2012 Motor Trend Best Driver's Car

HKYStormFront · 08-23-2012, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

They also added the 2013 GT-R because there were some revisions. A bit of a power bump and some suspension tweaking. Yeah the Viper should do well next year.

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Originally Posted by Spikuh

It's joke bro. I read the article before it was posted here. :P

And they think the extra weight on the Aventador is because of the heavier type of CF being used on the production model. Also, the 2013 GTR is in there because it was REVISED, not because it was in their long-term test fleet. It simply happened to be the same one.

yea but the mustang was "revised" this past year since it got new tail lights and front fascia/headlights and a slight power bump. it wasn't included in this test. had they not had the 2013 GTR on hand, i doubt it would have been a part of this test.

b1adesofcha0s · 08-23-2012, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by HKYStormFront

yea but the mustang was "revised" this past year since it got new tail lights and front fascia/headlights and a slight power bump. it wasn't included in this test. had they not had the 2013 GTR on hand, i doubt it would have been a part of this test.

Ummm did you happen to miss the GT500 in there? No reason to include both the 5.0 and the GT500.

Also they've included the GT-R in the past 3 years even though they didn't have a long term car all those years.

HKYStormFront · 08-23-2012, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Ummm did you happen to miss the GT500 in there? No reason to include both the 5.0 and the GT500.

Also they've included the GT-R in the past 3 years even though they didn't have a long term car all those years.

true, didn't think about that

you sure about the GTR? i know it was in there last year but i don't remember it being there the year before...

b1adesofcha0s · 08-23-2012, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by HKYStormFront

true, didn't think about that

you sure about the GTR? i know it was in there last year but i don't remember it being there the year before...

Yeah they had mentioned that it won 2nd place in the past 2 years before this one. They also said that GT-R handled better last year and that there was more mid corner understeer this year.

Spikuh · 08-23-2012, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Didn't they say though that the one they drove in Europe was a prototype?

Indeed. And that the prototype used a different type of CF that weighs less that the CF used on the production model.

theDreamer · 08-23-2012, 02:11 PM

The Aventador sucks, that is why.
Unless I have one in my garage, then it is cool.

b1adesofcha0s · 08-23-2012, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

The Aventador sucks, that is why.
Unless I have one in my garage, then it is cool.

HKYStormFront · 08-23-2012, 02:39 PM

as close as the competition is, it wouldn't surprise me if the difference was a suspension alignment difference (which can make a big difference). the tires are the same specs and the car still weighs the same. its not like 15 more hp is going to suddenly change the dynamic characteristics. from what i've heard, the VR was heavily revised though, i think it got new heads, cams, exhaust manifolds, etc. i think it retained the already larger turbo piping and intercoolers from the '12. think the exhaust was also a hair larger stock now too. they "revised" the suspension again but i think that was only for foreign market where they have the asymmetrical setup for RHD cars to help balance them out side to side

b1adesofcha0s · 08-23-2012, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by HKYStormFront

as close as the competition is, it wouldn't surprise me if the difference was a suspension alignment difference (which can make a big difference). the tires are the same specs and the car still weighs the same. its not like 15 more hp is going to suddenly change the dynamic characteristics. from what i've heard, the VR was heavily revised though, i think it got new heads, cams, exhaust manifolds, etc. i think it retained the already larger turbo piping and intercoolers from the '12. think the exhaust was also a hair larger stock now too. they "revised" the suspension again but i think that was only for foreign market where they have the asymmetrical setup for RHD cars to help balance them out side to side

That's what I thought too.

MC · 08-23-2012, 03:37 PM

they are doing the drag race video tomorrow

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b1adesofcha0s · 08-23-2012, 04:57 PM

That's going to be a fun one. I'm hoping the Aventador pulls out the win. No GT-R domination this year.

b1adesofcha0s · 08-24-2012, 10:46 PM

And I present to you, the World's Greatest Drag Race 2: Revenge of the Aventador.

HKYStormFront · 08-28-2012, 07:20 AM

spam...

binary0x01 · 08-28-2012, 04:16 PM

I'd like to see their list for cars, with 4-5K in mods

The Z would be pushing the Porsche on that list...

b1adesofcha0s · 08-28-2012, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by binary0x01

I'd like to see their list for cars, with 4-5K in mods

The Z would be pushing the Porsche on that list...

Ummmm I doubt that. In a straight line race, it MIGHT be close with an amazing driver. Other than that it's not happening. This is the 911, not even the Cayman. If the Z gets $5k in mods then the Porsche will too. I'm sure the biggest overall performance improvement mod you could do with that budget would be a set of super sticky tires. Turning up the boost on the turbo cars would also help a lot.

08-23-2012, 02:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
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08-23-2012, 02:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
HKYStormFront A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 14,954 Drives: 06 Frontier SE 6spd Rep Power: 53	as close as the competition is, it wouldn't surprise me if the difference was a suspension alignment difference (which can make a big difference). the tires are the same specs and the car still weighs the same. its not like 15 more hp is going to suddenly change the dynamic characteristics. from what i've heard, the VR was heavily revised though, i think it got new heads, cams, exhaust manifolds, etc. i think it retained the already larger turbo piping and intercoolers from the '12. think the exhaust was also a hair larger stock now too. they "revised" the suspension again but i think that was only for foreign market where they have the asymmetrical setup for RHD cars to help balance them out side to side __________________ Patrick // 06 Frontier 6spd Nismosis // Mods: Uprev Tuned @ Z1 Motorsports: 257whp & 292 ft lbs 09 Pontiac G8 GXP // M6 // Sunroof // Tint... For now

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08-23-2012, 04:57 PM	#11 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 142	That's going to be a fun one. I'm hoping the Aventador pulls out the win. No GT-R domination this year. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

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