I've never seen anybody post a top speed for the Stradale. Has anybody else seen one?
Hello, there is that thread about the person suing Ferrari because his CS is not fast enough. He claims that it runs into the limiter at 282km/h. Sebastian
282, good God, that's like a base 360's top speed, only this one costs more. I guess the handling makes up for it, it has been called "perfect". 282 kph = 176.25 mph = kind of dissapointing, the race cars can easily beat that.
here's am picture that an fchatter (gian maria) took days after he took delivery of his stradale (one of the first made) back in october 2004. he took the picture while driving down a highway some where in italy looks to me the speedo reads about 295 kph (about 183 mph) and he has a couple hundred RPMs to go before redline. i've had my red stradale up to 175 mph. i bet i could have reached 185 but i ran out of road and had to bail out Image Unavailable, Please Login
Yeah, 186 mph makes sense, that equates to about 300 kph. Can't believe the speed of that post though. Thanx and great pic too!
During the Make-A-Wish rides in San Antonio back in April, a FChatter gave another FChatter a ride in his Challenge Stradale and he got up to 182 MPH.
The speedometer in my CS over-reads by 9%, according to my GPS system which should be accurate. Same error on my 360 Spider.
Afreind of mine is on his second CS and has had a "road joy" in both. With the GPS mapping he has clocked an official real 315 km/h in both. Also did 373 km/h in his Enzo ................; I have pulled 300 on the clock with ease in both my CSs many times with room for more......
hi peter, i had my red stradale up to 175 MPH with revs to spare but i ran out of road so i had to back off. i'm estimating that i could have made 185. but i sometimes wonder how accurate my speedometer is. i have no reason to think it's not reasonably accurate, but i don't know for sure. when your friend clocked his stradale with GPS at 315 km/h did he mention the reading on his speedometer? when you "clocked" your stradale at 300 was your speedometer giving a similar reading? thanks
Not that it is directly related, but the speedo on my 550 is between 4.5 and 7 percent optimistic, based on GPS depending on the rear tyres/wheels being used. (I run 295/35, 315/35, 335/30 and 305/30). The 550 which is quoted as having a 320kmh top speed, cannot exceed 300 (rev limited). I have no doubt the 360CS is the same. Didn't one of the magazines just recently bust the 430 for the same issue? Chalstrad Did you see the GPS reading yourself, or did your friend tell you about it?
Hi, please have a look at this thread: http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64610 Greetings Sebastian
Did not ask him what his speedo reading was, as he had the GPS actual. In my case the speedo was around 300. At those speeds I tend to pay attention to the other cars on the road a little more than trying to figure out exactly what the (illegible) speedo is reading!!!!!!!
By the way, I am fairly sure that there is a fair amount of difference in top speed between a US and Euro spec car. Acceleration times tend to be fairly similar between the two specs so something has to give to account for the bhp difference. Remember that US spec bhp is on a " SAE" basis - ie with NO ancilliary equipment and Euro spec is essentially a " DIN" basis - ie with all ancilliary equipment. This difference is min 10% and in some cases as much as 15%. So the 395bhp of a US spec 360 or 420bhp of a US spec CS are not directly comparable to the 400bhp of a Euro spec 360 or 425 bhp of a euro spec CS. Same is true of a 430: US spec = 483bhp SAE, Euro spec = 490 bhp DIN. In all cases we are talking 40 to 50 bhp difference. I would suggest that US spec cars have slightly shorter ratios to allow for acceleration rather than top speed. Have also been in a US spec CS and it is not the same car as a Euro spec one.
While I agree that there may be difference between Euro and US Stradales, the difference between SAE and DIN is nominal, they are just two different standards. Asfar as I'm aware, to convert between the two multiply by 1.015. ie a 1.5% difference, not 10-15%.
I know whem the first E36 BMW M3 came out, the US model had 240hp whilst the Euro model had 286hp. They fitted a shorter diff in the US model to try and make the acceleration times some what similar.
On the principle, i agree one should sue any car maker for a bad claim, especially if it's for one of the main purchase reasons and at the same time easy to verify (such as top speed). They'd sue you as well anytime if you gave them fake $$$s I can also fully understand the german driver. He could have bought a GT3 for 40 % less, with better performance (an autobahns, top speed, high speed braking and 100mph-160mph acceleration counts more than 1/4 mile) and reliability. I faced sort of similar problems with the Maserati i had, and a guy i knew actually started a lawsuit against them because the car was not ready for market at the time he bought it.
Sory,Mate 1.5% is complete wishful thinking. All you have to do is put one of each on a dyno. Anycase, you would need to have some very very efficient accessories.....remember that a modern a/c unit will "eat" up to 15 bhp. Plus, US spec cars are more "catalysed" and are significantly heavier...........
Seeing as how most of you actually own a 360 CS, if at all possible post a video of a top speed run, some guys in here may just be full of it and don't REALLY have one. I'm going to be honest, I don't own one and a home video wouldn't do it justice, but it would be better than hearing false testimonies from people who just want attention, not that I'm pointing any fingers, so no reason to get pissed at me.
