Browsing the catalogue for the Silverstone auctions forthcoming sale and the listing for the Ferrari GTB Turbo piqued my interest. How do these drive compare to a 308/328? I assume turbo technology of the eighties means these are quite laggy and the cars lack go when not on boost? Anyone have experience with one? http://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1987-ferrari-208-gtb-turbo
That thing is awesome. If I was in the market for a 328 I would consider this one. What is the HP on the turbo cars? -F
"some remedial works may be required" seems a bit of a scary admission K/KE-Jet doesn't take disuse well so I'd keep that in mind -- JMO...
The Turbo's basically made the same power as the Normaly Aspirated cars, but were "tax break" specials in Italy and other countries that taxed by displacement. Now i supposed you could upgrade the turbos, and intercoolers and pump out some more power??? but as for performance the 0-60 times were on par with the NA counterparts.
Well, I nitpick I know but... The 328 with a Turbo (which has intercooler) gives 254 hp, against 270 hp for an euro 328. As it was produced for the Italian market, I think it should be compared to a standard european market 328, ie, without cats. Given that there were 308 produced (nice number, by the way...) in "Berlinetta" form (= GTB Turbo ) and 828 in Spider form ( = GTS Turbo), the car is rare, but not that rare in Europe and we see these from time to time. I do have period articles on it, but in German... Rgds,
I've tried a bunch of times to buy one. I always wanted to get one and bump up the cc's. Really cool cars and an interesting part of Ferrari's "Turbo Era."
Sat for a long while, it'll quite possibly need ££ thrown at it even if it looks pretty. The estimate seems optimistic. As a previous Maser Biturbo & current Integrale owner, I've long been intrigued by these.
Yeah, you noticed that too? I'm guessing it will need new hoses, seals and gaskets. Probably needs new tires too. But the estimated price range seems reasonable. -F
Thanks for the comments guys, I'm really interested in whether or not the small turbo engine makes for a significantly different driving experience to the regular 3.2 NA V8 in the 328?
Matthew, I don't have my books at hand right now, but I seem to recall that, as you would expect, the Turbo car was a bit lazier at low revs in acceleration and pick-up, and very slightly faster than a standard 328 at high revs; on the whole, not much difference in overall performance. Petrol consumption is higher for the Turbo car. There was also a difference in noise inside the cabin. Rgds,
With that turbo engine you simply cannot get the same flexibility of the 3.2 liter NA engine. Remember that the existence of these 2 liter turbocharged engine is sort of an artificial attempt to get similar performance from a tax-friendlier engine capacity. It was not the weapon of choice from a technical point of view but from a financial/marketing point of view. Just my 2 cents.
Matthew, I find some info abouth performance. copy's are not zo good sorry. Rob, Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
