noone1:
People still dreaming about a Huracan besting a 918?
Not going to happen. Lamborghini released the SV ring video and then not a single lap time for the SV got anywhere close to the 918. Huracan on Trofeos isn't anywhere close to the 918 either. We already know how this plays out. It plays out like this all the time. The track-oriented version will be a little bit quicker, feel a little bit more aggressive, and look a little more aggressive. Super high performance companies know that they can't push the envelope. It's business suicide because there is a plateau. If you can't offer a significant performance boost with every generation, you're screwed. The goal for all manufacturers is to stretch things as long as they can while staying competitive.
Look at active aero. Could have existed ages ago. Dodge knows how to set fast lap times with canards and giant spoilers, yet no cars have canards that I'm aware of.
All exotic companies sandbag. Don't expect anything crazy from the Huracan SL.
Weeeelllllll, if you want to take last times.com into account (since mort are certified with proof), then on most of the (short & long) tracks, the sv was within one-to-two seconds of the 918. The supertest (had some problems, i know) had the SV two seconds off the 918's time. The only one where there is a MASSIVE gap between the two, is the new Sachsenring time (918's new time 1:30-1:26). You can't really count the thermal test since they were done with different drivers (and now two different tracks, too), now that I've researched. Much like how on one of the tests done at thermal, the viper was 4 secs off the 918 time, while on the longer track (4.8 miles), it was still 4secs off despite the massive power difference and tech of the 918. It would be interesting to see the SV with the tune and trofeo, on the long track with the same driver. Plus, on the thermal test, we don't even know if they had fresh tires for the SV, either.
While on the short track of Sachsenring, the viper was a couple of tenths off the old record, despite the MASSIVE aero advantage, while the LT was faster, despite being slower on every other track (except top gear...strange, huh). However, if you compare Willow springs, the viper was actually faster than both, like at laguna seca.