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<blockquote data-quote="designergenes" data-source="post: 2143158" data-attributes="member: 693640">Actually, you can get a nice Maserati for about $100,000.&nbsp; It&#039;s more of a boulevard cruiser though -- think half-price Aston Martin.Let&#039;s compare apples to apples:&nbsp; 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo to 2010 Ferrari F430.&nbsp; The Porsche Turbo has 500 HP and about 480 lb-ft torque, from a 3.8 litre flat six cylinder engine, with either a six speed manual or seven speed PDK automatic transmission.&nbsp; It weighs just under 3.500 pounds, and is all-wheel drive.&nbsp; Cost is about $133,000, for the coupe.&nbsp; The 4.3 litre V8, 483 HP Ferrari F430 starts at $188,000, for the coupe.&nbsp; It&#039;s larger engine turns out only 383 lb-ft torque, despite having to carry a twenty-five gallon gas tank to feed that V8.&nbsp; While theoretically more balanced due to its rear mid-engine arrangement, the rear drive only Ferrari is nearly a second slower to 60 mph than the Porsche and is slower through the turns, despite its 3,200 lbs weight.&nbsp; The cars have identical top speeds.&nbsp; The Ferrari comes with an automatic transmission.Ferraris are known for breaking down -- often and very expensively.&nbsp; Porsches are known as virtually bullet proof.&nbsp; My first 911, a normally-aspirated 1996 (993) coupe, cost me a whopping $105.00 in repairs during the five and a half years I owned it.&nbsp; So far, my 2005 911 Turbo S coupe has cost me nothing in repairs for the two years I&#039;ve owned it.&nbsp; I track my Porsches, and have hit 150 mph on the 2/3 mile straight at the longest road course in North America where I run.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t made the full potential of the Turbo S -- yet.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="designergenes, post: 2143158, member: 693640"] Actually, you can get a nice Maserati for about $100,000. It's more of a boulevard cruiser though -- think half-price Aston Martin. Let's compare apples to apples: 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo to 2010 Ferrari F430. The Porsche Turbo has 500 HP and about 480 lb-ft torque, from a 3.8 litre flat six cylinder engine, with either a six speed manual or seven speed PDK automatic transmission. It weighs just under 3.500 pounds, and is all-wheel drive. Cost is about $133,000, for the coupe. The 4.3 litre V8, 483 HP Ferrari F430 starts at $188,000, for the coupe. It's larger engine turns out only 383 lb-ft torque, despite having to carry a twenty-five gallon gas tank to feed that V8. While theoretically more balanced due to its rear mid-engine arrangement, the rear drive only Ferrari is nearly a second slower to 60 mph than the Porsche and is slower through the turns, despite its 3,200 lbs weight. The cars have identical top speeds. The Ferrari comes with an automatic transmission. Ferraris are known for breaking down -- often and very expensively. Porsches are known as virtually bullet proof. My first 911, a normally-aspirated 1996 (993) coupe, cost me a whopping $105.00 in repairs during the five and a half years I owned it. So far, my 2005 911 Turbo S coupe has cost me nothing in repairs for the two years I've owned it. I track my Porsches, and have hit 150 mph on the 2/3 mile straight at the longest road course in North America where I run. I haven't made the full potential of the Turbo S -- yet. [/QUOTE]

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