Sport auto's review of 458 Italia..contains lap times for gt3/rs/gt2 @ hockenheim and Norschleife....was surprised the gt3 was faster around hockenheim by .1 second and 2 seconds slower at nordschleife. Thought the 458 would of killed the gt3. I dont look into lap times usually, cause i know i will never be close to them and there are so many factors...but id think the ferrari with 560hp vs the gt3 w/ 435 would of killed it. Obviously handling comes into play but it is the 458!

Also cool how the gt3rs is faster than the gt2 @ hockenheim and as quick at the ring...says a lot about its handling being down 80hp and a lot of trq! Also shows downforce ratings, and shows the Ferrari actually has front end lift??? Weird, cause I thought Ferrari was proud of the amount of downforce the car makes with no spoilers and the trick front spoilers.

 

Whoa, surprising list. Great find, Sport Auto always seems to be the real deal. Although I'm guessing Italian and Japanese car fans might tend to disagree.

 

^ i agree...love they do wind tunnel testing...dont know any other mag that pulls that off

 

I still don't know how they got a 6 - 7 Sec difference in favour of the GT3.2 over the GT3 RS.2 at the sport auto handling track.

Porsche 997 GT3 RS (facelift) vs Porsche 997 GT3 (facelift) - FastestLaps.com

I have tried to get to the bottom of this article several times and although it is translated from German using Google English it appears to be correct!!!!

 

^^ Wait! Since when did the GT3/GT3 RS do the top gear test track!?

I think the times might be different because the driver wasn't being consistent.

 

Here's the Nurburgring times as posted on Wikipedia

Nürburgring lap times - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

Look at the acceleration times as well, shows gt3 faster to 200kph and in quarter mile. prob tested different day, conditions etc.

 

lol,I just happened to play with that list yesterday evening for a while..
very interesting to see how the cars evolution stages became faster and compared to other cars(newer older models)
one thing that suprised me a lot is the comparison between the Scud and the 458(!) wow

another thing that was a suprise is the time(s) of the SL65...what a slow pig around the track!

 

It's quite an amazing site.

Now one of the first places I check before I order a new car.

 

Driven by Le Stig in Sep Top Gear UK Mag.