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Old 12-14-06, 01:39 PM
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Default Video BMW 745/Audi A8/Lexus LS460/Jaguar XJ-R

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_Wa8wGZ3Qg
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Old 12-14-06, 03:34 PM
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They should have raced individually, not all together in the rain!

That Audi had nice accelleration...

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Old 12-14-06, 04:12 PM
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lol the driver in Jag was like "chio do ma te"
lol

that A8 w/ quattro can sure go in the rain

its interesting to see some of them take different lines because its in the rain
this race pretty much backed up whats been said before
Audi Quattro is great in the rain
BMWs can really handle especially in the dry
and LS has a powerful engine with a smooth tranny but handling is still trying to catch up to BMW

as for the XJ-R, i had thought that it would be faster than that...
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Old 12-14-06, 04:21 PM
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Of course the AWD Audi is gonna win in the pooring rain.

I'm really suprised they didn't crash those things from hydro-planing or something. Crazy to race in those conditions but maybe that was the point.

And did they feel that the BMW and Jaguar needed a head start? Talk about an unfair start. They should have lined them up correctly for an accurate race.
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Old 12-14-06, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by UberNoob
lol the driver in Jag was like "chio do ma te"
lol

that A8 w/ quattro can sure go in the rain

its interesting to see some of them take different lines because its in the rain
this race pretty much backed up whats been said before
Audi Quattro is great in the rain
BMWs can really handle especially in the dry
and LS has a powerful engine with a smooth tranny but handling is still trying to catch up to BMW

as for the XJ-R, i had thought that it would be faster than that...
You should see this video I found they were testing an Audi All-road Quattro and a couple other vehicles also a Lexus RX (1st generation), going up a ski slope full of snow.

The Audi made it alway to the top while the RX, not sure where it landed up on the hill.

Thats one thing I can hand to Audi, they know how to make an AWD system function properly.
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Old 12-14-06, 06:26 PM
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LS was the quietest heh
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Old 12-14-06, 11:34 PM
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hey....

the LS460 came in second in the time attack!
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Old 12-14-06, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by whoster
hey....

the LS460 came in second in the time attack!
acutally what's time attack?
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Old 12-15-06, 12:02 AM
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lol, they're all slow
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Old 12-15-06, 12:03 AM
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Time attack ... time trial?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_attack
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Old 12-15-06, 12:42 AM
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umm, so how is it different from "best lap"??
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Old 12-15-06, 01:46 AM
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The A8 is a phenomenal car but I'm suprised there wasn't an S-class in there.
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Old 12-15-06, 03:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Jones
lol, they're all slow
Dude, it was pooring rain.

A Porsche 911 wouldn't be that fast either in those conditions.
It doesn't matter how much HP you have, if you can't get traction
it doesn't matter.
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Thats a XJ-8, not an XJ-R
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Old 12-15-06, 09:14 PM
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That's definitely an XJR, you can hear the supercharger whining through the entire video.

I'm also surprised as to how the 745i was literally running away from the LS on straight-aways...?
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