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?