This is why I respect the Best Motoring crew. They are legit drivers who push these cars to their limits no doubt. But are also so humble to give credit to a car that is surperior to their own domestic offering. Big fan for the past 25 years!
As a non japanese person i am very surprised that the Japanese persons who comment this video are so much against their own car industry. As a matter of fact i find it's a pity to put down the car industry of your country so much. We Europeans defend always our industries and never try to pout them down. As un European i find generally Lexus cars among best cars in the Auto industry. Having owned some german, french and also Japanese cars in can attest as an owner that Lexus's are definitely among the bests Autos and for sure comparable to Mercedes and are sometimes even better. Be proud of your car industry.
It simply proves these are real race drivers not affected by bias. Love them for that. If you can't point out flaws by being passionate about the market they are from then how can they grow and provide meaningful opinions. Nobody wants to watch shills so to speak.
the RCF Track has gotta be easily one of the most aesthetically underrated cars released within the last couple of years. all the edges and curves of the car are so amusing to look at
I discovered best motoring around 2003 on dvds etc i totally love the show and the drivers! Best ever show and now on youtube with subtitles too amazing. Does anyone know if Gan San (m kurasawa) still features in the videos? Anyway keep up great work guys!
Modern cars braking inside wheels/very precise stability management and torque vectoring, plus 4ws, gives it an advantage. But that stuff can overheat on some cars when you do it for some laps. Also lot more to go wrong.. I feel four motor electric is the solution as you have complete traction control and much faster again..
people say and think that because the amg gt63 has "gt" in it's name that it shares similarity with the amg gt coupe/roadsters. As someone who works on these vehicles I can tell you all straight up that it is not at all like the amg gt. Notable differences, the engine placement in the gt63 is a true front engine placement, not a mid front placement like the gt. The underchassis is more in line with the current lineup of mercedes benz sedans than with the gt, the gt63 uses multilink front and rear suspension similar to what you'll find on the full range of mercedes benz sedans and coupes for the current generation, the gt utilizes dual wishbones front and rear similar to the sls. The gt comes with a rear transaxle, the gt63 uses a conventional transmission design. When you drive the car you don't feel like you're driving a bigger gt, you feel like you're driving a heavier cls. The gt has much lighter steering thanks to the engine placement and is easy to throw around on the track due to it being very well balanced. The similarities between the two come in the form of the engine (while the gt63 uses a different version of the engine that is also found in the e63, the engine code is still the same for all amg 63 models, there are 3 main versions of the m177 engine family), the interior and the rear toe links. The interior is designed to be similar between the gt63 and the gt, you do feel less cramped in the gt63 sedan however. The rear toe links are an interesting feature as both vehicles come with available rear wheel steering that debuted on the gt-r. This makes a difference in handling capabilities for both vehicles but the difference is more noticeable on the gt vs the gt63, though it does help counter some of the understeer. Overall, the two vehicles may share a name, and an interior, but beyond that there are few similarities between the two vehicles, and it's confusing why mercedes benz decided to call this vehicle a "gt" when it feels more like what the cls63 would have been had it been produced for this current generation.
I think they called it "gt" because it takes alot of its styling from the actual gt. Consumers most likely think its like the gt simply because the styling seems to confirm it. Most people who buy cars nowadays don't really look at the details underneath the skin just the performance stats and how it looks.
This Mercedes is a real AMG. Build to be raced! But it is flawed by design because of its heavy weight. A car with a curb weight of over two tons simply will never be as quick and responsive as a lighter chassis. The strong engine and transmission combined with the four wheel steering make up for the weight but Mercedes needs to develop a lighter chassis for them to truly develop their maximum potential.
that suspension setup on the RCF is beautiful. They all experienced it their own way. Too twitchy, oversteer, understeer. The car clear adapts to the driver.
