Ben Collins Stunt Driver Page #3

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and a quantum leap

in terms of car design.

Every inch of this technical marvel

has been engineered

to make it go faster than its rivals.

From the integrated

front splitter that creates downforce,

to these unique door blades that help

generate incredible grip and balance.

And then, there's the engine,

a twin-turbo V8 warp drive

that propels the 650S to

a top speed of 207 miles per hour.

Now, that really is

flying machine speed.

Now, I'm fortunate enough to have driven

well, nearly every

supercar in the modern era,

from Bugatti to Ferrari, Aston Martin

to Lamborghini, all of them.

And they all have one thing

very much in common,

which is that they're

different to this McLaren,

because this car is truly unique,

in that it has liquid suspension,

and I'm not joking.

It's got hydraulic fluid that rushes

across the suspension very, very quickly,

and responds when you need to shore up

some support in a corner.

And it's absolutely incredible to drive,

because it's so responsive.

And if you're wondering where

this mythical technology comes from,

well, of course,

it comes from Formula 1.

McLaren have been involved

at the sharp end since the '60s,

and a lot of the active

technology on this car

was banned from Formula 1,

because it was an unfair advantage.

But all is fair in love, war,

supercars and stunt sequences.

So their loss is my gain.

And the other good thing about

Formula 1 technology is that it's tough.

This car is made from

a carbon fibre mono cell body

that sits around

the driver like a cocoon.

So it's fantastically

protective in a crash,

as well as giving you

the support in the corners.

Now, that should be good for taking

a bullet or five, if it comes to that.

With this kind of technology,

the 650S can accelerate to

60 miles per hour in 2.9 seconds,

and come to a dead stop

in just under 29 meters.

Now, some of those figures

are a little bit hard to comprehend,

so what I need to do

is a practical experiment

to show you just

how mind-blowing the McLaren really is.

This is an Audi A4 S Line,

the kind of car that typically

flashes you to get out of the way

of the fast lane on a motorway.

It's a tidy little car.

What I'm gonna do

is accelerate from 0 to 60,

and back to 0 as fast as I can,

and I'll jump in the 650S

and we'll compare the difference.

So, into sport mode.

Off we go.

Here we go it's 40, 50...

And 60!

Ah, pretty good for German engineering.

Very impressive braking.

Now, it's time to hop in

the McLaren and see the difference.

Now, in the Audi, that launch

was similar to a sort of

fast getaway from the traffic lights.

But in the McLaren, when this launches,

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