The Grand Tour: A Real-World Test of Performance and Road Manners
As Jason Dawe from The Grand Tour explained, if you're shelling out over $200,000 for a supercar, you've got every right to expect plenty of get-up-and-go and serious stopping ability. To put this expectation to the test, the team conducted a real-world combined acceleration and braking test on a deserted straight road from a standing start up to 50 miles an hour or 80 kph, and back to zero. The car that completes the test in the shortest distance wins.
Ferrari Takes the Lead
First up was Ferrari, with its 800 horsepower engine and 165 kilograms of weight advantage over Jason's Aston Martin DBS Superleggera. Despite a slightly tardy start, Vicky started where she expected to, and Jason followed suit with his Lacroix song choice, using the Lebanon as inspiration for his driving style. On paper, Ferrari was the favorite to win, with a 0-60 time of just 2.9 seconds. However, when it came to the test, things didn't quite go as planned. The Aston Martin performed poorly, struggling with traction control and experiencing two-wheel spins on multiple occasions.
A Second Chance for Aston
Undeterred by his first attempt's dismal performance, Jason decided to give the Aston another go. He discovered that the car's traction control was struggling, making it difficult to predict when the rear wheels would spin. This made it challenging to feel what was happening with the car and adjust accordingly. The result was a lackluster performance, with the Ferrari stopping several Carlin's ahead of the DBS.
The French Vote
After conducting two tests – road manners and sound styling and space – the team asked their audience for their opinion on which car was superior. To their surprise, the Aston Martin received more positive feedback than they had expected. The French voters seemed to appreciate the car's sleek design, with some even describing it as "beautiful." However, when it came to performance, the Ferrari was still the clear winner.
The Verdict
In the end, it was no contest – the Ferrari emerged victorious in both tests. While the Aston Martin had its strengths, particularly in terms of sound styling and space, it simply couldn't match the Ferrari's acceleration and braking capabilities. As Jason concluded, "it's time to stop all the performance of these grand tours because if you're shelling out over $200,000 for a supercar, you've got every right to expect plenty of get-up-and-go and serious stopping ability." The Ferrari had proven itself to be the ultimate supercar, leaving the Aston Martin in its wake.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: ennow it's time to stop all the performance of these grand tours because if you're shelling out will over 200 grand you've got a right to expect plenty of get-up-and-go and equally some serious stopping ability so we're going to conduct a real world combined acceleration and braking test on this deserted straight road from a standing start up to 50 miles an hour or 80 kph if you prefer and back to zero the car that completes the test in the shortest distance wins Ferrari goes first I've got 800 horsepower I'm 165 kilograms lighter than Jason winner winner chicken dinner Vikki sounding confident but pride comes before a fall this nasty English croissant I will use as a marker gonna stop where that little lay by just begin somewhere just there I reckon okay into first gear let's pop the old watch on itself down unbelievable I am donning the cross or so in spite of a slightly tardy start Vicky stop pretty much where I'd predicted so Jason used Lacroix song I'm going to use the Lebanon oh yeah and I think he's got I might as well just a lob it back there let's see so now on paper the Ferrari should win because that's good for naught to 60 in 2.9 seconds and this is three point four now we've both got carbon brakes okay this is a bit heavier but you never know so any good to go and maybe something else would work in my favor thanks to its twin turbos which crammed more fuel and air mixture into the engine the essence got more torque or pulling power than the Ferrari a whopping nine hundred Newton meters against 718 how much slow is that incredible it just takes his time to get this Wow unbelievable and when you stop did it hunker down nicely or no it feels big and heavy and laborious yeah as the Aston had performed so dismal II I decided to have another go well I have to say the first from wasn't very good at all I mean you know the traction control is struggling it's always teetering two wheel spins it's actually we've got loads of talk she's not put it on the ground it just keeps real spinning you can't stop the real spin and the other thing is you can't feel the wheel spin too much talk you just cannot put the power on the ground and the other thing is you can't predict it and feel it because he's so just disjointed you're not part I can't feel what's happening yeah is the way the boost goes Wow and then it starts to spin and then it winds the power back it cuts a throttle can I have a go in yours again okay so it wasn't the most scientific test but the Ferrari stopped several Carlin's ahead of the ass sadly our trip was over too soon and as we said our vlog to France and headed back through the channel tunnel we had time to reflect on these two super duties so test number one road manners what do we think I know fans donation a surprisingly because I thought that was a GT car will be but that's too soft to helpline to discover she yeah this is better oh yeah its second test sound styling and space the French voted they said the Aston they loved it I've surprised that that but maybe this is a bit too mechanical bit here thing digital for them perhaps where's that is throating but that is a beautiful peak are arguably a nice Hilton got this yeah and last of all performance naught to 82 Norse again finally no scientific test but this is night and day yeah so end of the day Ferrari Kiyosaki which one we gonna choose yeah wins younow it's time to stop all the performance of these grand tours because if you're shelling out will over 200 grand you've got a right to expect plenty of get-up-and-go and equally some serious stopping ability so we're going to conduct a real world combined acceleration and braking test on this deserted straight road from a standing start up to 50 miles an hour or 80 kph if you prefer and back to zero the car that completes the test in the shortest distance wins Ferrari goes first I've got 800 horsepower I'm 165 kilograms lighter than Jason winner winner chicken dinner Vikki sounding confident but pride comes before a fall this nasty English croissant I will use as a marker gonna stop where that little lay by just begin somewhere just there I reckon okay into first gear let's pop the old watch on itself down unbelievable I am donning the cross or so in spite of a slightly tardy start Vicky stop pretty much where I'd predicted so Jason used Lacroix song I'm going to use the Lebanon oh yeah and I think he's got I might as well just a lob it back there let's see so now on paper the Ferrari should win because that's good for naught to 60 in 2.9 seconds and this is three point four now we've both got carbon brakes okay this is a bit heavier but you never know so any good to go and maybe something else would work in my favor thanks to its twin turbos which crammed more fuel and air mixture into the engine the essence got more torque or pulling power than the Ferrari a whopping nine hundred Newton meters against 718 how much slow is that incredible it just takes his time to get this Wow unbelievable and when you stop did it hunker down nicely or no it feels big and heavy and laborious yeah as the Aston had performed so dismal II I decided to have another go well I have to say the first from wasn't very good at all I mean you know the traction control is struggling it's always teetering two wheel spins it's actually we've got loads of talk she's not put it on the ground it just keeps real spinning you can't stop the real spin and the other thing is you can't feel the wheel spin too much talk you just cannot put the power on the ground and the other thing is you can't predict it and feel it because he's so just disjointed you're not part I can't feel what's happening yeah is the way the boost goes Wow and then it starts to spin and then it winds the power back it cuts a throttle can I have a go in yours again okay so it wasn't the most scientific test but the Ferrari stopped several Carlin's ahead of the ass sadly our trip was over too soon and as we said our vlog to France and headed back through the channel tunnel we had time to reflect on these two super duties so test number one road manners what do we think I know fans donation a surprisingly because I thought that was a GT car will be but that's too soft to helpline to discover she yeah this is better oh yeah its second test sound styling and space the French voted they said the Aston they loved it I've surprised that that but maybe this is a bit too mechanical bit here thing digital for them perhaps where's that is throating but that is a beautiful peak are arguably a nice Hilton got this yeah and last of all performance naught to 82 Norse again finally no scientific test but this is night and day yeah so end of the day Ferrari Kiyosaki which one we gonna choose yeah wins you\n"
