Give them a couple races before making snap judgements. As much as I don’t like the FWD setup, it is a new setup and will thus take a lot more research, development and testing to bring it to the same level of development as its mid-engined competition.

#10: It’s not the lack of downforce that made this happen, it’s air finding a way underneath the downforce-rific flat underbody, Suddenly, it turns into a simple airfoil at a 5 degree angle of attack with its weight behind its center of pressure. No amount of downforce designed for normal race conditions will stop…

True, but a different era and a time with tumultuous racing regulations. Nowadays, with series staying pretty consistent year to year and with the amount of computer simulation that happens, cumulative research, development and, most importantly, testing are pretty necessary for success.

I have actively watched if for 4 years, but thanks for the assumption. I’m fine with the number of pit stops, the issue is that drivers drive to conserve what little tire they have between the stops. It doesn’t make for exciting racing.

As others have been saying, if their pit times are as short as they claim, they may be able to make up for any pace difference they may or may not have. That said, it’s not a good idea to expect much out of any maker’s first year in a top tier motorsport.

It’s almost like they weren’t engineered for a shot lifespan *cough* F1 *cough*

I personally dislike the Nissan because of a bias against FWD, but all the aero work that they were able to do because of it is amazing.

My girlfriend is doing this on her current car to build credit, despite the fact that she could have paid in cash. Gotta start somewhere, and better to get a loan through a credit union than try to deal with the sketchy credit card deals you get if you don’t have a credit history.

I thought when I got a reply to a three year old post a couple months ago that I had seen it all, but this is real next-level necromancy. Thanks, though.

The only fame he’ll get is from that one in a thousand person who will have seen this video and to whom he will be able to say “that was me!” I’d bet that there are very few people who would be willing to risk getting their truck wrecked for that kind of lackluster publicity.

It’s not porsche’s decision whether they license the cars out or not. They sold EA the license and EA really doesn’t like selling sublicenses because they are assholes.

Would you rather they spend a couple billion designing and manufacturing their own military-specific bike or a couple hundred thousand getting a bunch of efficient units ready?

Headers or head? Because headers don’t mean a full engine rebuild and head does.

You should need one for anything over 100HP. Everything that could go wrong for a squid on this bike could happen on any other liter bike. Or have a scale of number of years riding vs. HP cap.

What in this article reads of Prius hate to you?

As other said, some of it is aero. However, I suspect most of it is the new center diff. If you watch, through the WHOLE video the balance is extremely neutral. Especially under power (but also some under braking due to engine braking) the Aventador’s clutch-based center diff can distribute torque precisely, allowing…

I’d characterize a Porsche as more of a brunette.

Here’s the real reason.

It would be an easy bit of custom work to cut those out and patch them over. Doing a good job integrating some LED replacements into the headlight housing would be a little more difficult. Probably have a line of them on the inside and upper edges, but through a light diffuser like the P1’s taillights. I’ll do this…

They really need to focus on getting rid of fan boost. That's the only reason I don't watch the series.