don't TG guys use to turn off electronics aids (except launch control)? in these conditions a 4WD car (GT-R) is still as fast as it would be with aids on, while a car like the 599 is not exactly "controllable" without them so it's really hard to achieve the best in few laps; also, they did a standing start... which is your worst nigtmare if you're driving a front engined RWD car with almost 700hp, while -i'm not sure about it- in fiorano they did as many laps they wanted with all aids on, without the standing start.
moreover, TG has recently changed the stig so we don't know "which" is faster
then, i bet if they give the GTO back in stig's hands he would acheive a very different lap, faster or slower...
i believe that all these factors together really can justify that differene
Ferrari 599 GTO lap time at Top Gear Track
2010 Ferrari 599 GTO finished a lap of Top Gear Track in 1 minute and 19.8 seconds.
| Track | Top Gear Track |
| Type | standing start |
| Vehicle | Ferrari 599 GTO |
| Power / weight | 670 ps / 1659 kg |
| Driver | The Stig |
| Time | 1:19.800 |
| Average speed | 127 kph (79 mph) |
| Submitted | 14 years ago by topgear |
| Views | 8.6k |
Reference: Top Gear S16 E2
jorehir 14y ago
JO 599 14y ago
Its is trully impossible that its slower than gtr.can anybody give me a real facts here??
Monkfg 14y ago
I think the Fiorano time is some kind of advertisement. They wanted it to be the fastest.
AhAhMan! 14y ago
Luque,face facts or not, you\'re just a poor exalted, little man. Think to your little balls,is better for you! If you have the balls.
AhAhMan! 14y ago
Oh, Luque, it wasn\'t necessary your post to know what were your thoughs... If Ferrari is not in front, it is a bullshit. We all know your opinions about...
supercharger 14y ago
aw now come on i was expecting the 599 gto to break 1.19.0 considering that the lp670 sv and enzo both did 1.19.0 i know the 599 gto is hard to drive but come on top gear should keep testing their cars on track untill they now theyve got the best out of the car cause i think the 599 gto could do alot better than 1.19.8
man1 14y ago
miracle? this car is a full 1 sec faster than enzo/458 in fiorano. this shows once again how unreliable the top gear results are.
Thiago_Lins 14y ago
For its size and weight, the 599 GTO made miracle: 1:19.80, just 0.8 seconds behind the Enzo. By the way, that time of 7:28:00 in Nordschleife was approved?
