It’s time for the heavy hitters. We’ve gone to the highest shelf to place collectively one among our closest drag race outcomes thus far. It’s the $5 million Lamborghini Sian up towards the carbon-bodied McLaren Senna hypercar.
Along with being constructed in numerous nations, the Lamborghini Sian makes use of a naturally aspirated V12 and all-wheel drive, whereas the McLaren Senna makes use of a twin-turbocharged petrol V8 however solely sends torque via the rear axle.
So there was just one strategy to settle which was quickest, and that was with a drag race throughout the quarter mile, plus a rolling race to crown a definitive victor.
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The vehicles
Lamborghini Sian
Restricted to simply 63 items, the Lamborghini Sian was launched because the precursor to the born-again Countach (you’ll be able to watch us drag racing the Countach right here) and finally the Revuelto.
It makes use of a platform from the Aventador and an engine from the SVJ, however the important thing distinction is that it’s hybridised. The small electrical motor groups with a super-capacitor to offer cost for the motor (a super-capacitor can ship one thing like 3 times the quantity of vitality in comparison with an equally sized lithium-ion battery), which produces a mixed 602kW of energy and 760Nm of torque.
The bottom engine is a 6.5-litre naturally aspirated petrol V12 and is mated to the Aventador’s ISR automated guide transmission. Lamborghini claims a 0-100km/h time of two.8 seconds.
McLaren Senna
The Senna is powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 that produces 588kW and 800Nm. It makes use of a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission to sends torque to the rear wheels.
It has a high velocity of 335km/h, which is simply nuts! However whereas the official 0-100km/h time is 2.8 seconds, it’ll wrestle to get traction on our unprepped airport runway floor.
It’s additionally value noting that when the velocity suggestions over 100km/h, the Senna is prone to have the load benefit, so it’ll be an especially shut end.
The outcomes
As predicted, the standing begin race was one of many closest drag races we’ve ever finished. It was all the way down to absolutely the wire!
The tempo the McLaren has as soon as it has traction is otherworldly; it simply accelerates like nothing on this world. It’s simply getting it off the road on a regional airport runway that’s the problem.
| Automobile | 0-100km/h | 80-120km/h | 0-200km/h | 1/4 mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamborghini Sian | 3.23s | 1.64s | 9.57s | 10.73s @ 213.13km/h |
| McLaren Senna | 3.96s | 1.48s | 9.50s | 11.02s @ 219.50km/h |
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