kingjr9000

Watch the video to the end. He's using the wrong video; not even the actual 918 record lap.

Kobalt

The actual record lap does not show speed.

(I think there where a version of the 918 video with speed. I remember it gave me anxiaty :-) . I suppose it was withdrawn.)

Kobalt

I was ready to sign but put the pen away

TRAKCAR

Raw Lambo footage LOL LOL

isv

It's even more damning it's not the record lap as it's a 7min flat lap. Basically it's faster almost everywhere than the Performante on a lap that is supposedly 8 seconds faster.

signes

There are stories out there that they used a Trofeo R specifically formulated for the record attempt:

http://jalopnik.com/did-lamborghini-...-la-1792933570

http://www.tyrepress.com/2017/03/lam...rofeo-r-tyres/

kingjr9000

I see you're back on the Huracan again. If you would have done your research--much like HE should have, then you would have seen a few differences between that lap, the true 918 lap, and the performante lap. The 918 never reached 255kph at gantry.

isv

There's no relevance anywhere to the 918's record lap is there?. Using the actual timing and speeds on the 7:00 data recorded vbox lap vs the performante's lap would be sufficient. If the performante is slower on most corners on a 7:00 lap, why should anything on a 6:57 even begin to come into it?

And Dale at BtG isn't even using the 918 data but Lambo's own SV lap anyway.

kingjr9000

I'm talking about the video Misha put out. The big difference between the 7:00 & 6:57 lap time, is some corners were slower, not faster. Unlike what he thinks it should be. On some areas, the performante was actually able to match the speed of the true 918's lap, fall short on some, and beat others--ones that it was actually slower on, in the 7:00 video.

isv

You can believe whatever you wish.

Personally, on a 7:00 lap, the 918 is considerably faster on the straights and not slower on most corners than what's supposed to be a 6:52 lap from the performante. That doesn't quite line up. Once you add in the Bridgetogantry post, it's a pretty convincing case that the 6:52 has been faked. I'd be much more likely to believe something with some numbers and data rather than 'lambo says so'.

rijowysock

cant wait for the performante... honestly wish they used the name Superleggera again (i had 08 SL) but heard the weight savings on the huracan was not anywhere near enough to describe as "superlight"

either way, the car is going to ROCK... debating classic white like last huracan or arancio borealis like the SL.

Needsdecaf

I agree.

As annoying as "Boosted Boris" is, I find Misha to be very believable. From the first few minutes of watching the video I said "something seems off". Honestly, I could care less if this Lambo beats the 918....but improving over a regular Huracan by 30 seconds? Fishy. Beating a car that's faster around Portimao than a LaFerrari driven by the Chris Harris team? Fishy. Then, watching the video, I smelled a rat. Video looked fake. I'm no video expert, but I have watched enough ring laps to just sense something off about the speed of the video. Playback definitely look skewed.

Some doubt entered my mind because the sound seems real, and the pitch doesn't change. Plus the gear shifts match the sound. Way more complex than simply playback at 10% faster. Why would they do it, I asked?

Now, maybe I'm thinking they did?

Needsdecaf

OMG, that Knight Rider video!!!!!!

CAlexio

Explains the completely steady hands/wheels at those speeds. Funny to watch the huge speed differential after gantry from one second to the next. How dumb are those VAG jokers, how far can cheating go in one automotive culture? This is going to be all anyone is talking about at Geneva lambo AND Porsche stands

Apolo1

Now why would you think that........Lol
"
The Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R tyres, in 245/30ZR20 at the front and 305/30ZR20 at the back were designed specifically by Pirelli’s engineers for the record attempt. The team was able to develop these tyres in just three months, thanks to advanced modelling techniques and correlation of on-track data with telemetry. As a result, the combined work of Pirelli and Lamborghini’s engineers meant that a base set-up was established with one development session."

After my track time in my 918, along side P1, lafa, 300 yards in the standard car is enough for me.......