458 vs Atom ;)

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Mota Leira

458 vs Atom ;)

Post by Mota Leira » Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:00 am

Put a winking smiley face there because teh 458 driver is not very good. How do I know? Because I'm not very good.

For Atom fanatics it might still be fun to see: http://youtu.be/JncGDqFCo58?t=12m49s (there's about 30 seconds of Atom there).

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Re: 458 vs Atom ;)

Post by John Scherrer » Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:18 am

I like the different camera perspective, seeing the Atom from the 458's viewpoint  :tu:
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Re: 458 vs Atom ;)

Post by Sir Nick » Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:38 am

What a fantastic sound the 458 makes.  I had a ride in one a few weeks back and the down shift blip is just, wow!  If only my 245 could make that noise it would be perfect!
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Re: 458 vs Atom ;)

Post by Trigger » Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:55 am

I love the 458. Going out in one made me realise pursuing my dream of a MP4-12C was a mistake !
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Re: 458 vs Atom ;)

Post by Steve » Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:52 pm

The 458 should have monstered the banked section.

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Re: 458 vs Atom ;)

Post by John Scherrer » Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:34 pm

:OT:

More petrosexual music ..
Alonso driving the 458 Spyder

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Re: 458 vs Atom ;)

Post by AtomMadStew » Sun Jan 22, 2012 8:54 pm

lovely sound - nearly as nice as a V10 imo.  dont like the front end, its still not grown on me - i like the 430  :drool:  & that 3 exhausts - looks like something the A-Team knocked up in a barn.

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Re: 458 vs Atom ;)

Post by Bruce Fielding » Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:01 pm

Having played with both I can grudgingly confirm that the 430 isn't as good a car as the 458.
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Re: 458 vs Atom ;)

Post by rbuckingham » Mon Jan 23, 2012 5:42 am

yeah I've driven AutoClub Speedway a bunch of times in my little stock Z4M Coupe and I turn into turn #1 (the big banked turn) at ~148MPH so seeing this guy peak at around 135 and then idle in there at 105MPH every time  is a bit sad..  but then again kudos to him for buying a 458 and then taking it to the track! So sad to see them only ever driving around Beverly Hills.

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Re: 458 vs Atom ;)

Post by M coop » Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:44 pm

poor little z3 m coupe didn't stand a chance at the beginning. 

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Re: 458 vs Atom ;)

Post by glyn430 » Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:04 pm

[quote="Bruce Fielding"]
Having played with both I can grudgingly confirm that the 430 isn't as good a car as the 458.
[/quote]

And having owned both i can confirm that the 458 isn't worth £100k more!!

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