The Old Supercars: The Ferrari F50 vs the Porsche GT1!

[Porsche]

Porsche GT1:

0-60 in 3.4 sec

1/4 mile time: 10.9 sec

Year: 1996 - 1997

Engine: Horizontally opposed 6-cylinder; 4 cam, 4 valve watercooled, lightweight aluminum

Horsepower: 700bhp @ 7200rpm

Torque: 550 @ 5500 rpm

Induction: Twin intercooled turbochargers

Transmission: 6 Speed Manual gearbox, single-plate clutch Rear Wheel Drive

Top Speed: 235mph (378km/h)
Suspension:

Front: MacPherson springs legs, shock-tower brace, five-position adjustable stabilizer, MacPherson struts, aluminum control arms, stabilizer bar

Rear: Multi-link LSA axle, stiff subframe bushings, three-position adjustable stabilizer, MacPherson struts, aluminum control arms, stabilizer bar.

Brakes: 12.7 in. diameter, Dual-circuit, vented and cross-drilled discs, 4-piston aluminum-alloy fixed calipers, ABS-5

Weight: 2850 lbs






Ferrari F50
0-60 in 3.8 sec

Configuration: Mid-engine,
Rear wheel drive

Wheelbase: 101.6"

Weight: 3080 lb


HorsePower: 513 bhp @ 8500 rpm

Torque: 347 ft.-lb. @ 6500 rpm

Performance
Top Speed: 202 mph

Acceleration, 0-60 mph: 3.8 seconds

Acceleration, 1/4 mile: 12.1 seconds
@ 123 mph
Ferrari data : Car and Driver January 1997 data

So who wins??
Im sorry, but according to the #'s, Ferrari is going to have to back down this time
i.e.
F50 vs GT1

Acceleration:0-60 in 3.8 sec 0-60 in 3.4 sec
1/4 mile: 12.1 sec 1/4 mile : 10.9 sec
Top speed: 201mph Top speed: 235mph
HorsePower: 513 bhp @ 8500 rpm Horsepower: 700bhp @ 7200rpm
Torque: 347 ft.-lb.@6500 rpm Torque: 550 @ 5500 rpm
Weight: 3080 lb Weight: 2850 lbs


Well, here you have it!
A supercar match that Porsche Wins!!!

[winoman]

Yeah - well the F50 is still a most awesome car...but it is dated by current supercar standards - and if you were to compare Porsche's best to Ferrari's best - well that would be the Enzo...

A guy I know has a fairly new 911 Turbo that is really a GT2 (the twin turbo monster) - its the 911 body with the GT2 mechanicals & engine. And its chipped and worked up and man that car is an amazing beast! (not far off the GT1 mark....). I hang with a local BMW club that does events with the Porsche club and we had a dyno shootout...he won - nearly 500hp (at the wheels!!!!!)...I was aways back with my modded Audi S4 - couldn't even pass 300hp at the wheels that day (but I was having some heat loss issues...)