Lots of times, the Porsche comparisons we see online don't make sense. Recently, however, Autocar put a Porsche 718 S head-to-head against a Lotus Elise Cup 250. While the two cars have a 400 kilo difference in weight (the Boxster weighs 1355 kilos to the Lotus' 921 kilos) their weight to power ratio is nearly identical (Boxster = 1355 kilos / …
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Cyclist Races Porsche and Wins!
Car manufacturers love to give us zero to 60 times. It's the money shot of all automotive benchmarks. Right up there with top speed. However, in the real world, it's not always useful. The fact is, unless you're drag racing the kid in the Camry next to you, zero to sixty is pretty irrelevant these days. It's good for bragging rights, but it …
Continue to the full article918 Spyder Drag Races Again and Again at “Streetcar Takeover” Atlanta
By now we've seen a few 918s destroyed in terrible crashes and so many others for sale at crazy prices we began to wonder if most owners would keep them as garage queens. Not this guy. Taking part in last year's "Streetcar Takeover event in Atlanta, this 918 owner showed up to play. Participating in 1/4 mile drag race after 1/4 mile drag race …
Continue to the full articleChris Harris Made The Test That Everyone Said Would Never Happen, Happen!
For the past month or so we've been showing you videos of the "Holy Trinity Battle". That's the 918 vs. The McLaren P1 vs. the Ferrari LaFerrari. Interestingly, besides the battle between these three supercars, there was a kind of behind-the-scenes battle going on regarding who would get these three cars together, first, on the track. By that …
Continue to the full articleWatch The LaFerrari vs. McLaren P1 vs. Porsche 918 Drag Race From 0 to 186 MPH
It's been a few weeks of waiting, but the final episode in the three part series of the "Holy Trinity" showdown is final available. In part one we watched a track shootout between the Porsche 918 Spyder, the McLaren P1 and the Ferrari LaFerrari. Part 2 showcased the same three cars in a 1/4 mile shootout. The third and final installment is an …
Continue to the full article918 Spyder vs. McLaren P1 vs. LaFerrari 1/4 Mile: Part 2 of the “Holy Trinity” Shootout
Last week we showed you the first of a three part series created by the Supercar Driver Youtube channel that pits the 918 Spyder, the McLaren P1 and the Ferrari LaFerrari against each other in a series of track related test to see just which of the "Holy Trinity" is the most powerful supercar. Last week it was hotlaps at Silverstone. This …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 918 Spyder vs. McLaren P1 vs. Ferrari LaFerrari: The “Holy Trinity”
Many of you may remember Paul Bailey's name from that terrible 918 Spyder accident that took place last month in Malta. However, Paul is better known as the owner of three of the world's most outrageous and exclusive supercars. That's right, besides his 918 (a bit banged up at the moment) he also owns a McLaren P1 and a Ferrari LaFerrari. …
Continue to the full articleHow Does The Porsche 911 GT3 RS Compare To The McLaren 650S And Aston GT12
Mere mortals simply get to ask questions like the one in our title and then debate them over a pint at the pub. Chris Harris, however, is no mere mortal. Who else but Chris could pull together a 991 GT3 RS, Aston GT12 and McLaren 650S on one track to compare them to each other? As usual, there's a lot of gratuitous hooning/drifting that his …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 993 vs. 997 GT3 On The Nürburgring Nordschleife
We create and curate as much Porsche content as we can here on FLATSIXES.com. With information coming from so many direction, even we miss things at times, like the video below. Originally published over 1-year ago, it's still worth watching today. In fact, it's another fantastic example of how driving skill/technique can overcome even massive …
Continue to the full articleNissan 350Z Challenges Porsche 911 GT3. You Won’t Believe What Beats Them Both
We originally posted the video below to our Facebook page last week and people seemed to really enjoy it. At some point the youtube poster removed the video and we heard from people on FB that they had heard about it, but couldn't find it so we decided to post it up here. The video above really speaks for itself. A Nissan 350Z (said to …
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