Well, I guess the father of Ferrari was concerned enough to follow-up the 288 with the F40 in a comparativley short period of time, wasn't he? Who do you think has learned more from whom?
Have Porsche's (in general) become more like Ferrari's, or have Ferrari's transformed into something more similar to Porsches. I'm NOT referring to asthetics here. I'm talking about engineering and durability/reliability excellence.
Ferrari has always had the image/allure, but look what they have added to their brand ever since the 456 and 355. I think that you can thank Montezemolo and maybe Schumacher later on.
Look at how Porsche has influenced everybody in this space. Who has always used the Nurburgring as their development grounds, way before all of the Japs, etc. Which OE has more vehicle models under 8 mins, and how long have they had them there. Ferrari has only become a recent member of this fraternity (360CS was the first according to sport auto). Look what happened to the Enzo when it was taken around the Ring recently. The e-shocks failed before they could finish one lap at speed, every time they tried it. That won't happen with any of their newer stuff.
Who was the first OE to build their cars such that they could run on track days without any mods and not have the brakes wilt, etc. Now, almost everybody is doing it.
The F40 remains part of their old guard. Mechanically simple/crude, but people clearly like it for this. The 959 is much more similar to modern cars, and pioneered many technologies that have only been adopted recently or are at least still considered current. From a technical stand point, there is no comparison between the two. Enzo understood this.
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