| The two European automakers, Porsche of | | | | seconds with a four second time in the zero to |
| Germany and Ferrari of Italy, have a lot of | | | | 100km/h test which is needless to say lightning |
| similarities even though the two compete with | | | | fast. With speeds like these it is also imperative |
| each other head to head for a niche market of | | | | that the two speedsters be able to stop equally |
| the automotive industry. Both companies have a | | | | efficiently and the two do so offering optional |
| patriarchal founder, companies honed their skills in | | | | cutting edge ceramic braking systems. |
| racing, are over five decades old, and both have | | | | Porsche definitely wins in the fuel economy |
| a commitment to the integrity of their styling. If | | | | comparison getting nearly twice the mileage that |
| you question whether the two are the dominant | | | | the F430 gets. Both cars transfer the power of |
| force in performance autos just take a street | | | | their engines through state of the art six speed |
| survey and you will find that even a novice who | | | | transmissions. |
| knows nothing about cars knows these names. | | | | The interiors of both vehicles offer a great deal |
| For the purposes of this comparison we have | | | | of comfort that belies the small space and doesn't |
| chosen to feature the iconoclastic 911 Carrera | | | | leave the driver feeling cramped or closed in. The |
| from Porsche and the gorgeous Ferrari F430 | | | | overall appearance in style goes to the Porsche |
| because the two are representative of their | | | | hands down though as masters of high quality |
| respective company's long standing tradition of | | | | finish work. |
| marrying style and performance while offering | | | | When having to decide between the two, |
| some practicality but in the end are true sports | | | | assuming you have the money to do so, the |
| cars though and through. | | | | biggest difference is appearance with the Ferrari |
| Both of these cars have the basic requirements | | | | having the head turning looks but overall we have |
| of the modern sports car which are the ability to | | | | to give the fight to Porsche as the more well |
| be started easily, handles well in town, takes | | | | rounded of the two and the one that is less |
| winding country roads well and has race car | | | | costly to maintain. It was fun to compare them |
| performance coupled with safety. | | | | however and maybe you should make a |
| When comparing standing start times the Ferrari | | | | comparison of your own. |
| is a slight bit faster edging out the Porsche by .8 | | | | |