Road and Track: Ultimate Track Test

NYSpeed Automotive
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This is a long read:

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=31&article_id=6939

I was hoping to see that the new evo X was going to stick to it’s roots of being a giant killer on the track, but after competing in auto-x, road courses and an oval track I can say I was disappointed… yet not surprised. The competition ( Z06, gallardo, GT2, GTR, DBS, Exige S, R8, M3, ACR Viper ) were all sports cars and generally demolished the X.

The results ARE surprising though, and I suspect most people would not guess who the overall victor was… anyways, decent read if you are looking to waste some time.

:suckoff:

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My guess, overall victor = viper… lets see.

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Close :mamoru:

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And I don’t think they are all that surprising at all? :shrug: Aside from the winner which I wouldn’t have pegged to be the top spot.

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ibmassivehate

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Yeah, I guess it was just the winner that was so unexpected.

Although admittedly I guess I accepted the generally ignorant automotive enthusiasts’ consensus that those vehicles just don’t preform as well as their competitors, and instead are just meant for rappers and a ‘ballin’ status.

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well atleast the Evo beat the Lotus :stuck_out_tongue:

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What…?

Evo but no STi

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like it would matter?

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nice, gtr held its own and the m3 got generally spanked

win win

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not too suprised, sounds about right…good read though i read it last nite :tup:

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I don’t know, i’m not all that surprised by the results?

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just got the mag… but havent had time to read it yet. was kinda bummed by the cover pic and no STI. aparently a “wagon” isnt a track killer.

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Just shows the value of the GTR really…but it’s super impressive that the top group is within a full point of eachother

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Now if this was car and driver, the m3 would win because of the “thrill to drive”
:rolljerk:

haha, but I expected those exact results…but I thought the gtr would beat the viper

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It’s interesting how consistent the Lambo was scoring. Even though the Viper 1st’d in two of four competitions and the Lambo only one, the Italian bull still took first overall…

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waits for MPD47 to chime in on this subject.

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Just got this issue in the mail today. I’ll have to check it out.

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solid read.

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yup