F430 Scuderia vs F458 Italia

[Nerolol]

Now i was driving the F458 earlier and got to thinking that compared to the F430 Scuderia it just feels, well sluggish in higher speeds. SO, i decided to do some tests, but first. Just the basic car specs:

 

 

F430 Scuderia (Spider):

 

4.3L V8

470 n.m. @5250 rpm

510 BHP @8500 rpm

Wieght: 1440kg

2824 kg/bhp.

Top Speed: 310kmh

Claimed 0-100: 3.70 seconds

6-Speed Sequential Gearbox

 

F458 Italia:

 

4.5L V8

540 n.m. @6000 rpm

562 BHP @9000 rpm

Weight: 1380kg

2546 kg/bhp

Top Speed: 325

Claimed 0-100: 3.40 seconds

7-Speed Sequential Gearbox

 

Now to the tests, just going to do it the simple way with three tests. 0-100, 0-200, 0-300.

 

F430: 0-100 in 4.3 seconds

F458: 0-100 in 3.8 seconds

 

F430: 0-200 in 12.4 seconds

F458: 0-200 in 11.1 seconds

 

F430: 0-300 in 29.7 seconds

F458: 0-300 in 36.1 seconds

 

To sum this up then, F458 takes 1.8 seconds TOTAL in 0-200, but the F430 shaves off a massive 6.4 seconds 200-300, looking at the specs of the cars there's to reason the F430 should be faster in any range, then again im not the worlds most edjucated petrol head. So, is this a failiure from Eden/Atari or does someone have a reasonable explanation? What car do you prefer of the two?

[Jusmar]

Probably the gear ratios are better suited for top speed on the F430 while the 458 is more for acceleration. Though seeing how the rest of this game is, its more than likely its a failure.

Personally, I like the Italia just because I think its more pretty than the F430 and its a dream to drive using keys.