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Feb 8, 2020, 11:30 AM
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Well. At least by the commentary we know two things:
1. It's a Z06.
2. It's Valencia, California.
1. It's a Z06.
2. It's Valencia, California.
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So, the covered larger wheels seem to be there but other than that I would have expected to ear a bit a higher pitch exhaust note or something different from the base C8 and the rear looks all too familiar with the base C8?
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he’s referring to the Ferrari directly in front of the mules. I can’t tell if it’s a 458 or 488 but logic tells me it’s the 488 since the base model seems to be on par performance wise with the 458. Also the 488 is turbo just like the gt2rs that we saw the miles testing with earlier
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he’s referring to the Ferrari directly in front of the mules. I can’t tell if it’s a 458 or 488 but logic tells me it’s the 488 since the base model seems to be on par performance wise with the 458. Also the 488 is turbo just like the gt2rs that we saw the miles testing with earlier
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They are benchmarking it against a 488 and a GT2 that just more or less confirms that this is a twin turbo setup not NA .....Real question is whether that is a Pista or a regular 488 if it's the Pista then the Z will be a track monster with over 700hp because you cannot compete against a Pista and GT2 with 600hp.
Last point if these are the cars being benched against this will NOT be a straight line king it will be a track king and the perspective buyers should temper their expectations accordingly
Last point if these are the cars being benched against this will NOT be a straight line king it will be a track king and the perspective buyers should temper their expectations accordingly
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Calm down everyone, there's no evidence here to suggest that the 458 in front of them is travelling with them. In fact, towards the end, the 458 speeds off with a good bit of pace and the two mules continue casually cruising about suggesting that the cars just met by chance.
More importantly, in what world would it make sense to benchmark your car against both a current GT2RS and a 10yr old 458 Italia? C'mon guys.
More importantly, in what world would it make sense to benchmark your car against both a current GT2RS and a 10yr old 458 Italia? C'mon guys.
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They are benchmarking it against a 488 and a GT2 that just more or less confirms that this is a twin turbo setup not NA .....Real question is whether that is a Pista or a regular 488 if it's the Pista then the Z will be a track monster with over 700hp because you cannot compete against a Pista and GT2 with 600hp.
Last point if these are the cars being benched against this will NOT be a straight line king it will be a track king and the perspective buyers should temper their expectations accordingly
Last point if these are the cars being benched against this will NOT be a straight line king it will be a track king and the perspective buyers should temper their expectations accordingly
Last edited by Rock0720; Feb 8, 2020 at 04:04 PM.
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They are benchmarking it against a 488 and a GT2 that just more or less confirms that this is a twin turbo setup not NA .....Real question is whether that is a Pista or a regular 488 if it's the Pista then the Z will be a track monster with over 700hp because you cannot compete against a Pista and GT2 with 600hp.
Last point if these are the cars being benched against this will NOT be a straight line king it will be a track king and the perspective buyers should temper their expectations accordingly
Last point if these are the cars being benched against this will NOT be a straight line king it will be a track king and the perspective buyers should temper their expectations accordingly
It is a 458. Note the two red reflectors on the bottom of the bumper. Could be that this is a z06 and the ones being tested with the turbo porshes are the zora.
Last edited by z8ra; Feb 8, 2020 at 04:58 PM.