The Week's Most Important Car Numbers
From a wild McLaren to the newest Porsche, these are the most important numbers of the week.
Khodrocar - Numbers are all around us – whether we're breaking down the performance of a Ferrari 488, or comparing the price of a Model S to a Mercedes. Every week we pick out a few numbers that are so significant we have to give them a second look. Today we’re looking at key figures from McLaren, Porsche. Genesis and Lamborghini.
1,000
The weight, in kilograms (approximately 2,204 pounds), of the McLaren Ultimate Vision Gran Turismo. Purely a concept for the racing game Gran Turismo Sport, the car is nonetheless wild to behold, and with 1,150 horsepower from a hybrid powertrain, it should be extremely quick, too. In the virtual world, at least.
7
Under that number of minutes that the Porsche 911 GT2 RS is rumored to have lapped the Nürburgring. Porsche itself had hinted as much earlier, and now observers at the ‘Ring believe that they’ve seen a black-and-yellow GT2 RS complete a lap in less than seven minutes. We’re still waiting for official confirmation from Porsche…
4.7
Time, in seconds, it will take the new Genesis G70 Sport to accelerate from rest to 62 miles per hour. The new car, which will take on the likes of the BMW 3 Series and Alfa Romeo Giulia, has a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four base engine with 248 hp, while the Sport gets 365 hp from a turbocharged 3.3-liter V6.
1.5
How much quicker, in seconds, the Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo race car can lap Monza than its predecessor. With no extra horsepower, how did Lambo shave off lap times? New carbon-fiber bodywork that improves aerodynamics. Under the engine cover, the 5.2-liter V10 provides 620 hp.
Source: Motor1.com
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