Ferrari Mailing List: Testarossa vs. Countach (cover of Classic & Sports Car)

[Fellippe Galletta (fellippe.galletta]

Very interesting comparison in the December issue...I've always
considered this the pinnacle of the rivalry even though the
430/Gallardo battle is a lot closer on paper.

Most of it was predictable....but I was reminded of a few things....

Like, I forgot that Countachs have shitty brakes....enough so to call
TR brakes good, haha. I heard there was a mod out there to put Porsche
brakes on the mighty Lambo which helps matters a bit (scary to think
early Diablos had Countach brakes!).

The TR's rims have shown tremendous age....luckily these are
changeable. The TR isn't quite vintage enough car to leave stock rims,
IMHO......daytonas, 365 boxers sure, but not TRs. It's funny how
people will hate on an F512M for having weird rims when the stock TR
is just as bad or worse...

The TR interior looked pretty good with what looked to be an F40
steering wheel, pedals and an aluminum shifter off an F512M. Also, in
something only I would notice/care about, I like how the speakers for
the car aren't in the door but along the kick panel area and mounted
high. This is the stuff car audio freaks dream of in their Corollas
and it's free in this car!

Don't think it's all cosmetic, I'd like to compare the driving
differences between the two cars but it's obvious to everyone at this
point. The Countach is more purist, the TR more refined....Countach
more backroads, TR more highway....choosing between the two is
probably more dependent on what you already own than the individual
cars themselves. If I had a Lotus I'd probably get a TR....if I had a
Porsche, I'd probably get the Lambo.

Also on that note, the TR was compared to a 512 BBi in FORZA this
month as well. What a waste IMO to compare a TR to an injected
Boxer....kinda like comparing a 328 to a 308 QV, a Diablo to an
injected Countach, what's the point?

Whatever happened to lifetime pursuit of weber carburetors?

FG