PuristS perspectives...

Hi, AV,

Thanks for being a supporter over all these years.

Something that I find to be fairly unique (is that an oxymoron?) on ThePuristS and PuristSPro is that while we are fans of the brands and their products, we are not blinded fan-BOYS who can see no wrong in the brand of their choice.

I recall mentioning to my friends at Lamborghini that the earliest Aventador's really showed their weight on the track, were a bit too "soft" even in corsa mode, and the hyperbole about the transmission was blinding them to its shortcomings. I was dismissed out of hand, and even among fellow consumers I was told I was crazy...but lo and behold, suspension settings, transmission settings on later production Aventadors were dialled in for...you guessed it!

I've long said my experience with the early SLS at Laguna Seca was underwhelming, and loved my time in your later SLS SOOOO much more, yet I was unanimously told I was imagining things, or worse...thanks for confirming my "gut" feeling, and so much more reassuring coming from a long term owner with MANY miles in the driver's seat of both early and late model SLS.

You mention AMG's and rapid depreciation...a landmine laden field...I'm not sure I agree entirely with your implied correlation, but there is a grain of sense in it.

Cheers,

Downforce (or lack of it)

By: unotaz : May 25th, 2013-20:06

So here is an interesting topic for all you car fans.......what is downforce and how much of it do you have on your car? This topic came across when I was reading the Sports Auto Supertest on the Ferrari 458. In Sports Auto Supertest, one of the testing c...

Good to know! Good research!

By: patrick_y : May 26th, 2013-11:55

Any Porsche 911 driver who has driven the car at high speed will notice that the car feels a little light in the front, especially through the steering. This is a common problem that Porsche needs to adjust and reduce. The Mclaren's numbers are impressive...

I wonder if MB has jumped the shark in regard to its exotic car development

By: AV : May 27th, 2013-14:54

Thanks UNOTAZ for your real world experiences and research in regard to SLS and MP4 driving experiences. If I understand the stats correctly, the SLS has more lift than downforce which implies to me that the retractable spoiler if more a "gizmo" than prac...

The SLS rear spoiler...

By: unotaz : May 27th, 2013-22:27

is actually functional, because there is 8kg of downforce in the back. The front end is where is the lift is happening (all 41kg lift @ 124mph). Getting actual front downforce is very difficult because that's where the wind hits the car first. It's always...

Thanks for clarification for the neophyte

By: AV : May 28th, 2013-00:52

Although I misinterpreted the implications of your prior post, my comment was intended to be tongue-in-cheek about marketing hyperbole, i.e., unlikely barrel roll commercial, and performance claims that remind me of over-inflated claims of monitor size ba...

Thanks, Unotaz, for the specs. Interesting note on the GT3RS...

By: ThomasM : May 28th, 2013-16:11

the WanderingPurist told me he specifically didn't want the front end lift because 1. long term reliability concerns 2. the added weight on the front end. Yet, an acquaintance, once national karting champion (and so, in his mind, qualifies him as a very g...

LOL!

By: unotaz : May 29th, 2013-22:07

No worries, your GT3RS is still one badass car! It's interesting though to see new sports cars that are coming out with "active aerodynamics" like the 991 Turbo. Of course, the Mclaren P1 and the Ferrari "LaFerrari" will introduce a new breed of active ae...

PuristS perspectives...

By: ThomasM : May 28th, 2013-16:07

Hi, AV, Thanks for being a supporter over all these years. Something that I find to be fairly unique (is that an oxymoron?) on ThePuristS and PuristSPro is that while we are fans of the brands and their products, we are not blinded fan-BOYS who can see no...

So the Aventador is the best performer.

By: marcelo : June 15th, 2013-19:45

Right? :)