LordOfTheRings

Guess who wins




1st Place
Audi R8 - 220 Points
Base Price - $109,720
Tested Price - $120,970
0-60 - 4.3
0-100 - 10.7
1/4 Mile 12.8 @ 112 mph
5-60 - 4.8
70-0 - 160 feet
300 ft skidpad - .97
Willow Springs International Raceway Lap Time - 1:35.76/94.0 mph
Lane change (mph) - 66.7
Observed miles per gallon - 14

Highs
Ballet-dancer balance and grace, eager responses, telepathic steering, internal combustion rarely sounds better.

Lows
Proportions awkward from some angles, uncomfortable dead-pedal height, blind in the rear quarters.

Verdict
Sports-car perfection from an unexpected source.

2nd Place
Porsche 911 Turbo - 210 Points
Base Price - $123,760
Tested Price - $141,510
0-60 - 3.8
0-100 - 9.2
1/4 Mile 12.2 @ 117 mph
5-60 - 4.8
70-0 - 159 feet
300 ft skidpad - .98
Willow Springs International Raceway Lap Time - 1:38.53/91.3 mph
Lane change (mph) - 65.0
Observed miles per gallon - 14

Highs
Omigawd thrust, never-fade brakes, limpet grip, gorgeous interior treatment, maximum Porsche mystique.

Lows
Spooky at the limits of adhesion, high interior noise levels, Prussian ride quality, snoot scrapes on driveway ramps.

Verdict
For 911 addicts who have no wish to be cured, Porsche Sturm und Drang just doesn't get any better than this.

3rd Place
Aston Martin V8 Vantage - 191 Points
Base Price - $117,150
Tested Price - $129,110
0-60 - 5.1
0-100 - 12.3
1/4 Mile 13.5 @ 106 mph
5-60 - 5.8
70-0 - 165 feet
300 ft skidpad - .93
Willow Springs International Raceway Lap Time - 1:40.73/89.4 mph
Lane change (mph) - 64.1
Observed miles per gallon - 13

Highs
Appealingly edgy update on classic GT-coupe shape, smooth operator on rough payment, irresistible V8 growl.

Lows
A bit too much body roll, nervous under hard braking, short on muscle among these heavy lifters.

Verdict
A stylish GT sophisticate that's a little out of its depth among these thoroughbreds.

LordOfTheRings

AUTOZEITUNG

Vantage / R8 / 911S

385 / 420 / 355 hp

0-100km/h 5,4 / 4,5 / 4,8
0-160km/h 11,6 / 10,3 / 10,5
0-200km/h 18,0 / 15,2 / 16,9

Slalom: 64,0 / 66,2 / 63,7 km/h
Laptime: 1:44,9 / 1:39,9 / 1:42,5 sec

Brake distance 100-0km/h: 37,2 / 34,0 / 34,0 meter

Chassi(including subcategories): Winner: Porsche
Comfort (including subcategories): Winner: Audi
Engine/gearbox(including subcategories): Winner: Porsche
Driving dynamics(including subcategories): Winner: Audi
Enviroment/costs(including subcategories): Winner: Audi

Total scores:

1. R8: 2871 p
2. 997S: 2804 p
3. Vantage: 2698 p

Non +Plus Member

It may 'win' but you'd buy the porker every time

LordOfTheRings

why do you like putting your *** on a "porker" ?

Do you like the way it porks you? The way it makes you feel inside

Matteeboy

Apparently AL is 22 years old.

At that age I was writing a dissertation on Metal Matric Composites. Not writing the kind of stuff that would make a 7 year old look stupid.

LordOfTheRings

At 22 you were a "supaloosa". At 32 you are still a loser. Hows it feel having your wife hand you your paycheck each month? Does she deduct money from you when you dont do your bit around the house?

Matteeboy....his wife is the boss at home, and at work

Non +Plus Member

Wow it would seem that your 'gayer' tendencies just fly out given the opportunity.....

Are you the only gay plumber in the village?

Matteeboy

Non + - He "works" in London so plenty of gays.
In fact they probably have some gay plumbing club -

"Oooh Quentin, I'd love to unblock yoooour lovely tubes you gorgeous lump of man chicken"

LordOfTheRings

The word "gayer" is only used by men of that nature.

Go figure eh?

LordOfTheRings

Cornwall is the home of the ****.

"come lets go and prance about in the sea with our surf boards"

*** activity right there

Non +Plus Member

And you would know that because? go figure

Non +Plus Member

More 'inside' gayer knowledge it seems that **** Lover / Likes the Rings is REALLY coming out today

LordOfTheRings

na mate you got it all wrong. I just happened to read your book

Non +Plus Member

And as if by magic... moses appears is that the best you can do

LordOfTheRings

I was trying to talk like poof. You know so we can "relate" over something. Isnt that a chapter in your book? About how you relate yourself to a rainbow coloured unicorn

Matteeboy

I'm sure you'd last a long time against this "***" AL...




Surfing is all about upper body strength which makes surfers very good at knocking Audi bumming losers out

LordOfTheRings

you have just proved how much of a "homo" you are by posting that pic.

"Surfing is all about upper body strength which makes surfers very good at knocking Audi bumming losers out "

what and idiot

Matteeboy

Glad you liked it AL.
Something to print off and sneak to the bogs with I should think.

You make Graham Norton look like Vin Diesel.

LordOfTheRings

says the guy who posts pics of himself topless on scoobynet

you sure didnt look "hulk like" to me

Non +Plus Member

Ring Lover is just SOOO gay....

Its like this is his only way to express his gayness..... he picks a gay user name, picks a gayer car and then posts gayer references all over the threads....

Is a Ring Lover jizz-fest

Non +Plus Member

You sound disappointed

LordOfTheRings

more like relived that he isnt "hulk like".

He has threatned me with violence over the web you know

Matteeboy

AL likes his men to have a bit of a tyre to grab onto.

Sadly I lack such an addition.

AL, tell me, do any of your "men" get a but turned off by your profession of bog unblocker?
Must play havoc with your nails.

Non +Plus Member

A 'virtual' slapping .... although there would appear to be a few 'others' that would stand in line for that event

LordOfTheRings

tell me about it your all skin and bones. Doesnt your wife feed you, or does the boss of the home demoralise you so much that you just dont want to eat

Matteeboy

Don't know AL but I did find a lovely pic of you on the internet:



Looking gooooooood.

LordOfTheRings

stilover

All Audi Lover (LordOfTheRings) slagging off here. I'm quite pleased to read all test drives regarding the R8.

I read with much interest the test in Evo Magazine that it's better than both the Prodrive AMV8, and C4S (with Power Kit). And now (although I can't read Audi Lovers original post attachments) it looks like it could be better than a Turbo, and according to Audi Lovers post it has lapped quicker than a Turbo too.


Why my interest ??? Old man has a Black (with Silver Fins) Manual R8 on order.

Only down side is that he thought about it for too long after being told (at the time) that he could have had one this year. After making his mind up to get one, he's now looking a November 2008 Bugger

AudiLover

All these trolls spamming up and ruining audi threads. If you dont like whats being said dont come in them

Next month we will officially hear from sportauto just how quick the R8 is.

The C6 Z06 posted a time of 7mins 49 secs last month, and I reckon the R8 will match that time

wrx-kris