• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Top Gear

1st
Mercedes McLaren SLR - 1.20.9
Joint 2nd
Ferrari 360 CS - 1.22.3
Joint 2nd
Porsche GT3 RS - 1.22.3
3rd
Murcielago - 1.23.7
4th
Zonda - 1.23.8
5th
Koenigsegg - 1.23.9
6th
Noble - 1.25.0
7th
Gallardo - 1.25.8
8th
Lotus Exige - 1.26.4
9th
Porsche 911 GT3 - 1.27.2
10th
TVR 350c - 1.27.5
11th
BMW M3 CSL - 1.28.0
12th
MG SV - 1.28.6
13th
Mitsubishi Evo VIII - 1.28.9
14th
BMW Alpine Z8 - 1.29.0
15th
Alfa 3.7 GTA - 1.30.0
16th
Subaru Impreza STI - 1.30.1
17th
Aston Martin DB7 GT - 1.30.4
18th
Audi S4 - 1.30.9
19th
Porsche 911 turbo - 1.31.0
20th
Vauxhall VX 220 turbo - 1.31.3
21st
Honda NSX Type R - 1.31.6
22nd
BMW M3 - 1.31.8
23rd
Nissan 350Z - 1.31.8
24th
Mazda RX8 - 1.31.8
25th
Ford Focus RS - 1.32.2
26th
Lotus Esprit V8 - 1.32.5
27th
Audi TT V6 - 1.32.7
28th
Noble - 1.33.1
29th
Mercedes SL 55 AMG - 1.33.2
30th
Volkswagen Golf R32 - 1.33.2
And the rest:
Volvo S60R - 1.35.0
Ferrari 575 - 1.35.2
Alfa 147 GTA - 1.35.6
Lotus Elise - 1.35.6
Aston Martin Vanquish - 1.36.2
Renault Clio v6 - 1.36.2
Honda Civic Type R - 1.36.5
Saab 95 hot aero - 1.37.9
Mazzer - 1.38.0
Bowler Wildcat - 1.39.4
Bentley Arnarge - 1.40.8
Overfinch - 1.44.0

It's under power laps on that top gear website
 
Originally posted by: styrafoam
Why do they run some cars with the track wet and some with it dry?
Click to expand...


my guess is that they have the cars only for 1 or 2 days so they can't wait until the track is dry
 
Originally posted by: freegeeks
Originally posted by: styrafoam
Why do they run some cars with the track wet and some with it dry?
Click to expand...


my guess is that they have the cars only for 1 or 2 days so they can't wait until the track is dry
Click to expand...

That makes sense. I wonder how much the results would change if the conditions were uniform for each car.
 
honestly, those numbers don't mean crap. driving on wet is no way the same as driving on dry. its not gonna scramble the list, but a couple of cars will change places for sure.
 
Originally posted by: Xiety
honestly, those numbers don't mean crap. driving on wet is no way the same as driving on dry. its not gonna scramble the list, but a couple of cars will change places for sure.
Click to expand...

Watch the Stig drive in the wet. It really doesn't look much different than him driving in the dry.
 
Laps set in wet conditions are at least 4 seconds slower than those set in the dry depending on how much water was on the circuit.
 
I think Jeremy explained why they do wet/dry in the Lambo episode. He mentioned that they originally wanted to do all the cars in wet conditions, but it required a fire engine every time and, more importantly, they just couldn't get the track uniformly wet. Most of it would end up in puddles in certain areas, so they finally gave up on it.

As far as lap times being different, they tested the Murcielago under wet and it performed rather disappointingly (I believe out of the top ten even), but then they retested it under dry conditions and it hit 3rd place.
 
Originally posted by: ThaChemist
I think Jeremy explained why they do wet/dry in the Lambo episode. He mentioned that they originally wanted to do all the cars in wet conditions, but it required a fire engine every time and, more importantly, they just couldn't get the track uniformly wet. Most of it would end up in puddles in certain areas, so they finally gave up on it.

As far as lap times being different, they tested the Murcielago under wet and it performed rather disappointingly (I believe out of the top ten even), but then they retested it under dry conditions and it hit 3rd place.
Click to expand...

...and then lost to the cheaper 911GT3RS and Challenge Stradale... :laugh:
 
Does anyone else think it's exciting that Volvo's s60r is on that list? Does anyone have that episode? I'd love to see it.
 
Originally posted by: styrafoam
Originally posted by: freegeeks
Originally posted by: styrafoam
Why do they run some cars with the track wet and some with it dry?
Click to expand...


my guess is that they have the cars only for 1 or 2 days so they can't wait until the track is dry
Click to expand...

That makes sense. I wonder how much the results would change if the conditions were uniform for each car.
Click to expand...

They say subtract 4 seconds from the wet track time to get the dry time.
 
Originally posted by: glen
Originally posted by: bR
Well I think its funny that the Alfa beat an M3... 😀
Click to expand...
Isn't the Alpha a sports car, and the M3 almost a Salon?
Click to expand...

Well if you think FWD coupes count as sportscars sure.. 😛

The M3 is a GT... and i think by trying to do everything well... it got a little porky. 😕

The E36 and E30 M3s were closer to being a real sportscar IMHO. 🙂
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top