Originally posted by Driftster
You're right a Ferrari couldn't smoke a hemi, but then again, a ferrari wasn't built to smoke a hemi, a ferrari was built to beat the living crap out of the track you're racing it on, if a Hemi's on the track, it'll just be collateral damage 
wrong. neither the Ferrari nor the HEMI-something were built purposefully for track or drag racing. cant we just let stereotypes out?? neither european cars nor american cars ARE track-built OR drag-built. that is stupid. and it has been stated before in this thread that american things made pretty good on the track too, just as ferrari did. but, please, the Ferrari and the HEMI-something were built as
street cars. yes, brutal, impressively powerfull street cars at that, but street cars. I am NOT talking about race-versions (it would be an intresting thing to see, tough. an IMSA GTB4 Daytona VS a Trans AM camaro), wich I think was the FIRST mistake commited in this thread. the differences with ANY cars HAVE to be proven on the track? hell no!! because they WERENT meant for the track!! they were meant for the street!!!! they were meant, in the case of the Ferrari (and talking about, say, the Ferrari Daytona) to be some of the fastest, most exclussive cars in the world. in the case of the HEMI-something (all were the same XD) they were built to be extremely fast and quick AND cheap transportation. both of them used the latest technology available at the time in their own styles. Ferrari had multivalve V12s at the time, but still used IDF carbs. Mopar had pushrod stuff, but used some manifold AND head design so moder tne engine was a marvel too. each and every one did impressively well with their purposse. if we settle it up, I dont know who will win. Maybe the HEMI will win some 100-meter distance off the Daytona in the GO, but then again, the HEMI would be hard pressed to hold up to the 170 mph top speed of the Daytona(altpough they reached 160 more or less)... AND, I must say, neither the Daytona nor the HEMI were AS or as LESS talented in curves as you might xpect. they were basically the same design. as always, ferrari will offer exclusivity and quiality that american cars can only dream of. but then again, a Ferrari is a dream to many, but you sure can have a HEMI, with almost the same performance, if not better, for a cuarter of the price. and THAT is WHY I deffend america so much. at least in the performance car segment, to THIS very day. they have always made some great sport cars, muscle cars being one of them. they can compete with anything, for a fraction of the damned cost. is that BAD? well, if it is, you should have plenty of money dude. for me, that is just fine. Ill kick yer Ferraris ass with so much money left
for mods, so I can ABSOLUTELY kick yer Ferrari's ASS while you are still paying the Conolly leather interior and hand-crafted nonsense.
Cano
blackfish hitted this point when he said that he drives bumper to bumper. that is what these cars we are talking about were designed for. the street, not the track OR the strip. keep them out of there, please. they had their racing versions, wich have been toroughly (and UNIQUELY, as if the race-versions were their top representation, if I might add) discussed. now, lets go for the real thing. the cars, not the cars-based racers.
