Motor Trend 11 car drag race

[pwd72s]

Fun video..11 fast cars abreast. Article is a fun read as well.


2011 Motor Trend Best Driver's Car - 11 of the World's Best Driver's Cars tested - Motor Trend

[kaisen]

Mustang Laguna Seca placed *very* well, above the Corvette Z06/7 and Cayman R.... that's high praise

[Steve Viegas]

Originally Posted by kaisen

Mustang Laguna Seca placed *very* well, above the Corvette Z06/7 and Cayman R.... that's high praise

I think it placed above the Z06, but not sure about the Cayman...

[porsche4life]

Originally Posted by kaisen

Cayman R.... that's high praise

Stang only has 110 more HP... No big deal....


Porsche's have never been drag cars....

[kaisen]

Originally Posted by Steve Viegas

I think it placed above the Z06, but not sure about the Cayman...

You're right

Overall subjective rankings:

#1) Ferrari 458
#2) Nissan GT-R
#3) Porsche 911 GT3 RS
#4) Porsche Cayman R
#5) Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca
#6) Corvette Z06 with Z07 pkg
#7) Audi R8 GT
#8) Mercedes SLS AMG
#9) Lexus LF-A
#10) BMW 1-M
#11) Lotus Evora

Overall lap times:

#1) Corvette Z06 with Z07 pkg 1:34.43
#2) Ferrari 458 1:36.22
#3) Nissan GT-R 1:36.35
#4) Lexus LF-A 1:36.39
#5) Audi R8 GT 1:36.40
#6) Porsche 911 GT3 RS 1:36.77
#7) Mercedes SLS AMG 1:38.82
#8) Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca 1:41.06
#9) Porsche Cayman R 1:41.64
#10) Lotus Evora S 1:42.49
#11) BMW 1M: 1:43.31

The Mustang was *FASTER* than the Cayman R...

Lap times aren't everything

[kaisen]

Originally Posted by porsche4life

Stang only has 110 more HP... No big deal....


Porsche's have never been drag cars....

I'm talking the OVERALL subjective 'Best Driver's Car' title
And the Mustang BEAT the Cayman R around a real RACE COURSE (Laguna Seca)

[pwd72s]

Guys, really, I didn't post this to tout Mustang, tho it did place very well. I just enjoyed the piece a lot...enough so that I read all the pages, and watched the videos of Randy Probst driving each around Laguna. It did take some time.

Left me wishing I was one of those few who don't need to ask the price.

Definitely the Mustang won the "best bang for the buck" award...the least expensive car there.

[enzo1]

cool video, thanks...

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Now I know why I never read C&D...that article was flat-out obnoxious.

I must admit, though, I do find myself eying the Boss 302 in the parking lot every once in a while.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by BlueSkyJaunte

Now I know why I never read C&D...that article was flat-out obnoxious.

I must admit, though, I do find myself eying the Boss 302 in the parking lot every once in a while.

Couldn't have read most of it or you'd have noticed it was Motor Trend.

[Tobra]

Sure he could Paul. I did not notice that until you pointed it out. Aren't they sort of the same magazine? Cool article, makes me wonder when Porsche puts the full boogie motor into a Cayman.

[LeeH]

I think I'm going to forward that video to my wife to use as a starting point for my Christmas list... assuming someone else gets the bill.

[Schumi]

Among all of that, three cars stand out to me as winners- the Mustang, the Cayman R, and the Vette- The Mustang, for being so cheap yet so quick. The Cayman R, for being so quick considering how little horsepower it has comparatively. And the Vette, for being nearly 2 seconds quicker than the Ferrari and costing half as much.

One car stands out as an incredible looser:

The LFA.

Sorry Toyota, no matter what, it doesn't have the soul to excite people all that much and it doesn't have the speed to blow people away either. The sound of a flat plane crank V10 is great, but Porsche already did that 7 years ago.

[onewhippedpuppy]

I still hate Motor Trend's writing, but an interesting read. It's hard to argue that the Mustang is a performance car steal, I'll take mine in white sans the silly color accents.

[Dottore]

Interesting.

I'll take the Ferrari, the Cayman and the Vette.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

I still hate Motor Trend's writing, but an interesting read. It's hard to argue that the Mustang is a performance car steal, I'll take mine in white sans the silly color accents.

If only! Here's the way I'd have a custom shop do mine...

[sammyg2]

What a stoopid contest. The best car was punished for having the best tires? Tools.

Let's get this out of the way right now: The Z06 decimated the competition around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The devilish Chevrolet, which showed up with 666 miles on the odometer, was more than a second faster around the track than the second-place Ferrari 458 Italia, and faster still than every other contender. No car was even close to the time laid down by the LS7-engined monster, despite the fact that the Fezza, the Lexus, the Audi, the Mercedes, and the Nissan all packed more horsepower.

So why sixth place? You know anything about tires? Chevrolet decided to offer slicks as an option for the 2012 model year, and our Corvette came so equipped. In the Corvette's defense, the Porsche GT3 RS also came packing basically the same sticky Michelin Pilot Sport Cups. However, they're different spec, and the autobahnstuermer's tires had tread all the way around. Not the 'Vette's meats. A quarter of the enormously wide 345s had no tread at all. The refrain then became, "Sure, the 'Vette's fast. But put those tires on the LFA, and let's see what's what." Still, the grip was epic. Markus explained, "Heroic tire grip better matches the 7-liter's big-lunged, basso, boffo performance, allowing mere mortals to safely and confidently explore a tiny bit more of the car's enormous performance envelope." Moreover, this Z06 performed the shortest stop we've ever tested: 60-0 mph in 94 feet. It also posted the fastest figure-eight time, well, ever. But no one would credit the car for either excellent stat, only the tires.

There were a couple of funny quotes in there though:

"I'm a cheap bastard, so I'll take the Boss," declared executive editor Ed Loh.

Re: Lotus ...

Kim Reynolds recorded the highest difference between average slip angle and maximum slip angle. "I'd rather have the Boss," said Kim. "And I don't like Mustangs.

[911pcars]

None of these cars are as spec'd off of the assembly line. They have been prepped, some more, some less for this MT article. Remember, it is MT. MT's MMV.

A more valid test would have been to take a random sample off of a dealer's sale lot, then run each through the test.

Sherwood

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by 911pcars

A more valid test would have been to take a random sample off of a dealer's sale lot, then run each through the test.

Sherwood

I'll let you buy 'em for that test...far as I'm concerned even the Laguna Seca is too $pendy for me to justify buying.

[911pcars]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

I'll let you buy 'em for that test...far as I'm concerned even the Laguna Seca is too $pendy for me to justify buying.

I believe that's what Consumer Research mag. does for their vehicle tests. However, you won't see them purchasing any supercars for a road test.

While the cars tested in Top Gear (UK) are probably prepped to the max, I think one can derive some valid information from their lap times and commentary.

Sherwood