Motortrend in 7th heaven.....R8, F430, SLR, LP560, Maserati!

OBI_agent · 04-14-2009, 04:39 PM

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OBI_agent · 04-14-2009, 04:57 PM

Dont read this if you havent watched this video or read the article

Oh man, I thought LP-560 was quicker then the rest but to no avail.....!

BTW, If I had to choose I would choose a LP-560 over the f430.....until the next f450/f500 makes it to the market.

Spec 1 · 04-14-2009, 05:13 PM

I'd take the Aston.

Year's_End · 04-14-2009, 05:13 PM

awesome post! man, i was rooting for the lp560.

i think they should've replaced those models with the sportier variants, the Maser GT S, the F430 Scuderia and the R8 V10. these all have much more similar pricetags to the merc too.

OBI_agent · 04-14-2009, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

awesome post! man, i was rooting for the lp560.

i think they should've replaced those models with the sportier variants, the Maser GT S, the F430 Scuderia and the R8 V10. these all have much more similar pricetags to the merc too.

I was wondering that too as to why they were using the old 4.2 V8 400hp Maserati instead of the new 4.7 v8 engine. But I found the answer as these were cars rented from a company called world car driving.

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No, these stallions aren't freshly minted, factory-fettled, buffed-to-perfection press cars: They work for a living, touring the country in the service of World Class Driving. WCD gives enthusiasts an opportunity to take five of the world's hottest new exotic cars out for a spin-usually on twisty public backroads, occasionally on closed tracks. The $1695 price buys about a half hour of seat time in each of the five cars (for three extra Franklins, you can impress a passenger with your wheeling skills). Longer sessions and optional extras are offered. As WCD's 18-wheeler toy box is passing through SoCal en route to Hawaii, we've persuaded it to stop and disgorge its $1.1-million contents onto the tarmac at El Toro Marine Air Base so several of us can take a long enough stint in each car to decide which is the coolest, the best driving, the one we'd most like to own, or the one we'd soonest snap a picture of ourselves in to dress up our Facebook page-that is, you know, if we were civilian WCD customers.

And the LP-560 is pretty new to that fleet. I wish they could have bought gran tourismo S with the 4.7 V8 engine too.
Anyway, I also wanted your combination of R8 V10 vs F430 scuderia vs LP-560. I want to see how the R8 V10 will stack up against it older brother from Italy but alas.....we gotto wait for it

MeEmZ · 04-14-2009, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Spec 1

I'd take the Aston.

what aston ???

josephr25 · 04-14-2009, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MeEmZ

what aston ???

Haha

Garduna · 04-14-2009, 11:43 PM

God the revving from all those engines got my skin tinglining...

Deda · 04-15-2009, 01:55 AM

i really enjoyed watching it!

jhv · 04-15-2009, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

awesome post! man, i was rooting for the lp560.

i think they should've replaced those models with the sportier variants, the Maser GT S, the F430 Scuderia and the R8 V10. these all have much more similar pricetags to the merc too.

gtfo of my head. i was gonna post this, nearly verbatim

Hula-Hula · 04-15-2009, 06:54 AM

Lamborghini fuckin' OWNS! But looks way better in other colors IMO.

Wierd combo of cars though...
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ACZakka325i · 04-15-2009, 09:33 AM

Motor Trend is the most garbage car mag out there. I picked one up the other day and couldn't believe the amount of typos. They can't even edit properly, why would you believe anything they have to say?

Ender514 · 04-15-2009, 11:17 AM

looks like someone didnt like the two tone color on the audi and painted it.

Los Angeles · 04-15-2009, 12:26 PM

Without watching it, I'd say the SLR is the fastest in a straight line.

NewSong · 04-15-2009, 12:47 PM

All of these cars will be extinct in 50 years.

We will be driving 250mpg hydrogen egg shells.

Crimson92 · 04-15-2009, 01:27 PM

what aston?? what are you on?

Los Angeles · 04-15-2009, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Crimson92

what are you on?

I'm on Patron.

BMW_TT · 04-15-2009, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Spec 1

I'd take the Aston.

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Originally Posted by MeEmZ

what aston ???

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Originally Posted by Kampfer

Haha

DrunkOnJ20 · 04-15-2009, 02:51 PM

Wow. Epic pics and video.

Epik · 04-15-2009, 04:04 PM

haha i liked the SLR cam. Poor Maserati.

I'd still take the Lambo.

Someone needs to do this with the 560-4, R8 V10, AM Vantage V12, and GTR V-Spec.

adrian1480 · 04-15-2009, 04:21 PM

how do you run this comparison with no GT-R, 911T, or ZR-1?

and how the hell did the Maserati even get in the race?

bubbletea 4 me · 04-15-2009, 04:27 PM

nice vid, crazy drag race but im' not surprised with SLR winning at all. without looking at the result, i already bet on the SLR to win. i'm actually surprised the Lambo was that close.. and even more surprised how slow the R8 and Maserati were in comparison.. damn.

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bubbletea 4 me Lieutenant Colonel 63 Rep 1,914 Posts Drives: Finally here Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Earth iTrader: (5)	nice vid, crazy drag race but im' not surprised with SLR winning at all. without looking at the result, i already bet on the SLR to win. i'm actually surprised the Lambo was that close.. and even more surprised how slow the R8 and Maserati were in comparison.. damn.
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