This is another post on the Ferrari Chat.com site. The guy who posted it has a MarkIV (one of a handful worldwide). This was in regards to whether the GT is the real deal:
There are many things that make a car perform. Torque which this engine has a lot of, gearing , torque range, flatness of curve, etc, etc,etc.
There is also the issue of where HP is measured, and as one of the engineers who designed this car said to me with a smile on his face. "It's about 500hp measured somewhere..."
Another member of the team told me that in it's production form it would stay with anything Ferrari produced for the street. He did not exclude the Enzo. This person was part of the team that stomped Ferrari in the 60's. The same engineer who discussed the hp. also said they were continuing to develop this car and a second version would be even faster. Someone will be racing this car against the Enzo/Maser and the Murcie GTR. That's when it's really going to be interesting.
As for Car&Driver the car they drove was never driven over 170 at Fords insistance. When Ford removes that restriction it will beat the CS by even more than the stunning 2 seconds per lap at Gingerman. At LeMans it will obilerate a CS.
There are many things that make a car perform. Torque which this engine has a lot of, gearing , torque range, flatness of curve, etc, etc,etc.
There is also the issue of where HP is measured, and as one of the engineers who designed this car said to me with a smile on his face. "It's about 500hp measured somewhere..."
Another member of the team told me that in it's production form it would stay with anything Ferrari produced for the street. He did not exclude the Enzo. This person was part of the team that stomped Ferrari in the 60's. The same engineer who discussed the hp. also said they were continuing to develop this car and a second version would be even faster. Someone will be racing this car against the Enzo/Maser and the Murcie GTR. That's when it's really going to be interesting.
As for Car&Driver the car they drove was never driven over 170 at Fords insistance. When Ford removes that restriction it will beat the CS by even more than the stunning 2 seconds per lap at Gingerman. At LeMans it will obilerate a CS.
