Yeah for me it’s just how it feels might be the carbon tub coming into effect but it just has proper race car feels, whereas the GT3 and 458 felt like very sorted road cars that were track capable the 600 feels like a honed race car that has then been made to also work on the road something it does so well. For me it trumps the GT3 on track and is night and day better on road, GT3 does not even compare and hence having owned one they are very overhyped.
It does seem like he is struggling more to get the nose in on the 600LT, and hold it in mid corner and that is likely tyres which seem to make more noise, based on a quick watch. 600LT picks up speed more quickly and both hitting 300ish under the bridge on the main straight is incredible not least as he carries that speed under the bridge. Merc is more settled and think I said before it does flatter the driver on track but can see how that would make the 600Lt more of a challenge.
Interesting for me is how well the Merc held on to the GT3 race car (could not make out if it was another GTR or Z4) car for a bit, quicker a touch on the straight bits but gobbled up under braking and left, right, left type affairs as expected. Two great cars getting a similar result in different ways.
Interesting for me is how well the Merc held on to the GT3 race car (could not make out if it was another GTR or Z4) car for a bit, quicker a touch on the straight bits but gobbled up under braking and left, right, left type affairs as expected. Two great cars getting a similar result in different ways.
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I did a road trip into Wales a while back with a mixed bag of cars but one mate was in his 991 GT3 RS. Following him closely did for my windscreen sadly but no way could he get away from me and coming out of corners if he was in the wrong gear I was gone. Once moving and with dry roads the Merc is as quick as you will ever need and the engine delivers power from so low down it’s effortless.
McLaren under tyred the 600 LT on purpose, to dial fun into the car, unfortunately the 225 front tyres cause understeer, also McLaren don’t setup the cars alignment from factory well either.
I stick with 225/285 for road as it allows for a fair bit of power over steer which I enjoy.
On track I run 235 / 305 tyres which solves the understeer issues and the 305 out back remove any wheel slip, hooks up every gear wide open throttle. Also alignment is setup for road / track, on track it’s just mind blowing never had any issues passing any Porsche including latest 992 GT3 RS though they were not easy, admittedly they are the quicker car but on the day I was more confident and/or the better driver.
GT3 are like VTEC if your in the wrong gear a V8 or Turbo car will embarrass one. My 458 was somewhat quicker than my GT3 and the 600 is vastly quicker and like yours it’s also got torque so even if your not in a lower gear it’s got mid range to still pull hard.
Beauty of GT3 and 458 is the noise and scream of 9000rpm, amazing engines and gearbox. But the 600 still revs to 8000, sounds decent with exhaust right behind my head and with only circa 1300kg to pull and twin turbo torque it goes OK, it hits 100mph in under 6s but it is the baby LT.
Was gonna say that must have been done awhile ago, then saw it was 7 years - you can't take some of those lines any more especially the curb at the bottom of Foxhole (which is one to watch out for if you've previously driven it on the more aggressive line over the curb and aren't aware of the change - couple of people already wrecked their cars on it).
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