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Old 10-25-12, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by natnut
The GTR might be faster 0-60 but doesn't the LFA have better top-end accleration? Once you're past 100mph, the LFA will pull on the GTR and leave it behind.
In top end high speed pull, they are pretty much even. High speed pull is all about peak HP and coefficient of aerodynamic drag.

LFA: 552 hp, CD of 0.31

GTR: 545 hp, CD of 0.26

Is a wash if you ask me.
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Originally Posted by rominl
i don't think so

gtr pulling away from lfa from the start
The GTR smoked EVERYTHING, not just the LFA. And that was last year's 530 hp car.

As far as acceleration goes, the GTR only lose to 2 cars, Veyron and 911 Turbo S..........is dead even with the Aventador.
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Damn, the bar has been set high for performance limos.

And my golly if these performance figures are coming out of an S8, then what more then if ever Audi made an RS8

With that said, this is some really bad-*** stuff indeed
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Originally Posted by Blackraven
Damn, the bar has been set high for performance limos.

And my golly if these performance figures are coming out of an S8, then what more then if ever Audi made an RS8

With that said, this is some really bad-*** stuff indeed
+1. Well said...
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Old 10-25-12, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by UDel
I agree with you about the torque vectoring but I have never seen a LFA do 0-60 in 3.2 sec. The fastest I have seen the LFA 0-60 is 3.6 sec, most tests have it at 3.6-3.9 seconds, the GTR does 0-60 in the low 3 sec range and even under 3 seconds in several tests which makes it quicker then the LFA and S8, the S8 doing 0-60 in 3.5 seconds which is simply amazing considering it is a full size heavy luxury flagship. Wish it was better looking, they really screwed up the front on the new A8.
And they all will be way faster than the nsx the GT-R and 911 Turbo with AWD can launch better than any RWD car.

Wow, we are comparing 0-60 times for the LFA. Brilliant.
 
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Originally Posted by Blackraven
Damn, the bar has been set high for performance limos.

And my golly if these performance figures are coming out of an S8, then what more then if ever Audi made an RS8

With that said, this is some really bad-*** stuff indeed
Audi never intend to make an RS8, just like there is no BMW M7 so far.
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Originally Posted by BNR34
Audi never intend to make an RS8, just like there is no BMW M7 so far.
Hehe yeah I know.

I was just exploring the possibility if ever they would make one (possibly to go against the S65 AMG V12TT)
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That article is like bench-racing on crack. 0-60 and ET numbers don't matter in the real world very much. The M5 still runs higher traps.
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Originally Posted by Blackraven
Hehe yeah I know.

I was just exploring the possibility if ever they would make one (possibly to go against the S65 AMG V12TT)
Your answer exist, in many ways, the Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed is the RS8. Same company, same family, the continental chassis and many components are from the A8/S8.

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Originally Posted by Bean
That article is like bench-racing on crack. 0-60 and ET numbers don't matter in the real world very much. The M5 still runs higher traps.
It certainly don't mean much in the full size luxury segment.
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