Is this true?

"scoob" (scoobsti) 02/28/2015 at 19:09 • Filed to: Top Gear, LaFerrari, 918, P1, Ferrari, Mclaren, Porsche

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" !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! " I assume not, since I can't find any other news on this.

THE SCENE is set for what is being billed as the greatest showdown in supercar history. This spring, the three most advanced cars on the planet are due to go head-to-head on the track for the first time.

McLaren's 217mph P1 and the 211mph Porsche 918 Spyder will be brought together with the Ferrari LaFerrari (top speed unknown, but more than 217mph) in a contest organised by Top Gear.

Each will be in the hands of the Stig, Top Gear's mysterious, unnamed racing driver, who will take their combined 2728bhp, hi-tech hybrid systems and carbon-fibre chassis to the limit as he sets a lap time for all three.

After all the hype about these hypercars, this could prove the ultimate test of speed, grip and streamlining. The results matter far more to each firm than having the best top speed or fastest acceleration — whatever they might say.

"We're aiming for a big, iconic circuit where the Stig can get a decent speed up on the straights"

Andy Wilman, executive producer of Top Gear, said that Ferrari and McLaren were the most fiercely competitive, and were still discussing exactly where and how their cars would be tested. "That's your Foreman and Ali," he said. Porsche, whose 918 is the cheapest of the three at a mere £625,000, may assume that its car's four-wheel-drive system will give it an advantage on any track.

The three cars — dubbed the holy trinity — are likely to race at the site of previous closely fought motorsport battles in mainland Europe: Monza in Italy or Imola in the republic of San Marino. The Paul Ricard circuit in France is another possibility. Dry weather is crucial for the test.

"We're aiming for a big, iconic circuit where the Stig can get a decent speed up on the straights," said Wilman. The showdown will not be shown in the current Top Gear series, which is due to finish at the end of this month, so it is likely to be screened as a one-off episode later this year.

Story temporarily truncated: read the full article in Sunday's Driving section

djmt1 > scoob 02/28/2015 at 19:23

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Well given that Clarkson writes for them, I believe it.

scoob > djmt1 02/28/2015 at 19:24

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I just thought it was weird that such big Top Gear news isn't even on the Top Gear website. Or I can't find it, at least.

djmt1 > scoob 02/28/2015 at 19:29

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Makes sense. Driving is apart of newspaper site so they usually have people around the clock in contrast to Top Gear who are a magazine site. Either way I'm honestly not that interested anymore they should just do at the Top Gear track but given the whole "big iconic track" they probably want a track to nerf the Porsche's AWD since we know from the Autocar drag race it shuts off it's front motors over 150 mph which has a rather dramatic effect.

I hope they do it at Ferrari's track just so on the off chance one of the others can be crowded the fastest car around the Ferrari track.

dogisbadob > scoob 02/28/2015 at 19:31

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Chrysler would never allow it. In that case, I hope they automatically rank the Ferrari last.

Flavien Vidal > scoob 02/28/2015 at 19:31

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It's an article from a somewhat reputed website/magazine wit han author that actually signs with his own name. Not sure if it's correct, but it's looking pretty good though.

Funktheduck > scoob 02/28/2015 at 19:32

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I hate how they have to bow to Ferrari and McLaren just to test their cars. If they really believed in their product they would let it stand regardless of the track. I know Ferrari has a history of bending the rules to their favor. Dunno about the others. I would buy the Porsche (if I were super rich) because they're the only ones with the balls to let the car speak for itself.

scoob > Funktheduck 02/28/2015 at 19:34

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With you on that. I'd buy the Porsche too, if I was rich and they weren't all sold out. :(

scoob > djmt1 02/28/2015 at 19:36

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That would be amazing, if the 918 or P1 was the fastest there. Hopefully the cars are all stock for the test.

djmt1 > scoob 02/28/2015 at 19:42

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I wonder what they will pick, Customer or Factory?

I don't see Ferrari backing down which will piss off McLaren since they only have one factory car and it has had the shit beaten out of it.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > djmt1 02/28/2015 at 23:16

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What amuses me about that video is the McLaren - P1 00A has literally been everywhere.

Wheelerguy > scoob 03/01/2015 at 02:52

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Didn't this happen before?

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > Wheelerguy 03/03/2015 at 18:27

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More or less. Except this is a threesome.