Small Exotic Sports Car Showdown

FR500 · Oct 18, 2003, 11:50 PM

Well, guess i'm in comparos mood lately, so here we go.

I didn't post performance number so yo upeople realize that this cars should perform very very alike, the GT is suppossed to aim at 360 Modena, but i find a better comparo the stradale, why? because GT's chassis is designed to exceed by a lot the one at the modena, and so does the stradale, anyway, i guess any of this cars can make anyone happy, and i find a good comparo since the difference between the heaviest (weight to power) and the lightest is only 0.24lb/hp

Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale

Curb Weight: 2822 lbs
Layout: Mid-Engine/RWD
Transmission: 6-Speed Sequential
Type: V8
Displacement: 3586 cc
Horsepower: 425 bhp @ 8500 rpm
Torque: 276 lb-ft @ 4750 rpm
Weight to power ratio: 6.64lb/hp

Lamborghini Gallardo

Curb Weight: 3168 lbs
Layout: Mid-Engine/AWD
Transmission: 6-Speed Manual
Type: V10
Displacement: 5000 cc
Horsepower: 495 bhp @ 7800 rpm
Torque: 376 lb-ft @ 4500 rpm
Weight to power ratio: 6.4lb/hp

Ford GT

Curb Weight: 3200 lbs
Layout: Mid-Engine/RWD
Transmission: 6-Speed Manual
Type: Supercharged V8
Displacement: 5400 cc
Horsepower: 500 bhp @ 5250 rpm
Torque: 500 lb-ft @ 3250 rpm
Weight to power ratio: 6.4lb/hp

Porsche GT2

Curb Weight: 3175 lbs
Layout: Rear-Engine/RWD
Transmission: 6-Speed Manual
Type: Twin-Turbo Flat-6
Displacement: 3600 cc
Horsepower: 483 bhp @ 5700 rpm
Torque: 472 lb-ft @ 3500-4500 rpm
Weight to power ratio: 6.57lb/hp

For me Ford GT, but guys you know i would die happy with any of these engines roaring behind me

Schumi · Oct 19, 2003, 6:42 AM

I still think that this comparison is kind of unfair.Even if Stradale has less weight in compare with the others,it also has very very less horsepower,so...Anyway..
You know my vote because its THE beautifullest car in the world...Oops sorry,the second one.575M is the first. :wink:Oh, and the torque comparison is unfair too...

jimkk29 · Oct 19, 2003, 3:55 PM

The GT2 sooooo easy, this car kills all the others in just about everything.
I thought before deciding for about 0.0000001 secs.

F1356WRCRS · Oct 19, 2003, 4:22 PM

I thought a bit longer before I picked the GT2. It will totally blow all the others away performance wise. But I think that the Ferrari will be close. i thought about voting for it.

NiGiz · Oct 19, 2003, 4:45 PM

I didnt understand the "Small" part....

Gallardo for me.

FR500 · Oct 19, 2003, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schumi

I still think that this comparison is kind of unfair.Even if Stradale has less weight in compare with the others,it also has very very less horsepower,so...Anyway..
You know my vote because its THE beautifullest car in the world...Oops sorry,the second one.575M is the first. :wink:Oh, and the torque comparison is unfair too...

Power to weight ratio is very similar, only 0.24lb/hp, that could change things by gearing, and for all that i've seen, performance is very similar for all of them.

BTW: beautifulles isn't a real word

i think you have to say the most beautiful...again i might be wrong

GT2 is great, but i don't think it beats them in every aspect, i say it would be a great race, GT2 is great on track, but remember only for the very skilled, the GT and Gallardo maybe more forgiving than 360 and GT2, but still i think they are a fair match, i'd like to hear some arguments

mallon · Oct 20, 2003, 5:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiGiz

I didnt understand the "Small" part....

lol - i was wondering abouyt that myself! When i here small i think Ford Ka...

anyways, for me its a tie between the ford GT40 and the gallardo - but i really like all these cars.

jimkk29 · Oct 20, 2003, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FR500

GT2 is great, but i don't think it beats them in every aspect, i say it would be a great race, GT2 is great on track, but remember only for the very skilled, the GT and Gallardo maybe more forgiving than 360 and GT2, but still i think they are a fair match, i'd like to hear some arguments

I agree with that. I've heard that the GT2 requires great skill to be driven fast, but is rewarding in the end. Ultimately, it will give better lap results than tho others.

Schumi · Oct 20, 2003, 2:55 PM

Quote:

BTW: beautifulles isn't a real word i think you have to say the most beautiful...again i might be wrong

It's BEAUTIFULLEST and I think that this word excists in real...
Anyway..

Quote:

agree with that. I've heard that the GT2 requires great skill to be driven fast, but is rewarding in the end. Ultimately, it will give better lap results than tho others.

Man,did you buy the EVO with this great comparison with these cars.There was a cdrom with videos-photos-specs and stuff like that.There was a freakin driver who could spin,drift and generally do whatever he wants with the GT2.Amazing...
Well,GT2 is very very beautiful but Ferrari is more than this.Anyway I voted. :wink: :P

jimkk29 · Oct 20, 2003, 4:34 PM

What months was this EVO?
I think it was the POWER.

FR500 · Oct 21, 2003, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schumi

Quote:

BTW: beautifulles isn't a real word i think you have to say the most beautiful...again i might be wrong

It's BEAUTIFULLEST and I think that this word excists in real...
Anyway..

Quote:

agree with that. I've heard that the GT2 requires great skill to be driven fast, but is rewarding in the end. Ultimately, it will give better lap results than tho others.

Man,did you buy the EVO with this great comparison with these cars.There was a cdrom with videos-photos-specs and stuff like that.There was a freakin driver who could spin,drift and generally do whatever he wants with the GT2.Amazing...
Well,GT2 is very very beautiful but Ferrari is more than this.Anyway I voted. :wink: :P

Lol, the correct expression is the most beatiful, anyway who cares, what is that EVO thing, a magazine? do you have scans or something?

Anyway, with small, i meant smaller, i meant lesser, like the difference between the Murcielago and Gallardo, maybe i should change the title

jimkk29 · Oct 21, 2003, 10:57 AM

EVO is a car magazine here.

Raith83 · Oct 21, 2003, 10:59 AM

The Ford GT!! All the other cars are kind of imple looking because the companies that make them make alot of other high performance cars that look quite similar. Ford only makes one real performance car and it looks bad ass. from what I've read, it will be quite the under dog that will kick Ferraris ass :mrgreen:

Schumi · Oct 21, 2003, 2:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raith83

All the other cars are kind of imple looking

R U kidding me?Is the Ferrari simple?I think the ordinary 360 Modena is the simple version of this Ferrari...Anyway..

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimkk29

EVO is a car magazine here.

I think that this magazine excists in all over the Europe... :P

Quote:

Originally Posted by FR500

Lol, the correct expression is the most beatiful, anyway who cares, what is that EVO thing, a magazine? do you have scans or something?

anyway,whatever...

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimkk29

What months was this EVO?
I think it was the POWER.

I cant remember.I'll see it and I'll tell you tomorrow... :P

NiGiz · Oct 21, 2003, 5:30 PM

It was in the EVO. :wink:

Oct 18, 2003, 11:50 PM	#1
FR500 Experienced Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 824	Small Exotic Sports Car Showdown Well, guess i'm in comparos mood lately, so here we go. I didn't post performance number so yo upeople realize that this cars should perform very very alike, the GT is suppossed to aim at 360 Modena, but i find a better comparo the stradale, why? because GT's chassis is designed to exceed by a lot the one at the modena, and so does the stradale, anyway, i guess any of this cars can make anyone happy, and i find a good comparo since the difference between the heaviest (weight to power) and the lightest is only 0.24lb/hp Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale Curb Weight: 2822 lbs Layout: Mid-Engine/RWD Transmission: 6-Speed Sequential Type: V8 Displacement: 3586 cc Horsepower: 425 bhp @ 8500 rpm Torque: 276 lb-ft @ 4750 rpm Weight to power ratio: 6.64lb/hp Lamborghini Gallardo Curb Weight: 3168 lbs Layout: Mid-Engine/AWD Transmission: 6-Speed Manual Type: V10 Displacement: 5000 cc Horsepower: 495 bhp @ 7800 rpm Torque: 376 lb-ft @ 4500 rpm Weight to power ratio: 6.4lb/hp Ford GT Curb Weight: 3200 lbs Layout: Mid-Engine/RWD Transmission: 6-Speed Manual Type: Supercharged V8 Displacement: 5400 cc Horsepower: 500 bhp @ 5250 rpm Torque: 500 lb-ft @ 3250 rpm Weight to power ratio: 6.4lb/hp Porsche GT2 Curb Weight: 3175 lbs Layout: Rear-Engine/RWD Transmission: 6-Speed Manual Type: Twin-Turbo Flat-6 Displacement: 3600 cc Horsepower: 483 bhp @ 5700 rpm Torque: 472 lb-ft @ 3500-4500 rpm Weight to power ratio: 6.57lb/hp For me Ford GT, but guys you know i would die happy with any of these engines roaring behind me __________________ 1995 Escort Cosworth 1997 Ford Explorer 2003 Focus Ghia

Oct 19, 2003, 6:42 AM	#2
Schumi Italian Freak Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece Posts: 1,933	I still think that this comparison is kind of unfair.Even if Stradale has less weight in compare with the others,it also has very very less horsepower,so...Anyway.. You know my vote because its THE beautifullest car in the world...Oops sorry,the second one.575M is the first. :wink:Oh, and the torque comparison is unfair too... __________________ Does your car have this engine? Does it have this stability on road? Does it have SOUL? ALFA 159

Oct 19, 2003, 4:45 PM	#5
NiGiz Poster Join Date: May 2003 Location: Athens, Hellas Posts: 459	I didnt understand the "Small" part.... Gallardo for me. __________________ Cuore Sportivo!

Oct 21, 2003, 10:59 AM	#13
Raith83 Tokyo Xtreme Racer 4 life Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Toledo / Ohio / U.S.A. Posts: 1,667	The Ford GT!! All the other cars are kind of imple looking because the companies that make them make alot of other high performance cars that look quite similar. Ford only makes one real performance car and it looks bad ass. from what I've read, it will be quite the under dog that will kick Ferraris ass :mrgreen: __________________ [color=green]"I don't break the rules, I bend them......alot"[/color]

Oct 21, 2003, 5:30 PM	#15
NiGiz Poster Join Date: May 2003 Location: Athens, Hellas Posts: 459	It was in the EVO. :wink: __________________ Cuore Sportivo!

Oct 19, 2003, 3:55 PM	#3
jimkk29 SCF Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,080	The GT2 sooooo easy, this car kills all the others in just about everything. I thought before deciding for about 0.0000001 secs.

Oct 19, 2003, 4:22 PM	#4
F1356WRCRS Poster Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: U.S. of A. Posts: 226	I thought a bit longer before I picked the GT2. It will totally blow all the others away performance wise. But I think that the Ferrari will be close. i thought about voting for it.

Oct 20, 2003, 4:34 PM	#10
jimkk29 SCF Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,080	What months was this EVO? I think it was the POWER.

Oct 21, 2003, 10:57 AM	#12
jimkk29 SCF Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,080	EVO is a car magazine here.

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