599 vs CLK63: "Why we do not do standing starts": 599 GTB F1 vs CLK63 AMG 0-250+ km/h

[christosswc]

If a front engined Merc can leave it behind like that imagine what a rear engined Porsche or Ruf would do.

You can blame the driver of the 599 but this thing is renowned for it's inability to put the power down and it was also wet.

I don't think he messed up, you try to put 600+ bhp on the road in the wet from a standstill in that car.

[carGT222]

Tell the Ferrari to use the R launch control

Unless his tires are cold then stand still really sucks.

[373axle]

Actually, standing starts would be a lot funner to watch, because slower cars could get the jump once in a while, and then faster cars would really show their pace at some high end speeds by overtaking them. If a driver a has slow reaction, that's his fault, not the CAR'S. Gtboard/M5 board should do both, standing and rolling.

[masonizere]

Does it really make a difference weither its from a rolling start or at a dig, either way fro a dig yes you can have bad traction or a bad launch but what about from a rolling start when one of the driver miss shifts or the other driver starts off alot more quicker and not starting even,. Just because couple people cant launch right doesnt mean you cant race from a dig...Infact starting from a dig shows you are a better driver and have more skill then roll starts....

[m5boarddotcom]

@masonizere True, but we compare CARS and not drivers.

[future62]

Comparing cars = rolling start or repeat tests w/the same driver

Comparing drivers + cars = standing start :)

[hamadM3]

why they clk driver didn't build up higher RPM simply step on breaks and gas and i think the gtb has a lunch control

[cobra88901]

I do not understand why these challenges, the mercedes pilot did not think can keep up a V12 5999 cc

[mcarthurwallace]

What is that whine on the amg? Is that the transmission? It almost sounds like a kompressor.. which I know it isnt.

[Irvine5312x6ma]

The same result would have been if the CLK 63 AMG was put against the Lambo LP560-4. Watch m5boarddotcom's Ferrari 599 GTB vs Lambo LP560-4.

Yes, you can't have standing starts, the drivers are not all the same.

Great races, thank you!!!!!

Irvine5312x6ma

[m5boarddotcom]

@Irvine5312x6ma True, standing starts are useless.

[BLACKLACDTS]

wow that was a spankin!

[2URBO2]

Lame comparison, but you got your point. The SLR and the 599 is more likely to be called competitors.

[bitumen83]

4:24 turbo sound  SWEET :}

[GOOGLEJUSTINO]

Ok so b/c ppl fuck up, should the NHRA do races from a roll???

[m5boarddotcom]

It would eb a better comparison yes.

[weRoneself]

what?!!! NHRA has 7,000hp machines that we should not campare to any other car. also these cars have different gear ratios so do you guys have different take off speeds?

[ocf1fan1]

Hello, do you know what you're saying? Formula 1 racing cars are the most advanced that there are. Especially from before all these drastic rules were enacted by Bernie Ecclestone.

[mrLECHOO]

599 is comparable to slr or sl65 black...

[weed46]

Is comparable to SLR, but no the SL black. The SL is hardcore. Better compare the SL with the 430 Scud. witch is hardcore too.

[ICEMANZIDANE]

wow there were very very nice mercedeses

[carGT111]

no the 599 has a special feature the "launch control"

its the best for drag racing its like forming a big energy

and boom! super fast acceleration

[ApocketrocketzA]

launch control isnt even the fastest way to get that car off the line

[hovy82]

who cares the ferrari had a bad start or bad traction, look at how it came back and won

[nbadil]

lolz it got owneded

btw i like music

[Arturaskopytinas]

the answer is an idiot behind the wheel of 599 gtb. he missed the start. this thing can do 0-60 in less than 4 seconds for god's sake.

[pwalk123]

its hard for a rear wheel drive car to go under 4 secs due to loss of traction...but it seems the driver didn't launch at all

[Brementuning007]

the 599 GtB Hamann could beat the Zr1 on track

[Brementuning007]

599 GtB woulb beat the ZR1 in the track

[8MunchenBayern8]

i hate the Zr1 its plastic..but the 599 could not beat it on a track.

[socal777]

Try carbon fiber...ignorant fool

[8MunchenBayern8]

lMFAO...try touching the gear lever, the front and back panels, and dashboard see how much "carbon fiber" those pieces of shit are u fucking redneck

[socal777]

Hmmm,lets see,a far superior car for 100k or a car with less plastic for 300k haha.you are one dumb motherfucker.Every car has plastic on it.Oh the 599 could not beat the zr1 in anything.

[socal777]

Sounds like you need to keep ''Munchen'' on that cock and let the big boys talk about cars faggot.

[savumies]

599 GTB would beat SLR

[SCHIZOPHRENlC]

are you listening to the scarface soundtrack in there? lol...

[isiahlilman]

People the ZR-1 ate the 599 for breakfast and had room for more, check it out and the almighty GTR didnt even compete it lost so bad along with the porsche GT2.

[masonizere]

@isiahlilman ZR1 only beat the GTR due to more power and less weight otherwise the ZR1 would been crushed

[toomany0034]

I personally hate Mercedes Benz, its a truck, I dont fancy Fiat either, but I am glad that the fait beat the truck. BMW forever

[8MunchenBayern8]

maybe the driver of the Ferrari should stop picking his ass and turn on launch control.

[flybmw]

Song is from the Scarface called "push it to the limits"

[Gassolinebonce]

That is one fast Fezza

[Trithij]

Bullshit! 599GTB Fiorano can accelerate to 100km/h in 3,25 seconds. You just have to use special launch mode to perform this trick.

[Sorvos]

Yeah right! 3.25? Where did you get that from?

[Trithij]

From many different tests, like Road and Track test drive for example, 0-100km/h numbers vary from 3.2 to 3.5 seconds.

[Sorvos]

Even if that was true, although I doubt it, you will never experience that acceleration if you had a 599. I bet only the best drivers, in perfect conditions ( weather, downhill acceleration, brand new tyres, unused cluctch, basicaly a brand new car ) would be capable of doing that. But like I said, I seriously doubt a GTB can do a 3.25. from all the test I've seen, a Carrera GT beats a 599 every time. And it only has a 3.9 sec from 0 to 100 km/h.....

[Sorvos]

But, like Clarkson says: " I could be wrong... " :D

[63Jax]

I also read on Wiki that some testers got 3.2 second on 0-100. That car is very capable and of course the CGT can beat it because is a extreme supercar and Fezza is a luxuroius GT made for roads not for circuits like Enzo and CGT. The right contender for CGT is Enzo.

[azaboy2]

init off topgear

[Turbofreak89]

Whats the name of this song?

[numnutzzzz1]

dont like standin starts either but i thought ferarri 599 has launch control?

[jazz806]

cool

[3ddyUS85]

i would like to se the new cts v vs m5 and vs the new rs6 thx

[BernardoQM]

hehehehe. Mercedes sucks Ferrari. Mercedes looks like a volks beetle close 599 GTB

[pbotricolor]

That Ferrari sounded like an airplane taking off!

WOW

[jcsrt8]

I agree with what was said in regards to why you dont do races from a dig, your comparing the cars and not the driver. Ive seen Srt8's beat M5's in the 1/4 because one driver was quicker on the light, but in a all out run, the M5 will win hands down all day. Keep the videos coming, i love it guys.

[m5boarddotcom]

Thank you.

[marmlad]

i watched Yeremy Clarkson in 599 and he did 0-96 kmh in 3.5 sec in escret mode :D

[ballathug69]

Wouldn't it make sense to do both? Plus, some of these cars are manual transmission which do involve the driver.

[divineguy]

Please try to get S5 vs 335i vs G37

[vipeme1]

yeah lets see some slow cars

[BMWgab]

wow!| it's incredible!!!

[mstt1010]

starts

[mstt1010]

standing stars are better

[roman0078]

We Need BRABUS 6.3L V12 Twin Turbo Down There Gustav!:)

[generalull]

i guess the clk amg dtm would do much better, even win maybe?!

[m5boarddotcom]

CLK DTM AMG is fast, 0-200 km/h in 11 s but I still think the 599 GTB F1 would come out on top.

[jerarbel]

do you think you can make a race between SLR and 599 GTB F1???

[tafka100]

nismoleb are you dumb ? Stock is compared with stock and tuned vs tuned.You can fit turbos on ferraris and lambos as well you know.

[QFizzV8Fizz]

Shut Up!

Sure You Can!

Novitech Tune Ferrari So That They Get Over 700Hp(Twin Superchargers)

[Nismoleb89]

lol exotic car freaks... 1 R35 GT-R or a properly tuned R34 or supra (there's only 1) will spank every single cars ass overthere. lol i love ignorance:"exotics are the best..." tti tera dohuhhhuhh im stupid...

[Zcarbon]

why yes, you are.

[wardenfiddyblunt]

if you do some looking there is even a clip of a Del Sol beating the crap out of a brand new lambo.... and he is running low boost and pump gas... its beautiful

[63Jax]

You know you are.Are you a proud USA citizen? It shows...

[Nismoleb89]

u dumass's im talkin in 1st person about a any bitch who thinks exotics are the best..... oh and im not a US citizen dude, aight fuk america, fuk europe, and fuk africa... now u know where im from...

[63Jax]

...yup I know now, you are from Mars.

[KCZ9]

its better with rolling start. i mean, that ferrari shud have been at the front buy 4mph and stayed at the front. good vids :)

[XtcRaver420]

I'd like to see the Murcielago and Gallardo 560 run against each other here.

[NIK4EVA]

I like the SCARFACE theme song in the background ;)

[NationalSWAT991]

Good vid and good valid reasons for not doing Dig Starts.

[edthetallguy]

So basically you showed us that you have incompetent drivers who do not how to launch their own cars. I'm sorry, but testing a car from a zero still qualifies as COMPARING CARS - if you cannot put the power down, then what good is it? I'm sure that once your guys had a few runs, they were able to launch them without any problems. Practice makes perfect :-)

[m5boarddotcom]

No, you are comparing drivers and cars with a standing start. Rolling start minimizes driver involvement: comparing cars.

But not too many 599 owners want to do repeated hard launches, same with for example BMW M5 owners and the Launch Control: it wears too much on the car.

[UPSXPRESS]

So Swedish? Is this some sort of company or just an organization. Must be awesome because i know id like to drive cars for fun

[m5boarddotcom]

A community of friends. See GTboard(.)com and m5board(.)com

[adamkawwaff]

man i love all the cars...........

[m5boarddotcom]

See GTBoard(.)com for DVD and m5board(.)com for the event reort.

[b0nes2]

I like rolling starts. You don't worry too much about reaction time, worn tires, the surface you are driving on if it is wet or dry.

[spookylanguage7]

the 599 caught up anyway

[jdydbgdsy]

standing start - driver hability and car performance

rolling start - only car performance

[m5boarddotcom]

Exactly and we compare CARS.

[jdydbgdsy]

and you do it well

thanks for the vids

more ferraris please xD

[rantajpowar]

wat u wanna say is ccx will lose from dat 599???

[m5boarddotcom]

CCX will not loose vs a 59, far from it.

[KarenPonch]

Good Point

[scorpio1066]

i agree and add to that rolling starts are closer to real world performance like track and road. standing starts are only for pedantic egg heads that dwell on tenths and hundreds of a second and getting everything precise and correct to obtain the unobtainable for most of us which in my view isnt real world. great vid. keep em coming

[106100]

I want to see the CCX against that EVO VI and against the CARRERA GT..interesting to see the differences

[ferrarichy]

Hahaha plus it saves the clutches for so much longer. Maybe all those lesser minded people (i.e. the people who couldn't deal with the fact that the E55 beat the 600 hp GT Mustang) will learn that it's not just from a standstill and that GT Board does something more into to real life.

[m5boarddotcom]

Thank you and correct.

[neezer77]

Holy cow, what a high-speed pull that Ferrari has.

I'd like to see it race the CCX please :)

[m5boarddotcom]

No contest for CCX :)

[brian05fubu]

you mean ccx will lose?

[RussRamz]

It will lose BADLY!

[m5boarddotcom]

Vs what?

[nofear24t]

standing starts are stupid unless you are at an actual track with lasers to catch faults.

[m5boarddotcom]

True.

[RonDeKiller]

Does the sun never shine where you film these videos? ;)

[m5boarddotcom]

It was actually just bad that weekend. Bad timing. Ill order better weather next time.

[camrygrande]

That was a nice jump by the CLK63 AMG...