ferrari enzo vs ford gt

[jcp123]

I guess you and i think differently. I always do a cost/benefit analysis on everything I buy...from a pair of pants to my cars. When it comes to price, it's all part of the bigger picure. To me, the Enzo's performance is definitely not worth the price, but to others it may be.


Here's how I assess it:

Par of that picture is aesthetics. I don't find the Enzo to be attractive at all. So that's out.

Part of that picture is quality. Well, we all know what I think of the "quality" in new cars, nobody wins there. If anything, the Ford gets some advantage here because Italians typically sacrifice overall quality and durability for flair.

Part of that is sex appeal. The Ferrari owns. You'd get 8420938409 times the poon in the Enzo, lets face it.

Part of it is raw performance numbers. Advantage Enzo.

Part of it is the attitude with which it performs. The Ford appeals more to me here with its low-revving supercharged V8. Too bad it's not pushrod.

Part of it is price. At 4x the price of the Ford GT, the Enzo had better be worth it.

Overall, the Ford wins for me because of its price advantage and the way it drives. Most of these criteria are subjective, but then any car at this level is bought as much on passions as on raw hard data and logical thought. The Enzo's styling and price just leave me cold.

[PerfAdv]

I appreciate your take on this comparo. It's not that I don't see your side/POV. Certainly, in a cost analysis the Ford does come out ahead. I think your statement where you say, "these cars are as much on passions as on raw hard data and logical thought," is the clincher. There's no debating set beliefs but only room enough for understanding the other POV.

I can hope but probably will never own an Enzo but I like the concept. Maybe snobby but its price and exclusivity is part of the appeal. If you can afford it that makes its, inaccessible for most, price an additional bonus.

[jcp123]

You nailed it, the snobby exclusivity is probably the biggest draw of the Enzo, rather than its performance. It has loads of that...and I have to admit that does appeal to me quite a bit. That same snobby flamboyance is why I like Cadillacs with their foot high fins.

[Mattg]

you cant compare these cars the enzo is way out of the gt's league

[ashes2ashes]

enzo is the MUCH better supercar, BUT it costs 4 1/2 times as much...and it is NOT 4 times better than the GT.

[Esperante]

Well, I'd say that seeing about how biased this forum is, the average users will vote Ferrari just because it's a Ferrari.

I like the Ford. America has been waiting for a Porsche beater for YEARS. After all, the GT was desigend to beat the 360, not the Enzo. And it did just that.

[ScionDriver]

I see what you're saying but come on, really, the cars are completely different when you break it down. Enzo is F1 inspiried while the GT is more LeMans inspiried. Then you have the fact that the materials used are completely different as well which affects price. Maybe I could agree with you if they were both built out of Carbon Fiber and had big brand new V12s.

[taz_rocks_miami]

you cant compare these cars the enzo is way out of the gt's league

One thing we've all forgotten on this thread is that the Ford GT was made to compete with the Ferrari 360 not the Enzo. Ford even had a 360 on hand while designing the GT to make sure it out performed the 360. Since the 360 is no more, it's closest Ferrari competitor is the F430. I'd love to see the Ford GT and the F430 go head to head on a track.

[Esperante]

I second that, seeing as the GT blew the doors of a 360, it would be interesting to see what would come of the F430.

[250 GTO]

The Ferrari Enzo is a way more stylish and better performing car than the GT

[Quiggs]

Stop. Seriously.

[Matra et Alpine]

The Ferrari Enzo is a way more stylish and better performing car than the GT

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[Godlaus]

One thing we've all forgotten on this thread is that the Ford GT was made to compete with the Ferrari 360 not the Enzo. Ford even had a 360 on hand while designing the GT to make sure it out performed the 360. Since the 360 is no more, it's closest Ferrari competitor is the F430. I'd love to see the Ford GT and the F430 go head to head on a track.

BTT everyone.

Motor trend reviewed the GT and the F430, and proclaimed the GT the winner.

Besides, I've heard rumours of changing the SC pulley on the GT and fetching a 3.0 0-60 time.

Although stock, I'd go with the enzo....again.

[capone]

IMO, the Ford GT was never directed towards 360. The GT came a few years after the 360 was already launched. I've read in motor mags that the F430 is the car that they would choose when compared with the Ford GT even though the Ford GT is slightly faster. That is understandable as we are comparing 4.3 litre V8 against a 5.4 litre V8 with Supercharging. It is a matter of preferences and opinions. I think the Ford GT is a closer competitor to the Enzo than the F430. I would pick the Enzo by a country mile. I find the Ford GT very ugly and "backward" looking but that is just my opionion. I sure other people had other opinions.

[GT40]

Hah! this is just an unfair comparison!
But anyway my choice would be Ford GT (Definetly!)