honest opinions about this article ??

cossie1600

i have driven all the cars you mentioned at the track, the lotus is grossly overrated. it feels great, but lap times arent really that great

here is another fun fact, my 2004 enth. weights 10lbs lighter than my 370z base sport. the difference isnt as big as you think. my rx8 06 stock at full tank was 3000lbs

Econ

ipretty intresting, just checked and it says the 350z (8:26) was 1 second behind the exige S (8:25) at Nurburgring

is this even possible? I always assumed the elise/exige would tool a z on a track.

haggomyeggo

I would think that because the 'Ring is considered a highspeed course with big braking zones the elise loses out because it doesnt have the big hp needed to get up to the higher speeds. This is what it seems like running both cars on the Ring on GT5. I know its just a game but the Ring seems to need a decent amount of power to fully exploit the high speed corners and straights.

If you look at the Top Gear Test Track wiki and the times cars have put up it evens out the gap that the Ring can introduce.

Red__Zed

+1. The ring is a pretty high speed run, which is why pigs like the CTS-V and the GTR are still able to put up good times.