Yup that is what a Ferrari sounds like. Nothing sounds quite like a Ferrari.
Amazing. The bit going through the circle around the Arch de Triumphe was scary. This is a very famous film in the auto racer world. The acceleration and downshift sounds are amazing.
Either French birds fly a lot faster than American birds or this film shows some signs of being filmed at more normal speeds and simply speeded up in replay, IMHO.
You gotta love it! And anybody who says there are no Frenchmen with guts is full of merde. I’ve known plenty. They may “march to a different drummer,” but when it comes to courage, they have plenty.
Shot in a single take, it is an example of cinéma-vérité. The length of the film was limited by the short capacity of the reel, and filmed from a gyro-stabilised camera mounted on the bumper of a Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9.[2] This model, which could reach a top speed of 235 km/h (146 mph), was only available with a 3-speed automatic transmission. Yet, one can hear gear changes up into 5th, as well as heel-and-toe down-shifting with a high-revving engine indicating speeds of well over 200 km/h. Calculations made by several independent groups showed that the car never exceeded 140 km/h (85 mph)[3], while another[4] estimated that the car had peaked at 220 km/h (136.7 mph). Lelouch himself claimed that the top speed achieved was over 200 km/h, somewhere between 230 km/h and 240 km/h.[5]It is suggested that the sound was dubbed with the noise of Lelouch's 275GTB, which has a corresponding number of gears and a similar engine note.
That was pretty cool. I got lost after he blew past the Opera and started going down the smaller streets. Didn’t realise where he was again until he pulled into Sacre Couer. Really cool with the sound up.
Skid mark
He probably got nailed because of one of those fascist commie red light cameras. /sarc
Very cool. I wonder if the wankers on “Top Gear” have the stones to do that, much less do it.
Thanks.