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      07-21-2014, 01:35 PM   #23
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The i8 is not a supercar....
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I think the i8 is a great sports car. It is only 1.5 seconds slower on the track than the Jaguar F-Type R. This is a great achievement for those narrow rear wheels.
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The i8 is not a supercar....
Sure not, but it's great that i8 is still compared with true supercars in complexity, appearence and technical refinement.
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so a prius gets less than 6mpg on a track? because thats what i get.
What do you expect? The petrol engine in it is a small terrible engine? If you floor it (like most CA drivers do between traffic lights) there is no efficiency whatsoever. If it was a torque diesel then maybe...
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What do you expect? The petrol engine in it is a small terrible engine? If you floor it (like most CA drivers do between traffic lights) there is no efficiency whatsoever. If it was a torque diesel then maybe...
did you read all of the threads i was quoting and the explanation i was talking about? i suspect it didn't get less than 6mpg because the actual test was the m3 following the prius at its pace and having better mileage than it. and therefore the m3 is not driving its pants off, and therefore not getting down to 6mpg.....
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I think people have a hard time grasping the fact that most people that buy $100,000+ cars don't ever even think of taking their car to the track, no matter what the car is actually capable of or "meant" to do.
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I also spent the weekend trying to compare a watermelon to an artichoke
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I think people have a hard time grasping the fact that most people that buy $100,000+ cars don't ever even think of taking their car to the track, no matter what the car is actually capable of or "meant" to do.
Most, but certainly not all.

I don't know, lots of 911 guys seem to track their cars.

One day I will take the X6M, too, because it would be ridiculous yet fun as hell.



Besides, what would everyone who loves to compete in armchair racing do if magazines didn't come out with these comparos?

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I also spent the weekend trying to compare a watermelon to an artichoke
Watermelon has less rolling resistance, surely it would get much better lap times.
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Sure not, but it's great that i8 is still compared with true supercars in complexity, appearence and technical refinement.
I agree that it's great; my comment was more aimed in general at setting expectations about the performance capability of the i8 specifically.

It's not right to expect the i8 to have LaFerrari or P1 performance at 1/5 or less of the cost.
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I also spent the weekend trying to compare a watermelon to an artichoke
Watermelon has less rolling resistance, surely it would get much better lap times.
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did you read all of the threads i was quoting and the explanation i was talking about? i suspect it didn't get less than 6mpg because the actual test was the m3 following the prius at its pace and having better mileage than it. and therefore the m3 is not driving its pants off, and therefore not getting down to 6mpg.....
I didn't say an M3 uses less gas, but it is more efficient
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The i8 is not a supercar....
Nor is a 911 Carrera.
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      07-22-2014, 12:37 PM   #36
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Gas>Electric
Or 6-cylinder>3

How is this a surprise?

Can't wait for the Porsche 911 electric hybrid to give the i8 some real competition....
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I think people have a hard time grasping the fact that most people that buy $100,000+ cars don't ever even think of taking their car to the track, no matter what the car is actually capable of or "meant" to do.
Most, but certainly not all.

I don't know, lots of 911 guys seem to track their cars.

One day I will take the X6M, too, because it would be ridiculous yet fun as hell.



Besides, what would everyone who loves to compete in armchair racing do if magazines didn't come out with these comparos?

why not? check this short clip out.

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did you read all of the threads i was quoting and the explanation i was talking about? i suspect it didn't get less than 6mpg because the actual test was the m3 following the prius at its pace and having better mileage than it. and therefore the m3 is not driving its pants off, and therefore not getting down to 6mpg.....
I didn't say an M3 uses less gas, but it is more efficient
misunderstood since i was referring to the m3 and your comment came after that.
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why not? check this short clip out.


That was hilarious!
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That was hilarious!
hopefully you don't get a black flag LOL
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hopefully you don't get a black flag LOL
Haha.

I've actually done what that X5M did, on my racebike, first on a warm-up lap, then on the first lap of a race, both times in the same turn (3) at Willow Springs!

Didn't get a black flag but the announcer said something to the tune of, "looks like #632 really likes the dirt near Turn 3!"

Except since I was on two wheels and one-wheel drive it set me back rather than ahead of others!

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Haha.

I've actually done what that X5M did, on my racebike, first on a warm-up lap, then on the first lap of a race, both times in the same turn (3) at Willow Springs!

Didn't get a black flag but the announcer said something to the tune of, "looks like #632 really likes the dirt near Turn 3!"

Except since I was on two wheels and one-wheel drive it set me back rather than ahead of others!

that's why that one guy showed up with a dirt bike that day...
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I like taking my cars to the track and I guess I need to keep the M3 for that. I am excited about the i8 and am on the list at my dealer but I will end to drive it extensively first before I put down 135K.....looks are not everything. Time will tell but most reviews seem to be rather positive.
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