TopGearUK said:So which is best? We're going to do our damndest to find out. We'll be live-updating our roadtest and photoshoot of these three cars over the next 48 hours on various channels, including right here on TG.com, our Facebook page and Twitter accounts.
TopGearUK said:So which is best? We're going to do our damndest to find out. We'll be live-updating our roadtest and photoshoot of these three cars over the next 48 hours on various channels, including right here on TG.com, our Facebook page and Twitter accounts.
tristatez28lt1 said:TopGear will air the 918 segment mid November because Ferrari is not allowing any testing of the LaFerrari. Reason is that the LaFerrari weighs 1,675kg!!! A LaFerrari owner weighed his car (can't disclose the name) and was shocked at how much it weighed. Basically Ferrari has a test embargo for all LaFerrari testing.
Porsche calculated that the 918 is about 0.8 sec faster on the top gear track than LaFerrari. The 918 also set the record for the top gear track and small Le Mans track.
The poster is highly knowledgeable and has some connections from within Porsche.tristatez28lt1 said:Well guys it is true. 1675kg for LaFerrari. I believe this is with driver but not completely topped fluids. The weight is also the reason why Ferrari has not (and will not) let anybody test it.
Very well said. I agree 100%.'A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.' - [apparently] Churchill.
In the digital age, all you have to do is shout loud enough and it will become 'true' soon enough. It helps it you surround yourself with a fleet of journalists that fall over themselves to pander to you just to access your product.
I have no doubt that the LaF is superb product but even the most hardline tifosi should agree that the product should be able to stand alone without prior set up and a support team. Particularly when it comes to production cars on impartial tests. It is understandable for a manufacturer to support prototypes but that is because they are not the finished article and may need babying or adjusting.
Ferrari's reluctance to allow their flagship car to go-it-alone on comparison tests, and their ambiguity over even the most basic of car statistics, merely demonstrates their lack of faith in their product.