MotorTrend: Porsche 918 Vs Mclaren P1

[Mook]

Well well well. Interesting.

2015 McLaren P1 vs. 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Comparison - Motor Trend Page 2

Everyone knew this day would end with one car faster than the other. That car is the Porsche 918. Its clever all-wheel-drive system, talented Michelin tires, and superior braking performance delivered it not only the fastest lap but also a new record for production cars at this track. It is a superlative performance for a superlative car. Although there's undoubtedly some disappointment in Woking, the P1 remains the quickest-accelerating production car we've ever tested, and that wild sensation of speed leaves a deep impression on Pobst. "It was thrilling and satisfying and, yes, made me want even more," he says. "The P1 felt more like a race car than the 918, which was more super street car. The 918 was more civilized on track and in appearance. The P1 is the wild child."

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[rz79]

Virtual tie (just looking at the graphic times) should be an interesting read.

 

[RICH17]

Holy fuck 1.6 G's in the corner!!

 

[MikeyLikesIt]

AWD > All

LOL, I know I will get flamed on this.

 

[Great White Drake]

Literally one turn it didn't pull more than 1G. Damn!

 

[Knowklew]

P1

 

[SHARKBITEATTACK]

First the gtr beats the z06 and then the 918 beats the p1. I think I might be buying into this AWD is superior stuff

 

[YoushallgoFo]

of course Ferrari didn't have the balls to show up to this comparison.

and why does the mclaren come with 245 up front? My car has wider wheels than this.

 

[Shibby50]

That Porsche is so boring looking though.

 

[sickmint79]

those are some serious g's

 

[Stink Star]

Looks like the better brakes on the Porsche made the difference. Just a quick glance at the chart show the P1 faster and pulling more g's in most turns but in nearly every corner the Porsche has more braking force

 

[sickmint79]

Looks like the better brakes on the Porsche made the difference. Just a quick glance at the chart show the P1 faster and pulling more g's in most turns but in nearly every corner the Porsche has more braking force

reading that bottom chart, it's just stating the porsche carried more speed in the braking zones, not that the brakes were performing any differently/better, no?

 

[Mook]

MT says the porsche has "superior braking".

 

[SinisterSHO]

In some of the turns you can see the McLaren slowing to a slower speed. However, it looks like those turns are more sweeping turns, maybe the Porsche is lighter and carry more speed?

 

[sickmint79]

MT says the porsche has "superior braking".

that may be the case but i don't think that conclusion can be drawn from just this data? unless maybe the slopes were harder in the top chart? it does appear they are confident enough to be braking later in it, that much is clear.

 

[Stink Star]

I just stayed that since the braking G forces were generally higher in the Porsche, and even though the P1 reached higher speeds In most of the sections, the Porsche still won. I would imagine they could brake later and accelerate sooner thanks to the good brakes and AWD

 

[bikrboy128]

this is interesting. so damn close
they said on this past week's top gear that mclaren and ferrari finally gave the go ahead to test all three head to head. disgonbegood

 

[YoushallgoFo]

this is interesting. so damn close
they said on this past week's top gear that mclaren and ferrari finally gave the go ahead to test all three head to head. disgonbegood

They won't let the non-british car win.

 

[GLIGTO]

I don't know that I'd agree with that. Both James May and Hammond are major Porsche fan-boys so I don't think think they'd mind all that much. Clarkson, tho...

 

[Xfirez51]

First the gtr beats the z06 and then the 918 beats the p1. I think I might be buying into this AWD is superior stuff

Reportedly, there's some more recent information on the Z06 coming from MT.

 

[bikrboy128]

I don't know that I'd agree with that. Both James May and Hammond are major Porsche fan-boys so I don't think think they'd mind all that much. Clarkson, tho...

i'm pretty sure one of the stipulations is the test has be on neutral ground, and probably a neutral driver. this will probably be the fairest test in top gear history
clarkson wants the p1 to win, may wants the ferrari, and hammond wants the 918. i'm pretty sure there's a bet in place from last season that jeremy will change his name to jennifer if the porsche is faster than the p1

 

[Primalzer]

Top Gear is quite biased towards, especially, British cars and Ferrari. They've never really given Porsche that much love. May is a huge Ferrari swinger in real life, having owned a 430 and now a 458, on the show he's doesn't really seem to have a huge affiliation, and is probably the most unbiased presenter of the three. Clarkson's character on the show, is extremely British product and Ferrari oriented, but in real life, he's a huge Ford and Mercedes nutswinger. Hammond's character swings from British pretty hard on the show and actually pretty hard in real life too, having owned/currently owns a bunch of Land Rovers and Morgans.

I want to believe that they'll be unbiased towards this, as it is something somewhat "important"

 

[Primalzer]

Well it won't be this week

Jeremy Clarkson Suspended By BBC, Top Gear Won't Air Sunday

 

[Kaeghl]

From jalopnik:

Now we find out exactly what went down with the "fracas" that got Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson suspended from the show: he apparently aimed a punch at a producer. Also, more of this season's episodes have been postponed.6
Jeremy Clarkson Suspended By BBC, Top Gear Won't Air Sunday

Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended from Top Gear by the BBC following an alleged dispute with a… Read more

Radio Times reports Clarkson threw a punch at a male producer during an altercation last week. The alleged fight was only reported to the BBC yesterday. There's no indication who the producer was at the moment, though that term is a wide umbrella on Top Gear.

In addition, while the BBC already confirmed this Sunday's episode has been postponed, Radio Times has learned the remaining two episodes of the season will also be postponed until an investigation into the matter is completed.

More on this as we get it

 

[Primalzer]

From jalopnik:

Now we find out exactly what went down with the "fracas" that got Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson suspended from the show: he apparently aimed a punch at a producer. Also, more of this season's episodes have been postponed.6
Jeremy Clarkson Suspended By BBC, Top Gear Won't Air Sunday

Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended from Top Gear by the BBC following an alleged dispute with a… Read more

Radio Times reports Clarkson threw a punch at a male producer during an altercation last week. The alleged fight was only reported to the BBC yesterday. There's no indication who the producer was at the moment, though that term is a wide umbrella on Top Gear.

In addition, while the BBC already confirmed this Sunday's episode has been postponed, Radio Times has learned the remaining two episodes of the season will also be postponed until an investigation into the matter is completed.

More on this as we get it

FYI, there's its thread...

http://www.thechicagogarage.com/for...n-suspended-bbc-top-gear-wont-air-sunday.html