McLaren MP4-12c vs Ferrari 458 Italia - Fifth Gear

the McLaren mp4 12c what a car what a car do you mind I'm just taking it in don't ruin it down oh just don't speak for I got it a brand new 205 mile an hour British supercar built in Surrey underneath here is a little sensor oh yeah hey that's nice that's the save weight by the people who run Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton in Formula One have a look where the meat and veggies it's in here similar to open there we go the point was like they couldn't find an engine small enough or lighten up reason why they made their own it's it's tiny isn't it mean it's 3.8 v8 twin-turbo weighs 150 kilos it's nothing produces 600 spores at 600 ores but I know it's one hundred and sixty eight thousand five hundred pounds worth of exquisite engineering I'll get in there hey comfy I'll show him actually oh that's nice look how far can adjust that happy now hold on hold on hold on hold on hold on did you know that grip was loaded on the Lewises grip I like it I like it it's not selected is it no buttons on this - on - look at this indicators door look lovely hold on I think that's Jensen's bottom - no I do know is it dripping chances bottom yeah the McLaren needs to be measured against the best 173 thousand pounds Ferrari four five eight Italia serious cars require serious testing so we'll both drive them I'll test how much fun you can have while I'm here to see which can set the fastest possible lap time we'll start with the benchmark Ferraris ability to play Saxe regular I've just laid up 570 or 12 Thunder grin on my face this while everything I've driven before how many to discourage turn corners or inaccessibility at all the best thing in the world is at this car impressive will never go blood mix in doctor the railway linking in judging Clarence got to do so much to beat this for sheer driving h2c next it's my turn in the more 5-8 to see what it's like when you just want to go fast it's just I'm roasting electric experience oh oh that looks fast this is a flat out corner I wish side words and it's not boys come with it I love this car I love it it's my favorite ever car and so far yeah so far and now time to see how the McLaren compares by first testing how much fun it is but a very different feel to it immediately my god here he comes first time ran in the clarin I can't wait come on actually nice step back a bit to look at turning in with them we go they're out flip get never try to pass he doesn't continue not having so much fun well well well edgy yeah you look a bit twitchy this is nothing like is consistent I gotta learn to drive this more than I did the Ferrari that was instantly fuzzy in my head where all the kids want a big tiff drift the trouble was I was trying to make the McLaren do exactly what it's programmed not to do flicky go dr. Dowson we're off fot Foti phone tip what's going on man what's going on even with the traction control turned off the car reduced the torque just when I needed it to hold the drift then as the rear tires began to grip and I was started to steer out of the slide the car tried to save itself with brake steer all of which combined create the massive overcorrection that turned us into a high-speed lawnmower you're not happy with I hope it's not a stiffy parsley basil it's not set up the final test was my first lap weather McLaren was a tenth of a second slower than that Ferrari but how did it feel I can be like and I don't like it I'm the same as T I've got less confidence in it I know I'm not feeding the car as much tell you I don't like it it says here there's a disconnection between me and Eve I don't know where the last time I spun a car was quite some time again I'm not in tune with the car you need to get the best out of it you've probably got a drive in the way with Herren wanting it too in the way it's been programmed and now I'm not programmed that way it stops quicker and better than the Ferrari very very nervous on the brakes it swims around downshift no it won't down when I want to but the big thing is it's nowhere near as much fun engaging to drive very exciting that's like solid as a fry I mean that's just honesty generally genuinely disappointed that's a good day mana it was what a day we turned up and fell in love with his black stealth McLaren with its luxurious refined interior absolutely and you know in terms of a piece of engineering it is a work of art the detail the finish the fit is second to none but there's a but and it's a very very big but the engine isn't as good agreed the gearbox isn't as good a grade-a handling isn't as good very much agreed you see on paper this car is better than the Ferrari but there's one thing which you don't get on paper and that's how it makes you feel the tingle the special feeling you get inside when you're driving it and knock spots off that they can only be one winner and it's a clear winner the Ferrari meet Andy frost a 45 year old automatic transmission specialist and creator of read victim 1 this has a nine point three liter v8 jeez

Channel: Fifth Gear

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Length: 8min 5sec (485 seconds)

Published: Thu Sep 11 2014