Keep in mind that it’s also nice to have stock parts. Might be counterintuitive but those mods on that car make it better but does hurt resale if no stock parts are available Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I said earlier that I wish I had been able to purchase a TR back in '07 when I bought my 328. BUT in reality, the TR would not have been very workable for me at the time. The 328 was my daily driver for almost 8 years and it did what most cars do - trips to the grocery store, hardware store, etc as well as three trips across the country. It never missed a lick and carried 8'ft 2x4's from Home Depot on several occasions. I don't think the TR would have handled that nearly as well. NOW, however, the 328 is not my regular driver; it's almost totally recreation. So for NOW, I think the TR would be more fun for me. My point is that it depends a lot on what you plan to do with the car...
I owned every model of 328: 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989, GTB and GTS. I never owned a Testarossa, but I know it VERY well and drove it. Basically the 328 is ten times better than the Testarossa, it's one of the best looking Ferrari ever and it's -by far- the most reliable Ferrari ever built, inlcluding the ones produced at present day. Testarossa has a fault in the differential, 328 has no fault. Testarossa looks like a truck after driving a 328. There is no spyder Testarossa. Testarossa major service costs no less than three times the 328 one. An average skilled driver is faster with a 328 than with a Testarossa. The 328 is perfect to please you, but the Testarossa is better when you show it to your friends at the coffe bar parking lot: it's a 12 cylinders and the Ferrari flagship at the times. In my opinion the Testarossa is better only for the crowd: in every other feature there is no game. Ciao
Having had both the TR is better at raw speed above the legal speed limits ie north of 80 mph in the EU . Not much can live it above 140 mph it’s aero comes into effect slips through the air at 42 inches tall .Also as mentioned it’s got a little down force from early wind tunnel tests at Marenello F1 facility.The rear plants down but the front does lift and the steering lightens up at high speeds . In 2022 as I said with modern speed cameras , policing methods unless you pound the de restricted areas of German autobahns then this additional speed is pretty academic. I commute from Switzerland to Liguria ( my yacht berth ) regularly over the St Bernard pass in the summer ( tunnel winter ) via Torino and Savona autostradas the GT 4 for its corner handling is more fun ……sticking broadly within the law . I did see 188 mph in the TR on that bit of autostrada just S of Torino heading to Savona, there’s a straight bit of 20 miles not junctions ie intersections , speed “ tutors “ whereby you can max cars . Really the TR is imho a bit of a one trick pony as I said it can’t handle the alpine passes , too wide to rear weighted unbalanced and poor braking .Charging up it under steers badly on hairpins .The front drags wide across the road .Up hill there’s no weight on the front tyres . You can’t get the power down because it can’t corner evenly , you just slid across possibly into down hill traffic . Where as the GT 4 is beautifully balanced and a pleasure to pin in bends .Controlled by either steering or feet ( throttle ) you can accurately and consistently position it on every bend .keeping to your side of the road planting your foot . TR is a guessing game .
This what the TR is all about, watch it. It’s totally fun in any twisties Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
A follow up question. How much attention does the 328 get? I do not mind a little attention, especially from fellow car enthusiasts, and actually enjoy the interactions. However, I had a Gallardo for a day and everywhere I went it was like a spaceship had landed (I’m in rural Alabama where exotic cars are nearly nonexistent). That was a bit too much. I assume a classic Ferrari will get much less attention than a modern super car. I would also assume the 328 will get less attention than the TR? I don’t necessarily want to be invisible, but I would like to occasionally be able to stop at a store and not come back to a crowd waiting on me (that actually happened with the Gallardo).
The only people who pay attention to a 328 usually are car people. Generally just import sports car types. TR is closer to what you experienced with Gallardo.
I'm certain your assumptions will prove incorrect. My ex-wife is from Muscle Shoals and I know what rural Alabama is like. You're going to get a crowd around any exotic, and IMO a bright red Ferrari will make your Gallardo seem invisible by comparison. If it isn't red you might be slightly better off. If you want to fly under the radar with a Ferrari you're in the wrong part of the country. Most rural Alabamans only know about 'Murrican cars and will likely be more interested in the 328 than a TR, because it's frankly a prettier car than a TR. You know what the real problem is? Everyone within 50 miles of your home will know your car and know who owns it, so your driving habits are going to be highly visible and well-known, including to the local police and sheriff Buford T. Justice.
TR....it is for certain individuals. It wasn't made for the masses. You either like it or you don't. After driving many different cars in my life.....the TR is what driving is all about and why I chose it over others. If you're afraid to really drive a car to its limits.....then the TR isn't for you.
WoW that’s interesting, totally different than what I experience in the Bay Area or Miami where (specially in Miami) ppl don’t care and try so hard to be notice because those are so common. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
