Road and Track Article, V8 exotics

[fecurtis]

Road and Track has an article where they attempt to find the best V8 engine in any exotic car today, the competitors were:

Aston Martin V8 Vantage
Audi R8
Chevrolet Corvette (standard model, not Z06...either way I wouldn't consider this an "exotic" but whatever)
Ferrari F430

Which V8 won? The LS3. Which overall car won? Tie, Vette and F430.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=6169

"Who makes the best V-8? That's the question we set out to answer.

We all agreed — without doubt — that the always hard-hitting LS3 of the Corvette had the best power delivery and was by far the easiest with which to tap its potential.

But everyone also agreed the Ferrari sounded the best. Said Steve, "The F430's engine goes through melodies of sound that start out throaty, move on to a bark and finish in a high-revving scream." It's about as sexy-sounding a package as you'll ever find.

So when it came to choosing an absolute favorite V-8, we were torn: Two of us chose the Corvette's torque-rich 6.2-liter, the other two the Ferrari's high-revving 4.3. In a tie-breaker, we went with the Corvette's LS3. This engine is truly phenomenal in its everyday usability and civility, yet it's insanely fast when you ask it to be — all the while rewarding our ears with that most American of V-8 thunder.

But since you generally don't buy a car based solely on its engine, rather the whole car as a package, the question remains: Which is our favorite V-8 sports car? When the editors were asked which car they would buy if they had to pay for it themselves, two said they'd sell their house and buy the Ferrari, while two opted for the Corvette. Jonathan justified his choice of the Vette: "I'd like to say I'd buy the Audi if I were paying for it, but the thought of owning two Corvettes for the same amount of cash — one for the street, one for the track...I think I know a deal when I see one."

[giddyup69]

i was passed by an f430 once on the hwy when i was riding around on my triumph. the engine on that car just sounds incredible. it had totally drowned out my jardine exhaust which you can hear a mile away.

[illusion]

Originally Posted by fecurtis

Road and Track has an article where they attempt to find the best V8 engine in any exotic car today, the competitors were:

Aston Martin V8 Vantage
Audi R8
Chevrolet Corvette (standard model, not Z06...either way I wouldn't consider this an "exotic" but whatever)
Ferrari F430

Which V8 won? The LS3. Which overall car won? Tie, Vette and F430.

Ahh rubbish. Impossible.

[Sukairain]

Wow, that's incredible!!! One day when I win the lottery I'll rush out to the closest GM dealership to pick up a Corvette. We all know every teenager dreams about driving the absolute American muscle Vette.


Heeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllll Yeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhhh~

[Wannabe6MT]

I love Vettes.

[Greatwars]

Originally Posted by giddyup69

i was passed by an f430 once on the hwy when i was riding around on my triumph. the engine on that car just sounds incredible. it had totally drowned out my jardine exhaust which you can hear a mile away.

+1 ....
I heard a f430 revving in downtown one day afternoon and could hear the sound from miles away. The sound is just so distinctive

[fecurtis]

I've always liked Vettes...I think a lot of people like them since its a car thats so performance oriented yet most anyone could aspire to own one.

[Sukairain]

.........actually I was being sarcastic, the Corvette isn't even an exotic car. Sport car yes, exotic? nah~