It's about time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqHFx-gJORI

 

about time! That zonda sounds amazing!

 

that Zonda look SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Zonda looks a lot better than the veyron.

 

Incredible sound on the zonda.

 

v12 is awesome. i will take both!

 

Stig babied that veyron...


probably scared after the Koenigsegg crash a couple months back...

 

I think it was more a case of the Veyron understeers when pushed hard and you can't get it to rotate into a nice slip angle during cornering unless you're throwing the car around (not the best way to get good lap times).

Look at this vid of Tiff from 5th Gear driving it. Even he cant' get the car to rotate much, and if you're familiar with him and his driving, you know that's rare.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lg__xtjJYM

The Zonda on the other hand, RWD, better balance, so the Stig can maintain nice and controlled slip angles going around the track.

Regardless, it's hard to fight physics and make a 4k lb car change directions fast.

 

I agree with you, under normal circumstances. However, reading that the veyron was privately owned and the zonda was a loaner from the factory, I believe it could have been pushed a little harder. I have seen videos of that thing under full throttle and it is loud. I never once heard the noises from all those videos coming off that veyron. I am just saying that they are usually easier on privately owned cars then on factory "borrowed" cars. On the other hand, it could have just been my imagination but I don't beleive he used all of that 1001HP....

 

^^^Maybe they were not given "that key".

 

I don't think you can put the car into the low ride height, wing up, wing brake activated mode seen in the power lap w/o the key.

 

That air brake is so sick. Apollo ftw.

 

Love the Zonda !

 

I agree with the point that, i don't think they pushed the Veyron the whole way, i mean the last thing you want to do is crash someones Veyron, if it was a factory loaner then im sure they would have gone harder, but when you are talking about someone elses pride and joy, thats on the back of your mind.

Maybe the veyron needs to be pushed that extra bit harder to get it to turn in better and reduce the understear, i don't know i havn't driven one, either way i think it could achieve a better time.