Ferrari: Stradale / GT3
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Ferrari: Stradale / GT3
Been driving the Stradale often. Couple of notes:
CS is very similar to the GT3 in many ways, opposite in many others.
Power wise they feel about the same. But the CS has the torque over the GT. They feel equally as quick.
Sound wise they are both intoxicating. I had the Europipe on the GT so that evened it up quite a bit.
Handling on the street is all CS. It feels instantaneous. I loved the GT on the street too, but the CS has it covered. The car feels lighter (and it is).
How do they make you feel? I drove the GT3 for 6+ years and got pretty use to it, so the CS is feeling pretty special right now. But both cars are at the top of their game.
Build quality goes GT. I have bolts and nuts everywhere that back out automatically on the CS, that only happened to sway bar bolts on the GT. The Porsche has the F-car covered there. And the switchgear on the P-car is superior.
Looks are subjective, but here ya' go:
I will keep you updated.
CS is very similar to the GT3 in many ways, opposite in many others.
Power wise they feel about the same. But the CS has the torque over the GT. They feel equally as quick.
Sound wise they are both intoxicating. I had the Europipe on the GT so that evened it up quite a bit.
Handling on the street is all CS. It feels instantaneous. I loved the GT on the street too, but the CS has it covered. The car feels lighter (and it is).
How do they make you feel? I drove the GT3 for 6+ years and got pretty use to it, so the CS is feeling pretty special right now. But both cars are at the top of their game.
Build quality goes GT. I have bolts and nuts everywhere that back out automatically on the CS, that only happened to sway bar bolts on the GT. The Porsche has the F-car covered there. And the switchgear on the P-car is superior.
Looks are subjective, but here ya' go:
I will keep you updated.
Last edited by Mr Michael B; Oct 15, 2011 at 02:05 PM.
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Michael, those are 2 dream cars right there. I've seen an identical Stradale near where I lived in Burlington... always putting around on the lakeshore. One day, the old guy decided to open the taps...... the sound of a wild banshee.
In a perfect world you'd have both in the garage to admire. I think both or the cars are like the different bonds. The 6 is like Sean Connery: Calm, cool and suave; The stradale is like Daniel Craig: Ruthless, loud and merciless.
In a perfect world you'd have both in the garage to admire. I think both or the cars are like the different bonds. The 6 is like Sean Connery: Calm, cool and suave; The stradale is like Daniel Craig: Ruthless, loud and merciless.
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Always wanted a Stradale, but just couldn't muster up the fear of maintenance costs and breaking things due to my driving style, and that's hard lol...
Stradale I think is the sexiest looking car hands down !!
Thanks for the little comparo, what bolts are becoming loose on the strad?
Stradale I think is the sexiest looking car hands down !!
Thanks for the little comparo, what bolts are becoming loose on the strad?
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Thanks man. I have been wanting to send you a PM.
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i agree. stradale is close to perfection; very true that the gearbox let's it down.
the stance is spot-on.
i still think that 2004 was the end of an era.
gt3rs, stradale, slr, enzo, cgt - german, cgt-british, csl, gt40,......didn't all these cars come out in '04?
the stance is spot-on.
i still think that 2004 was the end of an era.
gt3rs, stradale, slr, enzo, cgt - german, cgt-british, csl, gt40,......didn't all these cars come out in '04?