Who is your money on then...

[DayTrader]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDP7Pty8Qnw&fea...

[Roberty]

Not really surprised at the outcome.

[Midds]

I wonder how many more metres would be required for the 458 to overhaul the GT-R?

[DayTrader]

Midds said:

I wonder how many more metres would be required for the 458 to overhaul the GT-R?

Not very many I think would be a good guess - it was gaining pretty quickly!

[Slurms]

DayTrader said:

Midds said:

I wonder how many more metres would be required for the 458 to overhaul the GT-R?

Not very many I think would be a good guess - it was gaining pretty quickly!

Shame there was no MP4-12C

[UH-Matt]

Slurms said:

DayTrader said:

Midds said:

I wonder how many more metres would be required for the 458 to overhaul the GT-R?

Not very many I think would be a good guess - it was gaining pretty quickly!

Shame there was no MP4-12C

They said drivers cars

[Streetrod]

What’s more interesting is when you watch the accompanying video of the laps at Laguna Seca. Here are some of the times:

458 1.36.22
GTR 1.36.35
R8 1.36.39

What I'm most surprised about is how quick the R8 is. As for the GTR, it’s just continues to punch well above its weight.


Now here's the shocker, look how fast the Corvette ZO6 is, how much the tyres contributed I'm not sure but it makes the 458 look slow:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wheEOSdDi9w&fea...

Edited by Streetrod on Tuesday 13th September 14:59

[Slurms]

UH-Matt said:

Slurms said:

DayTrader said:

Midds said:

I wonder how many more metres would be required for the 458 to overhaul the GT-R?

Not very many I think would be a good guess - it was gaining pretty quickly!

Shame there was no MP4-12C

They said drivers cars

So how did the 'vette and the mustang make it in

[cayman-black]

Thanks . That was good. Not so bad the 458,GTR unbelievably quick.

[Streetrod]

cayman-black said:

Thanks . That was good. Not so bad the 458,GTR unbelievably quick.

Yeah but the Corvette was way faster than both of them around the track 1.34.43 compared to the 458 at 1.36.22

[cayman-black]

Really???. Thought the Vette would have done better in the drag .

[BelfastBoy]

I know the GTR's a total Marmite car but I think it's amazing. Yet another indication of just how marvellous a piece of engineering it is - traction off the line is spectacular, like Usain Bolt's false start in Daegu! It's equally good in a straight line or going around corners, and all for £70k. It might not be a 'supercar' but I think it's certainly a super car.

The 458 was easily hauling it in though, and must've been gaining speed quicker as the terminal speed was greater than the GTR's.

[crostonian]

Thought the 458 looked a slow starter considering it has launch control.

[JimexPL]

Streetrod said:

What’s more interesting is when you watch the accompanying video of the laps at Laguna Seca. Here are some of the times:

458 1.36.22
GTR 1.36.35
R8 1.36.39

What I'm most surprised about is how quick the R8 is. As for the GTR, it’s just continues to punch well above its weight.

Now here's the shocker, look how fast the Corvette ZO6 is, how much the tyres contributed I'm not sure but it makes the 458 look slow:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wheEOSdDi9w&fea...

Edited by Streetrod on Tuesday 13th September 14:59

Whatever benefit the tyres gave would surely be offset by the slow changing manual gearbox and 50hp power deficiency? I doubt the 458 was let out with less than optimum factory fit rubber.
Take that into account and the Z06 is very impressive for £100k!

[70proof]

most embarrassing for the lexus lfa.... 300k hypercar wasn't it??

more amazing if you consider that the GTR is a lardy 1700kg!!!!!

[DayTrader]

70proof said:

most embarrassing for the lexus lfa.... 300k hypercar wasn't it??

more amazing if you consider that the GTR is a lardy 1700kg!!!!!

To be fair I have seen a clip by Motor Trend where the LFA beats the GTR in a drag race - so different drivers obviously having a big impact there.

Plus, it's worth 300k just for that sound - pure F1.

[Frik]

A 911 Turbo would of given the GTR a run for it's money. An S with PDK might even have beaten it.

[kryten22uk]

Blimey, I thought that the GTR only came into it's own in the bendy bits. Didnt realise it was fast in drag race too!

[Pesty]

70proof said:

most embarrassing for the lexus lfa.... 300k hypercar wasn't it??

more amazing if you consider that the GTR is a lardy 1700kg!!!!!

I don;t care I would take the LFA in a heart beat.

Those GTRs' are something else.

Pity no GT2RS or Lamborghini there

[kbf1981]

Frik said:

A 911 Turbo would of given the GTR a run for it's money. An S with PDK might even have beaten it.

It does beat it. There's a bunch of clips on YouTube. 2.9s to 60...