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yip totally inaccurate, just a couple of petrol herads having fun as it should be!! but I can tell you this, even when the R8 got away from F6 first, the F6 hauled it back in, that's why we did it 10 times, law of averages or something like that..

F6 had the stock brakes. Surprised us totally how well the R8 pulled up, it really is something that you have to try when you get the chance, (don’t do it with an F6 behind you though, had to change lanes real quick..) First time we did a full on brake test in the R8 from 100km/hr we had to redo it cause we figured we must have been going slower then we thought cause it stopped so quickly. I can say without doubt that the R8 is no quicker than the F6 with average Joes driving within normal driving conditions for this type of car. (I.e fast accelerations to 100-130km/hr, overtaking and getting thru corners at around 100-130km/hr), even given the fact the R8 was new, it would have to improve a lot to be noticeably faster, in fact both of us agreed the F6 is by far the more exciting car in terms of acceleration, you keep waiting for the rush in the R8, it just doesn’t happen, don’t get me wrong its bloody fast, but get back in the F6 and its all smiles as you get spat down the road on that torque surge.

no videos, but great idea, will call my mate tomorrow and see if we can have a replay, this time with evidence..

Here are the results from testing a VE R8 auto vs a stock BF F6 auto in NZ. (R8 had done 10km, yip brand new.. F6 had done 9000km). -10 x 0-100km/hr sprints, we lined up, engines at idle, counted to 3 then floored it until we reached 100km/hr, F6 beat R8 every time, ranging from about 1m to about 5m, Got the R8 every time in the 2nd gear acceleration. We had to stop as the oil temp in the R8 was getting to high, got worse for the R8, in all the excitement we had forgotten to put the F6 auto into performance mode. -Various rolling acceleration tests, R8 following F6, counting to 3 (via mobile phone) then flooring it, R8 kept up sometimes but struggled if the F6 slipped into 2nd/3rd gear (they truly are a rocket ship), summary was the R8 is not any quicker and no contest if the F6 gets going correctly. -Brakes, R8 won hands down, unbelievable stopping power and it does it with an absolute minimum of fuss. -Handling, R8 handles really, really well. Big difference switching between the cars, its not that F6 does not handle well, its just the R8 is another step up. Saying that the F6 is easier to drive fast thru slower corners, R8 still needs lots of revs to match the F6. More noise in the F6 cabin, interior and layout is about the same, seats better in F6. -Exterior, R8 looks great, nice wheels too. Ended the afternoon with a slightly upset potential R8 owner (yes it was a demo car), he went back to the dealer and asked why he could not beat the F6, dealer said he was not surprised and that the F6 is really fast, at least he was honest! As a side note we also had a good test of a VE SS, R8 did not seem that much faster.