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  • um is this the top gear test track that they're on...?

  • my opinion:

    1st = Ferrari

    2nd = Porsche

    3rd = McLaren

  • Yup McLaren ftw. Killing Ferrari just like Formula 1. LOL that should be it's new slogan. McLaren: Tearing apart Ferrari in Formula 1 just made tearing up a 458 even more fun!

  • yyou all need to be fired for producing this crap.

  • british make a british car winner...

  • Top Gear test track!!!!!

  • BUEN CARRO McLAREN PERO HAY QUE VER EL AÑO DE LOS CARRO!!!! ME QUEDO CON FERRARIY SALUDOS DESDE MEXICO...

  • Thank you Car and Drive for having a review that sounds like it has been written by a 7th grade child. I love the MP4-12C too, but actually get into why it is number one, rather than read a paragraph consisting of generic and general info. It sounded like it was being read from the back of a cereal box. Aren't these guys supposed to be automotive journalists?

  • 458 any day. better looks. better sound. better performance.

  • who is this no body giving reviews like he know what his talking about

  • dumb review Porsche ftw

  • WFT lol they said the McLaren "has an ability that has never been seen before , being able to go across a country and be driven strait on to a track" no lol how about cars like The BMW M5 or M3 they did that for years or any AMG, or the best example the Nissan GTR

  • @jgjgjgj1 Can you do that in more comfort than a Rolls Royce? NO! That's what they mean! The MP4 can do BOTH!

  • if porsche should have pdk and than it will own both car with even captain slow behind the wheel.

  • Wow Americans really dont know how to review cars

  • @ikechukwu101: Dont go ignorantly judging us as a whole just because C&D gave a lame review. Becuase there are plenty of shady things Top Gear UK has done in the past as well.

  • worst review ever!!!!

  • I would definitely take the GT2. Wouldn't even hesitate. Most reliable, best residual value, pretty much all other reviewers will tell you it's actually the quickest accelerator, and if it ever gets the opportunity to feature on Top Gear I guarantee it would slap the 458 and MP4 in the face with its' lap time.

    Ask the people who know, the Stuttgart Stallion has always ALWAYS done it best.

    About $70K less than the Ferrari or the McLaren too.

  • @Riles07 Its not faster 0-60 nor is it 70k cheaper...

  • @unclepic1 depends where you live.In England cars are much more expensive than elsewhere.I live in Canada where the GT2 RS has an MSRP of $280K,the McLaren $325K,and the Ferrari $350K.

    I realize these prices fluctuate a lot country to country,keep in mind the GT2 RS is $280K flat,where the $325K for the McLaren and $350K for the Ferrari are BASE prices. Once you pile on options..it starts to inflate a lot.

    The GT2 you're right is a tad slower to 60,however the 911 Turbo S is Veyron/GTR league.

  • @Riles07 yea i feel you as a huge Ferrari fan i am obviously biased, but while all three are great cars id probably take the GT2 RS over the MP4.

  • This is the Top Gear track

  • quite an awful review

  • Porsche.

  • The very attributes C&D claims the Ferrari and Porsche have are what people buy super cars for. No one commutes in a mp4-12c, 458 or GT2. If I was ever to have 300K to spend on a car I would have to be pretty F^#$!#$ passionate about it. I would not want it to compare the ride to a Merc. And another thing. SAVE THE MANUAL!

  • This McLaren has no soul (thats what testers says...), and it's got no design (thats what I say...:)

    Super-car needs to look SUPER .. and this thing looks blunt , like future Korean sporty-car ...:)

  • Top Gear Track FTW!!!

  • and ofcourse the acceleration test the posrche is gnna lose its a stickshift compared to the worlds best automatic transmissions

  • lol ur comparing by quarter mile thats cool, the porsche beat the 458 by 14 seconds on nurburgring and the mclaren by more than 4

  • god what a nice camera quality

  • lol at "lacks soul and character" just rofl... if your favourite car gets its ass handed just say "but it hs soul", you might feel better

    sore losers

  • 3 sweet ass cars and this is the garbage video you can produce? How about actually racing them for a few laps instead of talking about what you think of them? nobody cares! SHUTUP and let the cars do the talking! Racing in the rain, of course the awd car is going to be faster under these conditions.

  • @Brandon123454321abc None of these are awd

  • @Brandon123454321abc. Sorry, which car here is AWD? They are all rear-wheel drive. But you are right about the video - Car and Driver needs to watch any episode of the BBC Topgear... that is how you make a car video!

  • @Brandon123454321abc none of them are awd

  • @fa51but 911 gt2 rs is 4x4 = all wheel drive

  • @Embrarer This is wrong.

  • @savavblue why?

  • @Embrarer Because none of these cars have awd... the gt2 has always been a rear drive version of the turbo. The only porsches that do not have rear wheel drive have a 4 in the name, are the turbo models, or are a model of the cayenne. No worries learning new things is always good.

  • @Embrarer Its also what makes the gt2 so unique/ more intense than the turbo. Hopefully though the new 991 turbos will have this 4.0 though that would be kick. ass.

  • @Embrarer NO ITS NOT. Only turbo, turbo s and carerra 4 are 4x4. go check....

  • @Brandon123454321abc Don't get me wrong, this video is terrible, but none of these cars are four wheel drive. The GT2 RS is a 911 turbo with only rear wheel drive. That is why it can slide so easily.

  • @Brandon123454321abc Your comment makes too much sense, surely you don't expect them to do this do you?

  • Nice video with RUBBISH conclusions. Everybody knows that the Ferrari is the best and even the Porsche might be chosen as second. Typical CarAnd"Driver" rubbish.

  • 458 for sure :)

  • Personally I would take the Ferrari.

  • MP4 is ugly as hell.

  • @rusty5100 What makes you say that? Everyone STOP HATIN' ON THE MP4-12C

  • when did they test those on a F1 circuit? oh wait they do a drag race and for americans that's enough. Such an stupid statement of the presenter.

  • Why Are They At The Top Gear Race Track

  • so these guys are americans right? (dont flame me if the arent)

    soooo....they say straight line speed isnt everything?....I dont actually believe that they believe that....you seee....theyre americans...... anyway.....just buy the 458 if your lucky enought to win the lottery :D best car they curently make :)

  • I drove the Porsche gt2 RS, Ferrari Italia and the New Lexus LFA.. I tell you what: I'll take the LFA all the way.. freaking awesome car with F1 exhaust note! WOW

  • got great sound exhaust and great music :D

  • I love how all the mindless people who can't think for themselves are arguing about cars they can't afford.

  • Is that the Top Gear Track?? Lol

  • McLaren is nothing without BMW engine...

  • @doctorbienestar1 Well said.

  • The Mclaren is better in just driving straight but da Ferrari is better at everything else

  • @MrMuscleMam1105 computer games do not count, unless you have driven both you cant make that assumption

  • @paulturton27 it does when they got the stats from the real cars in the real world

  • @MrMuscleMam1105 a simulation is absolutely nothing like the real thing, and the fact that you believe that just makes you sound stupid

  • @paulturton27 i aint stupid, but the stats like the top speed, handleing, acel, they got from the cars itself

  • @MrMuscleMam1105 you obviously are, since when can a ferrari 458 hit a top speed of 215mph standard?

  • @paulturton27 Enzo, the Ferrari Enzo = 217mph and its called STOCK not standerd and i know u just sayin is cause u like the McLaren

  • @MrMuscleMam1105 in what part of the clip is there a enzo??? and it depends where you come from to whether its STOCK or STANDARD. i actually dont like the mclaren, i'd much prefer the noble or ferrari so your just showing how much bollocks your talking

  • @MrMuscleMam1105 also you cant really call me out on what things are known as when your struggling to even spell them, fucking retard get off gt5 or forza and get a job

  • @paulturton27 i never did u the one dat started talkin 2 me and if i could get a job i would be havin alot of money, but sadly im 12 and u cant blame me, u never sayed it has 2 be in the video or not, u just said "what ferrari", not "what ferrari in the clip" dumbass

  • @MrMuscleMam1105 read the previous comments, i said the FERRARI 458

  • first mistake of this test is that they are testing the mclaren on the top gear circuit where it was first developed....to be correct they should take it to a track where none of this cars have driven before!!!

  • 458 best supercar of the decade!

  • McLaren should really consider making a revival of the "F1"

  • @NoloPasoro01 they are.........

  • The Porsche has two turbos

  • I should mention that the Ferrari has a naturally aspirated engine (no turbo!!) Porsche 1 Turbo and McLaren Twin Turbo....Ferrari is the best....The winner is 458 ITALIA.

  • @AlexSALAMINO the reason the mclaren and porsche have turbos is down to tightening laws on emmissions, also the mclaren is only a 3.8 and porsche is 4.0 while the ferrari is 4.5 so no the ferrari doesnt win

  • @paulturton27, the GT2 RS is a 3.6 litre, not 4.0. The last 997 GT3 RS is the one with the 4 litre.

  • @jeebus2121 ok 3.6, still 900cc less than the 458. im sure with time ferrari will build a smaller engine with 1 or 2 turbos, they already have with the f40 so they know they can do it again

  • Lol amount of thick ferrari fanbois is ridiculous

  • @GR3B3N

    oh man read any reviews. evo, autocar whatever and even they despite being british all claim that mp4-12c lacks soul and character. it's just like cyborg and ferrari is all about passion.

  • @mx19idlewilder Too many numbers in the name...

  • @mx19idlewilder but has the right to judge soul and character? nobody, the only reason the ferrari is claimed to have those things is because of its badge, nothing more

  • @mx19idlewilder well said, couldn't agree more, every ferrari isnt just about numbers but something more, the excitement you get from the paint, the smell of the interior, the art for body work, the music of the exhaust, and the overall attention to detail and craftsmanship

  • @GR3B3N WAIT, WHAT!!! this is news to me I thought all of these people own F430's, and are really good drivers at track days, and there all about there cars, not the badge on the side.

  • If you need a car to be sexy and make noise you're compensating. The Ferrari would be last for me because it's neither as raw as the Porsche or as complete as the McLaren. The Porsche would be a great laugh if it's a weekend toy and/or track car but I'd take the MP4 and drive it all the time. It'll shut up and get you places in comfort when you need it to and go like a stabbed rat when you're in the mood. Infact I'd have an M600 over all of them because it's just funny.

  • it takes skill to drive the gt2 rs. its the lightest most powerful car there and has the best grip too. only because it is rear engined, they find it difficult to drive. plus its like riding in a rock tumbler??? wtf? is the porsche supposed to feel like driving in a rolls royce and make you feel gay?? it a monster of a machine and supposed to feel like one

  • <3 McLaren MP4-12C

  • Great video, but holy bejesus the music is awful. I know you don't want to violate copyright, but still . . .

  • Rubbish! Ferrari hands down.

    Watch 5th gear n really see who wins. Plus Americans don't know shit!

  • @NottinghamForest22 that 911 can piss all over both those cars on the track

  • @Mclaren3054 loll no way

  • @NottinghamForest22 I suggest you take a look at some lap times (Nordschleife) and so other characteristics about these cars and you will see some major differences, and them hopefully you won't make an embarrassing comment again.

  • @Mclaren3054 Porsche can come back when they make an F1 team. Losers.

  • @NottinghamForest22 Porsche has 16 Le mans wins in lmp(prototype), dakar win, more gt wins then anyone by a massive margin just for a start. Porsche is much more race Oriented than Ferrari actually. f1 is not the only motor sport. Lets not forget that Renault is one of the most dominant teams in f1 (RBR) and we don't see them making very good cars.

  • @Mclaren3054 Renault only supply the engine to Red Bull. RBR design the car to give it the best downforce etc. F1 is the pinnacle of motorsport.

  • @NottinghamForest22 so you are saying if you don't have an f1 team you make shitty cars. That means only Ferrari, McLaren, and Mercedes make good cars? I 'm an f1 fan and do think it is the pinnacle of motor sports, but what you are saying is retarded. 

  • it's only twitchy because your dumbass doesn't know how to drive.

  • @blaziankhmer that's the truth

  • McLaren ...

  • @Janusha completely agree even the way he talks.

  • @performancelosreyes

    Because its scripted. They have someone write it, then read if off a piece of paper. Instead of talking from own experience. Not professional.

  • Did he just say: incredible easy to drive? GT2RS, easy? Right.

  • if you want a sexy street legal race car, 911 GT2 RS all the way. If you want a sweet fast sexy century after century supercar, 458 Italia for sure. if you want to be the snobby ass little dick douche bag, u should probably buy the ugly fax machine with wheels

  • @sawmem u mad bro?

  • @sawmem I rather be that snobby ass little dick douche bag because i'm still driving 600 pure horsepower and you just cruising around in volkswagen polo with a massive 60 horsepower! :D

  • @sawmem what are u talking about? there are so many other street legal cars which are more like a race car than the porsche... and yup, the 458 it pretty sexy.

    but the mp4-12c isn't a faxmachine... watched the top gear video in the last time??? the mclaren is incredibly fast car which is - in my mind - more like a race car than the other two... and if you like the looks: thats your oppinion, not a fact!

  • @stotheimon1 The mp4-12c is the faster (?) than 458 only for Top Gear. However this only happened after all the others (Brits!!!) said Ferrari is faster and BETTER! Above all McLaren is boring......in comparison, of course!

    Porsche is better than McLaren as well.

  • @Magico070 noo not only on top gear... the mp4-12c got this clever traction control system... it is just the faster car... no was around that. maybe the 458 is more fun, sounds better and so on. bust it just isnt as fast as a mc laren... on the nordschleife the mclaren was 10sec faster than the ferrari... ok there the gt2rs was faster, but the whole car was developed on this course... the mc laren on a flat airfield^^ on a flat track the mc laren even beats the porsche

  • @sawmem imo the 599 GTO sounds better than all of these cars

  • @sawmem Do you have an uncontrollable urge to lick windows?

  • top gear test track

  • Typical americans. pick the one thats the fastest in a straight line.

  • @Janusha disagree abt this review. but i agree with the generalization, americans are usually garbage at automotive review

  • @zhbroder

    Because in america criticism is seen as something bad.. Something that can only hurt sales and cost people their jobs. Therefore open criticism of american products is entirely unamerican and therefore, when Europeans criticise american products the way we criticise our own stuff, the answer is always the same OMG.. YOU HATE AMERICA !!! ANd the flagwaving starts. This way americans live in a world where everything american is best in the woooorld regardless of actual reality.

  • The Ferrari really should have won this one, maybe it's because of the rain......

  • @stryker078 no its just not as fast as the mclaren or noble

  • The grey roof on the Ferrari is just irresistible

  • @Nimzie458202

    Personal preference may differ somewhat from actual reality.

  • @Janusha Thats What I Know Especially The Porsche And The McLaren

  • @edesge this isnt gm or ford lame ass the mp4 is better than the italia and the porsche just sucks the only good car they came out with was Cgt

  • The MP4-12C blew away the F348...by 3 full seconds over the TopGear race track...

    And about 5 seconds around old Nurburgring...

    Yep... Forza Ferraricrap

  • @OceanSeaMaster and the 458 beat the mp4-12 on every other review......i think from 8 reviews and test the ferrari won 6...it was only british test the mac won.....oh remind me how many MORE F1 titles ferrari has over mclaren HAHAHAHA !!!!

  • @mammo8369 Ferrari Have Been In The F1 Game Longer Than Anyone Else

  • @mammo8369 Ferrari has been in F1 longer than McLaren. McLaren has the best win ratio.

  • @mammo8369 lmao you dickhead in F1 mclaren has a higher win ratio than ferrari FAIL

  • @paulturton27 not according to the official F1 statistics. most wins..ferrari, check out the official page urself loser !!!

  • this is shit.

  • i think the GT2RS would take both these cars on the track, PLUS GT2 manual tranny, screw paddle shifters...

  • I like the time-lapse shots, well done.

  • I wonder who which company paid for this test.

  • I dont understand this match up. The GT2 RS is a stripped out track model of Porsche's flagship. The Ferrari and McLaren are base models of those company's entry level offerings. Help me out here.

  • @K20ej88

    Is it really so weird to compare cars. And what else would you compare them to.

  • Ferrari will always be the winner!!! Forza Ferrari!!!

  • @kostasscott Why?

  • @iSOBigD It's not only the cars, it's about history of the Ferrari and history of the McLaren. Second, i prefer italian cars!!!

  • @kostasscott So what about that makes this Ferrari better than any other cars? I'd love to see an actual intelligent argument to defend your random statement...

  • This guy's a retard, Forza Ferrari all the way

  • BOOOOOOOOOO!

  • You are nerds...Ferrari is the best!

  • @shubaderov However, Ferrari's fuel economy isn't really nice compares to Mclaren.

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  • @shubaderov can you be more specific?, why is the best?

  • at least i hope mclaren paid you for saying those idiocies, car and driver...

  • @jorehir because ferrari has to win always ha ha

  • F**king Top Gear wanabee!

  • ferrari all the way

  • how in the world the gt2 got in last place in the straight line???????????????????

  • how is the mcclaren "obviously" a good car?

  • All American magazines car reviews are crap they cannot compete with EVO, Autocar and AutoExpress

  • @paki1979m I guess if tea was grown in America you wouldn't drink it because it's American. Smh. Grow up.

  • @bintikwala

    That's the point. McLaren everyday super car that's what it was suppose to be and it does exactly that.

  • 1:59 why couldn't tiff do that.

  • To be honest the Mp4-12c wins as an every day car. Ferrari is all fun around the track but you won't be doing that on public roads. And now the Mp4-12c has been upgraded to sound alot more crazy.

  • ferrari so composed & married to the track 1:42 - 1:45

  • lol he off the traction control and he say twity.. on rain .. wtf is wrong with this guy? ?

  • @bintikwala

    Don't think he has done that.

  • @TheTornado4000 ferrari is also good in tc... he off it .. so it is shakey.. lol understand the on and off tc system mclaran i build give the best grip .. ferrari is build to learn to become a professional racer .. mclaran even my couzin can drive

  • turbo vs turbo vs n\a wt... lol

  • Being Car and Driver I expected them to finish with "all these cars are great, but the BMW M3 is so refined, that it surpasses all of them"

  • americans should be prohibited by european law from speaking . .

  • Looks to me they chose the winner by speed!

  • 189 people feel the Ferrari's the best. I too feel the same.

  • Car and Driver testing at the TopGear track?

  • McLaren is the best one

  • Did anyone see that that is the Top Gear test track?

  • @aeroplano111 yes you can clearly identify the gigantic Boeing 747-400 in the background, aside from the obvious signs of test driving on a runway lol

  • I like the mclaren but the back is just plain ugly

  • The 458 is a better car cause it's the best car for engaging the soul, which is what supercars are supposed to do. If I wanted comfort, I'd buy a Bentley. People buy supercars for excitement, not for going to the supermarket.

  • @sodazman it's funny that when Ferrari was unchallenged in the yesteryears the fun soul category was virtually non ex