knight rider

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Now Goodwood record:

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2022 Goodwood FOS: Top 10 Runs

• Dodge Viper GTS-R: 48.96
• First Corner FC1X: 47.94
• H24 Green GT: 47.52
• Porsche GT3 Cup: 47.44
• Jaguar XJR-12D: 47.32
• Ford Pro Electric Supervan: 46.58
• Subaru GL Family Huckster: 46.20
• March-BMW 782: 45.64
• Porsche 718 GT4 EPerformance: 45.50
• McMurtry Automotive Speirling: 39.08

Legend2TL

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SamDoe1

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Defender is such a good looking truck, IMO.
Gets pricey really quickly, though.

Crazy how quick that 392 launched against the BRaptor.
The Euro race went about how I expected. But the winner is $$$$
Had they brought a Defender 110, to have all 4 door utes, it would've been spanked.

I'm definitely enjoying the 6.2LS in the Denali right now. Torque is great.

Guessing in the real world the 392 is the lowest overall maintenance costs, followed by the Braptor, with the other 2 definitely being for a different clientele..

SamDoe1

Holy shit balls. And this is an 800hp supercharged Hellcat...

Legend2TL

Like to know the details of what the hell the driver was doing during his run throw this car wash

Joneill44

Holy shit balls is right. There is no denying the performance of EV but there is just something about the sound of an engine that is hard to let go

NBP04TL4ME

Agreed - I was talking to someone the other day about EVs and I think they put it well: "There is no denying the performance, but at the same time, they have no soul..........."

SamDoe1

I agree with this completely. My Tesla has no soul, it's a computer on wheels so it does everything exceptionally well but does it in a very sterile manner.

That said, blasting off the line is a ton of fun and I haven't missed the engine sound lol. I find that the engine sound thing to be a cop out for getting smoked. Especially considering that the EV can do all that and also use about an eighth the amount of energy in the process.

civicdrivr

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I'm impressed by their parking skills.

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The Civic driver got lucky to have departed when they did.

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civicdrivr

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We're usually good about pulling out in time.

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knight rider

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That's an interesting take. Like most things, I think it's more complicated than that. Here is my two cents.

Brand loyalty may be declining for luxury, or near-luxury brands because:

The line between luxury is getting even more blurred as once luxury features make it into the mainstream.

Everything is an SUV these days. Let's face it, with the exception of a handful of standouts, SUVs are all the same. Some even look very similar.

Yes, some people aren't willing to put up with being all too familiar with their Service Advisor so much so that they abandon the brand. However, I think a big part of dumping a luxury brand, in this regard, is the ownership experience. If you buy into a luxury brand the service experience should be consumate. This is not always the case (ahem, Lincoln).

Joneill44

Porsche and Maserati are shocking to me. Thought they would be flipped

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doopstr

civicdrivr

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@SamDoe1

Legend2TL

Really good philosophy video on the overall viewpoint of Porsche

srika

me vs. friend's Model S Plaid

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That Tesla launch
But, the soundtrack from the RS7 makes the 2 seconds worth it.

TylerT

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I'm jealous of your RS7 ... lovely color. Details on it?

Buddy just picked one up in white, Prestige, and block optics with 118k miles.

Lets just say ... I want to dump my A7 & buy that like nobody's business

srika

Thanks, it's the Daytona Gray Metallic. It is a Prestige with the Carbon Optic Pkg. Got it with 23k miles last year, I've put on 8000 since. I've actually had it up for sale for several months, because the monthly payment got old pretty quick. And I actually may have a sale on it tomorrow, - I did enjoy it while I had it.

What sucked about the 1/4 mile is it was a hot day and I guess the Engine Mgmt retards the timing of the MAF or something of that nature and limits the power. That is a very low trap speed (118) for a 11.6 run. The car is chipped and has around 700hp. So if it wasn't for that timing retard I should have been knocking on 10's at close to 130 mph. Was pretty annoying that day - it was very hard to get that 11.6, I had to do a pretty serious brake torque. I did a few other runs and they were all 12.0 and 12.1 at 118.

More pix here if you would like to see:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/xvi1gJsxDaxTEUKH7

oonowindoo

whether it runs 12secs or 10 secs, most of us would take the RS7 over the Tesla.

oonowindoo

the supra. the old one that is. 150mph trap

and that M340i seems to be RWD... not bad for RWD with 12.3 i guess.

knight rider

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This video is more interesting than you might think.

Joneill44

0-60 under 3secs with 3 passengers is bonkers

knight rider

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The brake test was impressive too. Made me want to see more cars go through these tests to see how they would do. The 911 is such a great car.

srika

Yeah, pretty surprised by that whole thing! Thanks for sharing.

knight rider

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Man! Talk about dodging a bullet. But as a car guy, still feel bad for this guy.

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mrmako

^ I like the color, but it's just so much better on the R34.

knight rider

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^^ Agreed. For some reason it doesn't look "natural" on that RS-7. Almost like picking the wrong nice wheels for a car.