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Originally Posted by Boxer486
Only that it's slower and heavier. Should change that to "not AS well". Also the P1 seems to employ throttle sharpening better with its system mapping it seems.
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Sure, but by its very nature, it seems a little less racecar-focused, and a little more focused on being a very fast street car. Also, I haven't seen any reviews that complain about the throttle response on the 918 (which inherently shouldn't need it as much as the P1 does anyways, since its naturally aspirated and the P1 has turbo lag to deal with)
(I also still wonder about the "slower" part, since there still hasn't been a P1 'ring time, though there's certainly no question that the P1 is faster around a shortish track according to most reviewers so far. I question whether the 918 might actually be faster around a long track/full race though, due to the larger battery capacity and better ability to keep the batteries charged over time)
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Originally Posted by Boxer486
Apparently McLaren felt regen brakes ruin brake feel in such a car and I'd have to agree as one who also has a hybrid, so that would not be ideal for the Supra but might be necessary if they wanted to keep up the SoC.
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I agree that it can ruin brake feel, but Porsche claims to have solved that (and according to most of the reviewers, the brake feel is quite good on the Porsche). I wouldn't guess the brake feel of a 918 is at all similar to the feel in a Prius.
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Originally Posted by Levi
The ultimate car that will crash Ferrari, McLaren and Porsche will be the LFA II, NA 5.3l V10 + Hybrid.
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Given that the LFA II currently only exists in rumors, and the LFA is quite a long ways in performance from cars like the P1, LaFerrari, 918, etc (or even the non-hybrid hypercars like the Huayra), I would say that this is a bit of a premature claim...