The lessons we learned — and
the lap times we logged — were more than a little surprising.
Not exact matches
Then again, it's full of race car touches, from a forged - aluminum double - wishbone suspension to an optional data display that
logs lap times.
Far more egregious on a not - especially - hot August morning at Michigan's Grattan Raceway, we couldn't
log more than three
laps at a
time before the C63 called it quits.
Inside the ZL1, once again you'll find heavily bolstered Recaro seats and a flat - bottom steering wheel wrapped in faux suede, as well as new features such as the optional Performance Data Recorder (seen first on the Corvette) that can
log lap times and sync vehicle telemetry with an on - board video system.
The system offers real -
time info,
lap times details, data
logging, nifty graphics, and other cool toys for grown - ups.
O'Connell recorded his quickest
time on his third
time around the 2.238 - mile road course, while Beretta
logged his fastest
time on his fifth
lap.
A program called AMG Track Pace can keep your
lap times, check your sprint
times and
log your lateral and longitudinal g - forces.
A Sport Chrono Package is optional, and aside from an onboard
lap timer, also includes a Porsche Track Precision smartphone app that
logs vehicle data and
times laps via GPS.
The system offers real -
time information including
lap times, sector splits and comparisons between drivers, as well as post-drive analysis and data -
logging.
Beretta recorded his quick
time on his second
timed lap, while O'Connell
logged his best
time on his third circuit.
The app can be used to have
lap times automatically measured via GPS, and to
log data on for many driving parameters such as vehicle speed, lateral acceleration as well as acceleration or deceleration in the driving direction.
The C63 and C63 S come with AMG - specific menus in the central screen, including a g - force meter, race timer, engine data, warmup screen and something called AMG Track Pace, which can
log your
lap and sector
times along with visualizations of the tracks.