Just incredible though isn't it. 0-124mph in 7.2 seconds, over a second quicker than a Pista. Unbelievable. This is a stock, road legal car that will do a quarter mile sub 10s!
If & when McLaren do something AWD & Hybrid it will surely be unmatchable.
Go drive a 488, 720S, Huracan for a day on your favourite roads and then come back and tell me you still want it over your 4C.
Road cars in the hunt of crazy downforce figures, huge acceleration are becoming so numb and more or less boring at legal speeds in a way it is spoiling the fun of driving, unless your happy to travel down most b-roads at 100mph plus, 150mph plus on some, cars are becoming so obsessed with lap times, down force were ending up with racing cars for the road that just like a racing car are not fun at legal and slow speeds, unless your only objective of said car is to pose.
Even my 458 is pushing its luck, but because its NA it makes an epic noise no stood still, it also has downforce but no silly business so it will move around at legal speeds, the 488 I drove in comparison felt numb and boring at legal speeds, yes it was faster, yes it had more grip but it was all for the worse of fun at legal or just over legal speeds. It is why I walked away from cars like Huracan, even Performante because even going very fast it felt kind of numb. The 812 Superfast was a real surprise because that car was such an event and was even more looser at the rear than my 458 it was constantly wriggling around, but to control it felt like an E46 M3, Ferrari have nailed it with that car but they cost 300-400k, if the come down to 200k used they will be incredible motors for fun at legal speeds and I'd say probably one of the best sounding engines are all time, I mean a V12 that nearly revs to 9000rpm and make 800HP NA, what a car!
Driving needs to be fun at all speeds, even if your sitting in traffic it should sound and look good, all super cars look good but a lot of the modern stuff sounds totally parp, when I had a play with a 600LT and the engineer was like rev it so it smashes limiter and bangs, he was like it sounds great, I just looked and kind of was bemused and then went and started up the SVR and said no this sounds good and I think he kind of agreed when he heard that V8 roar, cough, pop and whine of SC.
I am either keeping the 458 or will go backwards like get a California 30, though I have no need for a convertible any more as just purchased an S2000.
. Fortunately I don't think I'll ever be making that decision!
