have tested the Tuscan to make sure this didn't happen. It's a shame, and I love TVRs, but why do they often go wrong in magazine tests? I'll probably get flamed for this, but come on guys.....splitters shouldn't get ripped off cars at any speed, it's dangerous if nothing else.
TheLemming said:[/iThe roadgoing Speed 12 would have left anything else in its dust, its a shame PW decided that 900 bhp/ton was too insane for the roads...
Well aside from PW's comments in EVO this month about the Speed 12, I can only say that I saw Tiff try and drive one up the hill at Goodwood Festival of Speed a couple of years back, and he could hardly keep it on the island - everytime the car reached about 3,000rpm the wheels span up like crazy! A mental car...
John
>> Edited by corozin on Wednesday 29th January 20:16
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