Is the GT2 RS time posted there somewhere? I didn't see it.
The narrator saying "prepared to be shocked" at the end has me nervous. Either the 12C didn't win, or it won by a huge margin.
CAR mag supertest
Looks like we should have some tasty stuff by Sunday. Hopefully McLaren supplied a light-spec 12C to take on the cheater 458 
, although the GT2 RS could very well spoil the party.
http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives...s-the-world-the-ultimate-supercar-group-test/
, although the GT2 RS could very well spoil the party.http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives...s-the-world-the-ultimate-supercar-group-test/
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You wish. The 12C is fastest at Rockingham until proven a cheat. That's a fact.He's getting it from this ridiculous final still at the end of the film. If Ferrari had tried this trick you'd all have derided them for cheating. Mclaren had the same pretest notice to be able to provide a fully functioning test car but say their's went wrong. Funny how all the other manufacturers managed it and didn't ask to go back with their "own" test driver who's done literally thousands of test miles in the car to get a better result.
They might as well just have strapped a nitrous kit onto it and be done with it
CAR evidently didn't even feel comfortable adding a verbal end note to this film to explain that which speaks volumes.
Suit yourself. If you are re-allocating the funds, might I suggest you avoid a 458. You will never get one that can lap even close to the RS in real life. Lucky 12C buyer behind you on the waiting list. So long!
I acknowledge that the hydraulics faltering is a concern for prospective customers, however far from the first time a well-used press car has suffered a mechanical glitch.You are fooling only yourself. The car fails to perform on the test day under controlled circumstances with the same driver. The manufacturer "claims" their car suffered a fault then returns on another day on their own without independent verification and says they beat the lap time. Priceless
I await any evidence from Harris, Chilton or other notable journalist that McLaren is a cheat or dishonest about lap times, just as I suspect they would reveal if Porsche or Lambo cheats. In such a case, I can assure you I will not be pleased. Until then, I can only go with what I know, which is that at least two journalists have outed Ferrari and their cheating ways. Sorry to be repetitive; it's tiring even for me. But you keep challenging it, so there you go. Ferrari cheats. Chilton says Porsche and Lambo do not. We don't know about the others, but nobody has felt the need to provide evidence for, or against.
I hear you on the Cayman R- that looks like an incredible car. In that case, I'd stick with the Mac but the Lambo would be a riot, in its own right. Good luck with the decision!
Sure thing. Like I said, I await any supporting evidence that McLaren was not telling the truth about the car and that, indeed, the 1:28.00 lap time is a hoax. When you find that evidence, please share it. We all know where to find it, in Ferrari's case.
With all due respect, I'm exhausted with responding to your rebuttals on this topic. We agree to disagree, then?
Thanks for the jousting and good night.Not sure what is so hard to understand. The Corsa tires on the Mac are an option, but an OEM option available to all customers. Whatever tires are on the 458 press car are of unknown compound as they are known to cheat with the 430 Scud testers that "stuck to the rollers" on the dyno. There is nothing like for like about it.Where is your evidence? Chris Harris on Jalopnik no doubt. Yep, that's definitive proof for sure
I never questioned the legitimacy of the Corsa tyres on the Mclaren. You however were questioning the tyres fitted to the 458 earlier which are also customer spec'able items. Like for like spec choices by both manufacturers in that regard for the test. Why put a car out on rubber you know to be slower if the whole point of the exercise is to set the fastest time.... it's not rocket science.
Harris's rant is BS? That would be convenient for you and Ferrari, but Chilton has supported it, so is he full of it, too? You can try all you want- you'll never convince me that the 458's timesheets are good for anything, save perhaps for when I run out of toilet paper!
Good luck and so long.that's disheartening
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