Comparison tests Autocar Drag Race: Ferrari F12 vs 991 Turbo S vs SLS AMG BS

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[Merc1]

700+ hp will do it everytime.

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[emve]

Interesting.

This kind of explains the not so good F12 test results in Autocar as far as acceleration is concerned.

Autocar has been painfully slow in acceleration tests lately. 0-100 km/h and 0-200 km/h for 991 Turbo S in 3,2s and 10,9s, hence 100-200 km/h in 7,7s, while german mags did 6,7s (AZ with 1 person on board) and 7,0s (SA with 2 persons onboard is quite strange. The SLS Black can also do better I reckon.

 

[LaArtist]

Stupid that ferrari.. and the sound it makes my god!

 

[330CIZHP]

Porsche advantage was killed the moment they decided not to use launch control on the cars. I almost think they did it on purpose to let the other cars have a fighting chance. Very likely the Porsche would have bolted like a missile off the line.

An idle launch makes AWD a liability and dead weight, but still surprisingly somehow Porsche still managed to nip ahead for a bit.

 

[DeDe]

Interesting.

This kind of explains the not so good F12 test results in Autocar as far as acceleration is concerned.

Autocar has been painfully slow in acceleration tests lately. 0-100 km/h and 0-200 km/h for 991 Turbo S in 3,2s and 10,9s, hence 100-200 km/h in 7,7s, while german mags did 6,7s (AZ with 1 person on board) and 7,0s (SA with 2 persons onboard is quite strange. The SLS Black can also do better I reckon.

I think those times are without Launch Controls, just as Sutcliffe said in the video.

 

[Wunderkind]

Frequent use of launch control will kill the transmission and the rest of the drive train.

 

[Mafalda]

poor results, 1st of all SLS BS...
991 TurboS is a bit slower than 997 TurboS...
F12 slower than QR, but surely betetr than US-tests...

 

[Bridster]

Such a confusing video. The F12 numbers are pulled straight out of their road test where they did use a launch control. And as for the Porsche and Mercedes we can only speculate if the times shown have any connection to the drag race they did or not.

 

[Deckhook]

I think this drag race is more realistic that pure figures, for a start at traffic lights who has the time to setup LC so testing without it is logical and another thing this is a rough concrete surface not the race track most other rags use.

In the real world this result would be typical and that's the main thing.

 

[330CIZHP]

Frequent use of launch control will kill the transmission and the rest of the drive train.

That is not the point. You are measuring the full potential of straight line acceleration of a car. AWD like I stated above is all about launching from high rpms and then putting every ounce of power down to the pavement as the car claws forward with all 4 wheels driving forward. A rolling start or idle start in a race completely defeats the purpose of AWD and it becomes a liability and dead weight.

A Nissan GTR has become famous for its 0 - 60 mph abilities. Can you guess how much slower a Nissan GTR would become, if you do a rolling start or idle start?

 

[Guibo]

One reason the 911 is that quick is its rearward weight bias. With its engine slung out back, it can more effectively put more of its power down than the other cars. And of course with its power and torque (plus the concrete surface), even those rear tires will be overcome, at which point the AWD comes into play.

Autocar also tests with 2 people on board.