In the August 2010 edition of "Autozeitung" Germany magazine, a full track test comparison was conducted between the Lexus LFA and Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. In straight-line acceleration tests, the SLS AMG and the LFA attained similar results, with arriving in 3.8 seconds for the SLS AMG and 3.9 seconds for the LFA. The test was an identical 11.4 seconds for both cars. However, around Contidrom with the longer 3800-meter configuration, the LFA lapped the track in 1:35.6 seconds while the SLS AMG lapped the track 1.9 seconds slower at 1:37.50. "AutoZeitung" praised the LFA's handling, dynamics, and chassis balance and awarded the win to the LFA, concluding from German "Like a NASCAR the SLS AMG roars through the track, but in the way of a precise Formula 1 racing car, Lexus LFA reins it in and dominates it".