LP 640 roadtest in Autocar

[tony h]

car's mental;
0-60- 3.6s
stnding qtr mile-11.8s , 125 mph
stnding km- 21.5s , 164 mph
30-70 mph- 2.8 s
top speed @ bruntingthorpe- 194 mph

0-100 mph sub 8 s, 0-150 mph 17s, 3s quicker than 997 tt

[simonspider]

Hard as I've tried I can't get my Murcie to exceed 182mph at Bruntingthorpe. Thats with next to no petrol, wing mirrors in and on my own. So it looks like it is rather quick

[tony h]

simonspider said:

Hard as I've tried I can't get my Murcie to exceed 182mph at Bruntingthorpe. Thats with next to no petrol, wing mirrors in and on my own. So it looks like it is rather quick

hi m8,
tester said it was still pulling but they ran out of track Previous record was Ford GT @ 186 mph

[simonspider]

Yea mine was still pulling too Tony but it can't stop the way an LP640 can either!

[tony h]

simonspider said:

Yea mine was still pulling too Tony but it can't stop the way an LP640 can either!

hope you've specced CCM brakes on new one ?

[markbe]

tony h said:

car's mental;
0-60- 3.6s
stnding qtr mile-11.8s , 125 mph
stnding km- 21.5s , 164 mph
30-70 mph- 2.8 s
top speed @ bruntingthorpe- 194 mph

0-100 mph sub 8 s, 0-150 mph 17s, 3s quicker than 997 tt

Back down to earth; at Brunters your top speed is Very Much governed buy wind direction.
186 one day 194 the next.Autocar are so shambolic they dont tell us the wind conditions on their test days although they do for the track tests!!.Also Lambo have a tendency for their road test cars to be somewhat quicker than customer cars,so will be interesting to compare figures in the future.I think 200k cost new with a few bits,is 60k too expensive

Mark

[tony h]

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[Davey S2]

So according to that on the GT track in wet conditions an Aston V8 Vantage was 3 seconds faster than a 4 wheel drive 911 Turbo?

I dont think so somehow.

[simonspider]

markbe said:

tony h said:

car's mental;
0-60- 3.6s
stnding qtr mile-11.8s , 125 mph
stnding km- 21.5s , 164 mph
30-70 mph- 2.8 s
top speed @ bruntingthorpe- 194 mph

0-100 mph sub 8 s, 0-150 mph 17s, 3s quicker than 997 tt

Back down to earth; at Brunters your top speed is Very Much governed buy wind direction.
186 one day 194 the next.Autocar are so shambolic they dont tell us the wind conditions on their test days although they do for the track tests!!.Also Lambo have a tendency for their road test cars to be somewhat quicker than customer cars,so will be interesting to compare figures in the future.I think 200k cost new with a few bits,is 60k too expensive

Mark

Too expensive at 200K?? If a Carrera GT is £300k and a McLaren Merc around about the same price with both being no quicker, than how can it be too expensive? OK the depreciation of a Murcie can be horrendous (and I should know), but there are Carrera GT's around for £150k at the minute. Surely you can't compare it to a 430 as the Gallardo is its main rival. I think the LP640 is astonishing value but I do accept I'm a little biased

[trackdemon]

tony h said:

simonspider said:

Hard as I've tried I can't get my Murcie to exceed 182mph at Bruntingthorpe. Thats with next to no petrol, wing mirrors in and on my own. So it looks like it is rather quick

hi m8,
tester said it was still pulling but they ran out of track Previous record was Ford GT @ 186 mph

FWIW a PHer has recorded higher than 186mph on a shorter run @ Brunters in his own Ford GT....

[markbe]

simonspider said:

markbe said:

tony h said:

car's mental;
0-60- 3.6s
stnding qtr mile-11.8s , 125 mph
stnding km- 21.5s , 164 mph
30-70 mph- 2.8 s
top speed @ bruntingthorpe- 194 mph

0-100 mph sub 8 s, 0-150 mph 17s, 3s quicker than 997 tt

Back down to earth; at Brunters your top speed is Very Much governed buy wind direction.
186 one day 194 the next.Autocar are so shambolic they dont tell us the wind conditions on their test days although they do for the track tests!!.Also Lambo have a tendency for their road test cars to be somewhat quicker than customer cars,so will be interesting to compare figures in the future.I think 200k cost new with a few bits,is 60k too expensive

Mark

Too expensive at 200K?? If a Carrera GT is £300k and a McLaren Merc around about the same price with both being no quicker, than how can it be too expensive? OK the depreciation of a Murcie can be horrendous (and I should know), but there are Carrera GT's around for £150k at the minute. Surely you can't compare it to a 430 as the Gallardo is its main rival. I think the LP640 is astonishing value but I do accept I'm a little biased

I was only thinking of your pocket Simon.

Mark

[nastywej]

We'll soon find out!

Get your camera ready young steve....

@ Circa 200k it's fantastic value & anyway won't an SL600 will dump comparable money over 18 month/24 month life cycle?

Edited by nastywej on Wednesday 1st November 19:48

[ferrari355gtb]

I love the fact that you can do well over 120mph in 3rd gear (is it about 140 ?)

Ben - ETA ?

[nastywej]

Days..not weeks so i'm told.

[trackdemon]

nastywej said:

Get your camera ready young steve....

Cant wait big man, cant wait! Delivery date perchance?

[Jonny5]

simonspider said:

but there are Carrera GT's around for £150k at the minute.

Simon

YHM

[markbe]

nastywej said:

We'll soon find out!

Get your camera ready young steve....

@ Circa 200k it's fantastic value & anyway won't an SL600 will dump comparable money over 18 month/24 month life cycle?

Edited by nastywej on Wednesday 1st November 19:48

Hi Nas, hows the cycling?.
In 3 years 112k down to maybe 65k, Sl's do not hold there value.And in reality first year little and then 'dive baby dive'.Same with most cars today.
Still it winds up all 911 boys at vmax so it has its compensations.

Mark

[nastywej]

Hi Nas, hows the cycling?.
In 3 years 112k down to maybe 65k, Sl's do not hold there value.And in reality first year little and then 'dive baby dive'.Same with most cars today.
Still it winds up all 911 boys at vmax so it has its compensations.

Mark [/quote]

Slow!

Agreed, Can't see a 640 new listing @ say £210 fetching must less than say £155-160 in 18-24 months time.

Lets assume a 60k blow in 24 months...i know a few people that have lost close to that that on a MB/aston/fcar over 24/30 month period @ only 50/60% of the retail list of the 640.

Fingers crossed

[Jonny5]

trackdemon said:

tony h said:

simonspider said:

Hard as I've tried I can't get my Murcie to exceed 182mph at Bruntingthorpe. Thats with next to no petrol, wing mirrors in and on my own. So it looks like it is rather quick

hi m8,
tester said it was still pulling but they ran out of track Previous record was Ford GT @ 186 mph

FWIW a PHer has recorded higher than 186mph on a shorter run @ Brunters in his own Ford GT....

Was it standard tho

[simonspider]

nastywej said:

Hi Nas, hows the cycling?.
In 3 years 112k down to maybe 65k, Sl's do not hold there value.And in reality first year little and then 'dive baby dive'.Same with most cars today.
Still it winds up all 911 boys at vmax so it has its compensations.

Mark

Slow!

Agreed, Can't see a 640 new listing @ say £210 fetching must less than say £155-160 in 18-24 months time.

Lets assume a 60k blow in 24 months...i know a few people that have lost close to that that on a MB/aston/fcar over 24/30 month period @ only 50/60% of the retail list of the 640.

Fingers crossed
[/quote]

What about 640 with 25000 on it in 18 months?? How many miles are you going to be doing in yours? 2 Pearl White 640's within 5 miles of each other eh? Now that will be a sight.