Yahoo Autos The Real Winner of This Twin-Turbo Shootout
The last volume supercar manufacturer using natually-aspirated engines is Lamborghini. Everybody else has made the switch to forced induction by now, with most preferring a pair of turbos over single turbines, superchargers or twin-charging. Which means that if you want to find out which twin-turbo performance car is the fastest this side of a Koenigsegg Agera, there are plenty to choose from.
First off, how about a 190mph wagon, the Audi RS6 with the Performance Pack? 605 horsepower, all-wheel drive. No matter what a great machine the Mercedes-AMG C63 S is, with "just" 510 horsepower sent to the rear wheels, the bigger Audi clearly has an advantage head to head over a standing half mile. Or does it?
Then, a 2017 Nissan GT-R pitted against the winner? Talk about a decade-old platform! Surely, a brand new Porsche 991.2 Turbo S has to take that, even with its top down. Right?
The current Turbo S is the most infamous all-wheel drive acceleration champ if you don't count the EVs, and although there's a new version with 607 horsepower on tap, the "standard" S should still beat a rear-wheel drive baby McLaren due to its traction advantage alone. But wait! McLaren employs some celtic wizards now. We must not forget that.
Then, the Ferrari 488 Spider. Basically, a 458 Italia made less attractive, but much faster. Since that's at the level of the McLaren 720S, what chance does the entry-level model have against it?
Certainly less than McLaren's most aggressive car to date, the limited edition 675LT. Rear-wheel drive against rear-wheel drive, Pirelli against Pirelli, V8s at full tilt.
Still, the real winner of this game is the McLaren 570S. How it manages to grip like that for the money is beyond our imagination.
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