Ford Pitted the Stig vs. Gran Turismo in the 2015 Focus ST

Ford challenged Top Gear's Stig to race the 2015 Ford Focus ST against a player in Gran Turismo 6.

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The question isn’t a new one, but we still like asking it. Which is faster, a car in real life or its videogame counterpart?

Ford wanted to find out at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, so it pitted ex-Stig Ben Collins in a 2015 Focus ST against a player helming a virtual version in Gran Turismo 6.

Both cars set off at the same time and carved up the hill with only tenths of a second between them. We’ll let you find out who wins.

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