Bentley GT vs. Aston Vantage N400

I own both and have a pretty good idea of which is faster, handles better etc. But I always would love to race myself in my cars to see real world results. Of course, I can't do that, but I can "race" other identical cars from my collection if the opportunity and conditions present themselves.

Now I know my Bentley is faster than my Aston as the Bentley has 10hp/lb vs the Aston's 8.5hp/lb (i.e 552 hp vs 400hp). But I would expect my Aston to be far more nimble and maneuverable as it is nearly 2,000 lbs lighter than the Bentley. However, I would not be so sure in the wet as the Bentley has AWD. Yesterday, this proved to be true when I got into it (in a friendly manner of course) with a Bentley identical to mine on a wet early morning cold very twisty road. He decided to punch it and I responded. In the dry, I would have had him, but in the wet, I was loosing traction all over the place as he was pulling away.

Always fun to see theories proven. Such has been the case comparing my R8 to my 360, where, based on several "opportunities" the R8 is clearly faster in the dry and no contest in the wet.

 

I can hardly make time to get on a plane and drive somebody else's cars on the track, let alone ship my own and fly 3,000+ miles! No, my next track adventure will be to take the R8 driving school again. I just love that car! It is my performance king of all time.