370z Top Gear Power Lap

bloodo · 03-24-2010, 01:35 PM

I was wondering why they listed the Lexus LFA as "wet" and not other cars.

antman22 · 03-24-2010, 01:51 PM

Info on the Top Gear Test Track: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gear_test_track

spearfish25 · 03-24-2010, 05:09 PM

Yeah, put the Z on a wet track and watch it fall off that list completely.

SoCal 370Z · 03-24-2010, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

Yeah, put the Z on a wet track and watch it fall off that list completely.

Ouch...

gamallama · 03-24-2010, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

Yeah, put the Z on a wet track and watch it fall off that list completely.

Maybe not completely...

Shamu · 07-16-2012, 08:33 AM

While these laps make great TV they really don't tell us much. No indication of track conditions and worse yet no indication of tire used. That circuit is highly tire dependent. Run a crappy street tire and you'd be off pace a few seconds.

Compdoc777 · 07-16-2012, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Shamu

While these laps make great TV they really don't tell us much. No indication of track conditions and worse yet no indication of tire used. That circuit is highly tire dependent. Run a crappy street tire and you'd be off pace a few seconds.

Tires are stock they note wet, moist or nothing for dry. I know the 370z could get around the track much faster with a set of racing tires or R spec compound like I have now, but they test stock if it is not stock it does not go on the board.

These are back to back laps tested by a professional race driver world champion the Stig!

They are spot on with testing the capabilities of the cars and not just straight line performance. With the exception of Chysler, Jeep or Dodge TopGear detests them!

If you have Xbox360 and Foza4 you can try the track out for yourself even the standing mile. Try to beat the stigs times stock for stock.

Cmike2780 · 07-16-2012, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Shamu

While these laps make great TV they really don't tell us much. No indication of track conditions and worse yet no indication of tire used. That circuit is highly tire dependent. Run a crappy street tire and you'd be off pace a few seconds.

Obviously it's not going to be the same exact conditions for every test. Every circuit is tire dependent. Its my understanding that they use whatever tire they come with from the factory and must be street legal, hence why cars like the FXX isn't on the board. I don't think anyone is taking these results too seriously since there are so many variables with track conditions. They do give you a general idea of how good a car is though and it's generally good enough to guage overall performance. You could make the same comment about the track times on the Nurburgring or any track for that matter.

B1nks · 03-24-2010, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

Yeah, put the Z on a wet track and watch it fall off that list completely.

True, what is depressing that is that the base corvette beat the Z by over a second. The corvette may be a better bang/buck car or maybe that FQ evo haha. Those don't over heat and have brake issues for starters.

shadoquad · 06-24-2011, 03:48 PM

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True, what is depressing that is that the base corvette beat the Z by over a second. The corvette may be a better bang/buck car or maybe that FQ evo haha. Those don't over heat and have brake issues for starters.

lol, yeah I'm real depressed that a 35000 dollar car was beat at the track by a 45000 dollar car.

The vette's putting down 100 more hp, is around the same weight, and is lower to the ground.

Zaggeron · 03-24-2010, 07:20 PM

They really should have two separate lists -- wet and dry.

Endgame · 03-24-2010, 09:25 PM

CAI, Exahust, little bit better suspension, and a tune and walaa!! where will this put us..???

Zsteve · 03-24-2010, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Endgame

CAI, Exahust, little bit better suspension, and a tune and walaa!! where will this put us..???

in the same spot if the others did the same too. Or lower even.

binary0x01 · 07-16-2012, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Zsteve

in the same spot if the others did the same too. Or lower even.

The thing is the tires make a huge difference, and also given the price difference it would be fair to mod the Z for half the price difference and then run the tests...

whoady4shoady · 07-17-2012, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Zsteve

in the same spot if the others did the same too. Or lower even.

03-24-2010, 05:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
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