corvette killer ?????
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http://www.zeroto60times.com/Ferrari...mph-Times.html
it listed this - 1988 Ferrari 328 GTS 0-60 mph 6.6 Quarter mile 14.8
the same site listed this --
1988 Chevrolet Corvette Z51 0-60 mph 5.9 Quarter mile 14.4
I'm sure it's kind of a neat car, and I wouldn't mind having it in my garage. not tryin' to get into a pi$$in' contest with you, but as I said before, "that thing ain't killin' nothin'!" more likely, it would be committing performance suicide!!!
Last edited by Joe C; Mar 11, 2014 at 11:03 AM.
Melting Slicks
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Not so much, no.
Only hot thing out of Ferrari at that time was the F40, and later the 512 TR.
Just imagine a 328 owner's face getting smoked by a Trans Am.
Last edited by MavsAK; Mar 11, 2014 at 11:18 AM.
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No question the 328 is a great car but at twice the selling price of a C4 and at todays resale prices 4-5 times. The C4 / Z51 ate the 328 in handling. For a couple of grand the C4 would match the performance of the 328 no problem. Then there is the dive factor, you don't want a 328 as a daily driver unless you can get past the 5 to 10 thou in service cost per year. As much as anyone would want a Ferrari in there garage, I still take a C4 any day of the week, and if I had 69 grand to spend on a car, think of the car you could build with a C4.
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No question the 328 is a great car but at twice the selling price of a C4 and at todays resale prices 4-5 times. The C4 / Z51 ate the 328 in handling. For a couple of grand the C4 would match the performance of the 328 no problem. Then there is the dive factor, you don't want a 328 as a daily driver unless you can get past the 5 to 10 thou in service cost per year. As much as anyone would want a Ferrari in there garage, I still take a C4 any day of the week, and if I had 69 grand to spend on a car, think of the car you could build with a C4.
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I think in 1987 a little black Buick Regal with a V6 would eat that Ferrari's lunch.
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Turbo 89 TA would walk the dog all over the Ferrari any day of the week. 4.6 sec 0 -60 and 13s in the quarter.
And actually it would be a dead heat with the 87 Regal.
http://www.autosnout.com/Car-Perform...EditionID=1082
So yeah, Curbstomped by a TA, a hair slower than a C4 (14.50s not 14.70s), and just as fast as an 87 Turbo Regal.
The Ferrari just can't compete with the General's Best of the era.
And actually it would be a dead heat with the 87 Regal.
http://www.autosnout.com/Car-Perform...EditionID=1082
So yeah, Curbstomped by a TA, a hair slower than a C4 (14.50s not 14.70s), and just as fast as an 87 Turbo Regal.
The Ferrari just can't compete with the General's Best of the era.
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Turbo 89 TA would walk the dog all over the Ferrari any day of the week. 4.6 sec 0 -60 and 13s in the quarter.
And actually it would be a dead heat with the 87 Regal.
http://www.autosnout.com/Car-Perform...EditionID=1082
So yeah, Curbstomped by a TA, a hair slower than a C4 (14.50s not 14.70s), and just as fast as an 87 Turbo Regal.
The Ferrari just can't compete with the General's Best of the era.
And actually it would be a dead heat with the 87 Regal.
http://www.autosnout.com/Car-Perform...EditionID=1082
So yeah, Curbstomped by a TA, a hair slower than a C4 (14.50s not 14.70s), and just as fast as an 87 Turbo Regal.
The Ferrari just can't compete with the General's Best of the era.
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Turbo 89 TA would walk the dog all over the Ferrari any day of the week. 4.6 sec 0 -60 and 13s in the quarter.
And actually it would be a dead heat with the 87 Regal.
http://www.autosnout.com/Car-Perform...EditionID=1082
So yeah, Curbstomped by a TA, a hair slower than a C4 (14.50s not 14.70s), and just as fast as an 87 Turbo Regal.
The Ferrari just can't compete with the General's Best of the era.
And actually it would be a dead heat with the 87 Regal.
http://www.autosnout.com/Car-Perform...EditionID=1082
So yeah, Curbstomped by a TA, a hair slower than a C4 (14.50s not 14.70s), and just as fast as an 87 Turbo Regal.
The Ferrari just can't compete with the General's Best of the era.
Or perhaps faster than a ZR-1
0-60, 4.9 secs
http://www.corvsport.com/Corvette/C4...fications.html
Last edited by dtana; Mar 11, 2014 at 12:36 PM.
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Yeah it's pretty surprising to hear how fast they were, especially given the unimpressive performance of the previous T/A turbo from the early 80's. I drove one of those back to back with a T/A 6.6 & it was a step backward performance wise.
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the 89 Turbo Ta was a SFI 3.8, given the then brand new FWD 3.8 buick heads, giving it more a little more guts than the 87 Regal had. Then you have the birds solid aero, and light weight (car fully loaded weighed 3300 and change), to go ontop of that.
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Don't forget; the 301 also only had 3 main crank bearings.
And the '89 TTA had WS6 suspension so did handle well.
BUT: NOBODY, and I mean nobody, would buy that Ferrari to beat Corvettes, GN's, TTA's, nothing. No one would buy that car to beat anything. They'd buy that car for status, the experience that it provides, or some of both. The Ferrari may or may not beat a late '80's Vette (probably a driver's race), but the Ferrari does provide and experience that the 'Vette never could.
And the '89 TTA had WS6 suspension so did handle well.
BUT: NOBODY, and I mean nobody, would buy that Ferrari to beat Corvettes, GN's, TTA's, nothing. No one would buy that car to beat anything. They'd buy that car for status, the experience that it provides, or some of both. The Ferrari may or may not beat a late '80's Vette (probably a driver's race), but the Ferrari does provide and experience that the 'Vette never could.
Melting Slicks
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Turbo 89 TA would walk the dog all over the Ferrari any day of the week. 4.6 sec 0 -60 and 13s in the quarter.
And actually it would be a dead heat with the 87 Regal.
http://www.autosnout.com/Car-Perform...EditionID=1082
So yeah, Curbstomped by a TA, a hair slower than a C4 (14.50s not 14.70s), and just as fast as an 87 Turbo Regal.
The Ferrari just can't compete with the General's Best of the era.
And actually it would be a dead heat with the 87 Regal.
http://www.autosnout.com/Car-Perform...EditionID=1082
So yeah, Curbstomped by a TA, a hair slower than a C4 (14.50s not 14.70s), and just as fast as an 87 Turbo Regal.
The Ferrari just can't compete with the General's Best of the era.
try running a c4 (or GN... or whatever other GM) against a Ferrari Testarossa, F40, 288 GTO, 348TB, 328GTB 3.2...................... all 80's ferrari's that would crack any GM of the time like a lame duck.
Melting Slicks
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Lol ya, the "General's" top car could barely compete with Ferrari's bottom of the barrel car. Makes perfect sense.
try running a c4 (or GN... or whatever other GM) against a Ferrari Testarossa, F40, 288 GTO, 348TB, 328GTB 3.2...................... all 80's ferrari's that would crack any GM of the time like a lame duck.
try running a c4 (or GN... or whatever other GM) against a Ferrari Testarossa, F40, 288 GTO, 348TB, 328GTB 3.2...................... all 80's ferrari's that would crack any GM of the time like a lame duck.
Bust at what price point your talking about a 200,000.00 car compaired to a 28.000.00 dollar car am I missing something here??
