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LaFerrari tested on R&T

Discussion in '288GTO/F40/F50/Enzo/LaFerrari/F80' started by F40 LeMans, Mar 31, 2015.

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  1. Nospinzone

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    I wouldn't believe it even if it wasn't April 1st. ;)
     
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  2. INTMD8

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    149 trap speed kicks ass!
     
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  3. Phil~

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  4. joe sackey

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  5. NürScud

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    This is fast. Really fast!
     
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  6. Bronzage

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    Thats a great set of numbers, however I didn't see some cars on their that I would assume should be…Speciale, GTO, Pagani? Also…weird how the 599 is quicker than a F12!

    Interesting and lots of fun to go through.

    MJ
     
    Bronzage, Apr 2, 2015
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  7. Zaius

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    I dunno about this wikipedia article, 458's run 10's now?
     
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    LOVE IT!!!
     
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  9. FerrariF50lover

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    Those are estimates if I'm not mistaken. They never did a true 1/4 test with the car. I have a hard time beliving it trapped 149 when one recently got beat up by a veyron that traps 144. It's not even close.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkqSVm__UIU
     
    FerrariF50lover, Apr 2, 2015
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  10. FerrariF50lover

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  11. supermafy

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    I think this time (finally) are vboxed
     
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  12. FerrariF50lover

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    I don't understand how it got humiliated by a Veyron then. A car that is supposedly quite a bit slower.
     
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    Verdon is Awd.....and no slouch.
     
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  14. amenasce

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    Wet or damp conditions? If you cant go full throttle or if traction control is kicking all the time from 1st to 4th gear it will slow you down.
     
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  17. any_1

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    is it a true production car or a car preped by the factory with tweaked computers and the works?
     
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  18. 250 lusso

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    As Doom had pointed out in an earlier post, the Veyron was in its top speed / low drag aero mode when it beat the LaF in that side-by-side drag race. Aero starts to play a exponentially greater role as speed increases. It can make a very noticeable difference, even with very powerful cars, above 100mph.

    In an earlier race the LaF showed a clean pair of heels to the Bug when the Bug was in normal "high downforce" mode.

    So the magazine test numbers you are referring to could easily be explained by the Bug in that test(s) being run in high downforce / high drag mode for the 1/4 mile tests.

    Beyond that, no two examples of "identical" cars are ever truly identical. The magazine test Bug may have been a less-than-optimized example, or running in less favorable air or traction circumstances. It also may have simple been "new." Many cars actually pick up a bit of performance when they are broken in with 10-12K miles. You can verify that by looking at almost any long-term test run by a magazine.
     
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  19. Super_Dave

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    No offense but the high drag vs. low drag for the quarter mile for the veyron wouldn't make the biggest difference here. Almost certainly it is traction for the LaF on a wet track and RWD... Veyron is still extremely impressive (and may be fast 80% of the time and in most conditions).
     
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    Damp track favours 4WD! Given dry conditions, the LF is faster up to around 200mph. Then the Bug's higher top speed potential takes over.
     
    REALZEUS, Apr 2, 2015
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  21. F40 LeMans

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    We have to wait to know, the car is a factory car anyway.
     
    F40 LeMans, Apr 3, 2015
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    Whats your point, captain obvious?
     
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