One of the oldest rivalries in the sports van sphere is between Porsche and Ferrari. If they're going toe-to-toe on the racetrack or in the showroom, one can always be assured that the cars from these two companies Testament be bracing, to affirm the least. As of 2009, the two most severe cars from them are Porsche's 911 GT2 and Ferrari's 430 Scuderia, two special-edition models based loosely on the besides general Ferrari F430 and Porsche 911 Turbo that betoken the heighth of street-legal, production-car performance engines.
Aesthetics
The Scuderia and GT2 are perfectly differential in their looks. While the sample mortal might not much envisage that the GT2 is a also specialized vehicle and not condign your sample Industry 911, the Scuderia is almost as exotic as they come. The 911 is a careful evolution of a rear-engine image whose aesthetics can all the more be traced directly back to its roots in 1964, when the series was front introduced. The Ferrari is obviously mid-engine, with a low, sleek supercar observe that trades practicality for exoticism.
Engines
Under the GT2's rear engine insert is a twin-turbo, 3.6-liter flat-6 that puts absent 530 horsepower and 505 foot-pounds of torque. All that effectiveness is courtesy a team of VTG (Variable Inflated Geometry) turbochargers for abrupt response and such firsts-for-Porsche as variable length intake tracts and a titanium exhaust. The impressive 505 foot-pounds of torque come from as dwarf as 2,200 all the path to 4,500 RPMs.
The Scuderia is division of Ferrari's V8 family of cars. It uses a usually aspirated all-aluminum 90-degree V8 that displaces 4.3 litres. Horsepower is rated at fair-minded under the Porsche (505), while the 347 foot-pounds of torque is substantially less than the sledgehammer torque of the 911. Unlike the Porsche, which has an immediate hit of aptitude because the Look-alike turbos, the Ferrari is again a revver, producing its crest horsepower at 8,500 RPM.
Gearboxes
The GT2 comes with onliest one gearbox, a six-speed guide. The Scuderia is equally impressive, with a zero-to-60 dash of under 3.6-seconds and a top speed of 198 mph.
The Ferrari is equally tech-heavy, with CST stability management, F1-Trac traction control and an electronically controlled differential.
Performance
Both of these road-going cars are pretty savage performers that put even the best drivers to the test. According to Porsche, the GT2 gets to 60 mph in a scant 3.6 seconds (Porsche's figures are usually conservative) and tops out at 204 mph. The Ferrari also comes with only one gearbox, on the other hand it is a ideal sophisticated F1 Superfast 2 six-speed gearbox that is shifted via two paddles mounted behind the wheel, just like in a Ferrari Formula One car.
