PORSCHE 959 vs FERRARI F40

[DMbaseball1604]

The Porsche was probably the most advanced car for its time ever made...including one of the best four-wheel drive systems available and its closing in on being 20 years old! While the Ferrari had more power it was not a "true" ferrari as it was turbo charged and not naturally aspirated. They are both great cars and both were very advanced for their time....which would you take?

My Choice: Porsche 959

[SFDMALEX]

I would take the F40 anyday.

Plus In every test I can remeber the F40 "rapped" the 959.

[corvette97]

i'll take both!! thanx, i love the front end of porsche's 959 and love everithing bout the f40

[DMbaseball1604]

Which tests, I mean the F40 has a higher top speed, but the 959 I think was as quick or quicker than the F40 wasnt it...

Oh yes I forgot to mention that Porsche offered an upgraded engine for the 959..in GT purely porsche magazine they test drove it..it had 550bhp

[yg60m]

I think you are wrong when you say it's not a true ferrari. Its engine is certainly one of the most fantastic engine they produced in Ferrari, I don't know a lot of engine with 160bhp/liter even with turbos. And even more impressive, despite this output, it is tractable and has compliance.
I like the F40 AND the 959 but the F40 is race car for the road, the 959 is a road car.

[DMbaseball1604]

Yeah you're right its still a great engine...and yeah they are two different cars..the F40 is a race car that is road legal and the 959 is more of a road car...I agree

The 959 was also really meant for rallying and the F40 wasnt it was meant for the track so I suppose they are two completely different cars.

[yg60m]

Yes that's why it's so difficult to choose one even more than between CGT and Enzo wich are from the same categorie. But as with women, the more difficult it is the better ... So good poll !!

[SFDMALEX]

Originally Posted by DMbaseball1604 Which tests, I mean the F40 has a higher top speed, but the 959 I think was as quick or quicker than the F40 wasnt it...

Nope, the F40 beat it in every category. I remember reading so many magazine articles were the 959 did not have anytning better then the f40 except the comfort factor.

On the track it was faster everywere, in the corners, on the straights....

If I rememberd the number of the Road&Track issue were they had F40 Vs. 959 Vs. Maca.....I look for it.

[SFDMALEX]

Originally Posted by everso the 959 used to compete more with the Testarossa didn't it? i don't think it was in the same performance category as the F40...

Well porsche made the 959 to compete with the F40, but it failed to do that.

[Johns]

959 cus u cant drive an F40 in the snow

[DMbaseball1604]

oh man thats dissapointing, since I am a huge Porsche fan...the Carrera GT will be amazing though so that helps some

[TeflonTron]

How can a 959 be compared to a Testarossa? The 959 is a sub-4-second car. I'd take the F40 though, just so I could say that I own a Ferrari. :roll:

[Schwalbe]

I take the Porsche 959 anyday.

AWD + bi-turbos are the key to create an ultimate machine !

[maalox]

The 959 is the more rare car if I'm not mistaken and engineering-wise had some huge leaps for the 80s. It would probably be the more interesting car to keep sitting in an air-conditioned garage. However, for the open road there is only one answer--and it doesn't start with a P.

[snacky]

The 959's a road car? The 959/961 competed @ lemans (won inclass) and won paris-dakar outright, I think the F40 only club raced. Go ahead and post up some links as I'm probably wrong on that last point.

And I dont get why a turbo car can't be a "real ferrrari." That's like some old fart saying ferrari's have to be front engined.

Anyways, I think I'd take the F40, rear drive's plain more fun to drive than awd.