High-speed Test of 599GTB

Your uncle has dementia and you don't .............
yet!

 

There is also a big difference between a 3700+ lb car and a <3200 lb car. To me the numbers seem optimistic, but time will tell. I think its funny that several dealerships had intro parties, but no cars to offer (now or later).

 

I agree, but those 0-100 figures I think will creep up with subsequent publications. Dont they usually?

 

American-bound LP640's will do o-62 in 3.4 each time they try. Will AMerican-bound 599's have launch control? Because if they don't the 0-62 time will increase by half a second at least, just as the F430 did with vs. without launch control. Ferrari and BMW won't sell LC in North America.

Also the Koenigsegg CCX wasn't tested but it's 0-300 has to better the Ferrari and Lambo. It has much more torque and weighs the better part of 1200 lbs. less.

And as for Richard Hammond, there's a reason he lost control of that car...He's not Tiff Needell. Needell is a reall racing driver and loved the Z06.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9bByWD4Oxs

 

0-62 is relevant only to Middle School kids.
Besides,it remains to be seen if LP640 does it in 3.4 sec,since none of the tests done in Europe were able to duplicate that time.

 

+1....on both accounts.

 

If you want a car that will beat all of the above on a track, cost well less then $100,000, check out the Chaterham Lotus 7s. Bedford Autodome ran about 50 cars around the track. You name the car, the Chaterham CSR cars came in 1,3,4, 5 everything else came later. 0-60 in 3.1sec. The #2 car I did not recognize the name. See the results in Oct or Nov EVO. I own a 1970 Lotus 7 1060lbs, 135hp 0-60 <5sec and a blast to drive on back roads or a track.
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As Tiff himself implied, this is the perfect car for the "2fast 2furious" crowd ..

 

No L/C, the Ferrari's gonna have slower acceleration times than those quoted in the magazine. Period.

Deal with it.

And were any of the tests done in Europe able to replicate the 599's acceleration?

Those of us in middle school have learned to accept facts. Perhaps awesome adults like you should too.

 

HAhahahahah AMEN us young folks know quite a lot about cars.

 

Tests done by AMS,Autozeitung and Quattroruote all show acceleration times in the same range as Factory claims.
None of the LP640 tests confirmed Lamborghini claims.
Btw,I am really impressed by your vocabulary,knowledge of cars and computer skills,considering you are still in the Middle School.

 

Amen; 'nuff said.

Seems to be a lot of naysayers who are having a hard time handling the fact that the 599GTB is the superlative car that it is.

 

The 599 is a GT, the LP is a supercar. 0-60 times (performance) is the only area where you can truly compare these two cars. Comparing the two is a little like comparing the SLR with the CGT... similar performance levels but two completely different cars.

There are those buyers that dont want to purchase a GT car no matter how well it performs. It is those who will no doubt choose the LP640 over the 599 even if it is a tenth of a second slower to 60mph.

 

I heard about 75 will come into the country in the first year. FofBH have 92 orders on the books.(that was a couple of months ago)

 

The Bugatti rules all (even though I prefer the Ferrari)...impressive numbers though. I havn't gotten this excited over the release of a new Ferrari since the 360.

Ferrari really laid down the hammer with this car.

 

Yes, they sure did.

 

What makes an LP "Super" ? Because you say so ?

Yes, the 599 is a GT, but where is it written that a GT can't be a supercar ?

I'd take a 599 any day over an LP, so that makes it more super --- to me at least.

 

I totally agree!
There's not a thing 'bout the LP that says 'super' to me. The 599GTB has it all over that car.

 

What makes you say it isnt? What would you say it is? Am I not allowed to call it so??

Call the 599 what you like, I was merely using my own words to distinguish between the two. I'm sure my analogy makes this clear.

599 has it all over an LP? Well I guess it does if youre into 0-60 times, trunk space and awful looks.

 

I didn't say the LP wasn't "super" -- I was taking issue with your self-assumed authority to declare that the 599 wasn't a supercar.

No your analogy does not make that clear -- what it makes clear is that you are asserting that the 599 is not a "supercar". Frankly, this is a minority position, *especially* for those who frequent this site. "awful looks" is highly subjective and provocative.

 

I didnt say that the 599 wasnt a supercar either. I was merely trying to illustrate one as a GT.

Analogy = SLR v CGT

Both are supercars are they not?

I wasnt asserting you were assuming. 'Awful looks' is a personal opinion which I and everybody else are entltled to.

Clear now?

 

"The 599 is a GT, the LP is a supercar." -- this is an assertion by you that the 599 is not a supercar. I assumed, as would anyone with basic English comprehension skills, that this was intended. This is later reinforced by your obvious disdain for the 599. If this was not what you wanted to convey, might I suggest an English writing course ?

 

Like many other threads, this one too has digressed into a battle of who's ego is bigger then the other's.

... and the 599 is not a supercar, it's a hypercar! (LP included!!)