Carlos from Spain:

Factory lap claims have always been dubious to say the least, there are many ways to "cheat"(not so much Porsche but lambo, merc, etc) so the magazine lap times are a necesary reality check for the factory claims. They are never going to match factory claims but they need to be proportional, otherwise you know the manufacturer is greasing the times for marketing purposes.

Carlos, if you mean keep them honest I agree. But magazine times are not anywhere near the true performance capabilities of the car. If there is cheating, usually this is discovered.


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