It's part of the aero package. Really.Did the engineers share any insight on that Tob?
-J
It's part of the aero package. Really.Did the engineers share any insight on that Tob?
-J
The track pack non-r might be the most appropriate car for the type of driving you do but you can't even drive one of those to it's full potential on the street. I do believe that most of the people who didn't buy an R didn't NOT buy one because it wasn't a perfect match to their driving habits or environment...if that was the case, we'd all be driving fuel efficient electric cars...cost and availability obviously come into play. I don't know what it's called but I'll call it "purchase confirmation" - it's that need to confirm, no matter what, that a correct purchase decision was made as opposed to some other product...or not purchasing at all. Everyone wants to know that they made a good choice and people go out of their way to "prove" it.
I thought my review would be particularly useful because I had avoided purchase confirmation. Granted, I chose an extreme method of doing so.
One additional data point: I let a colleague drive both cars, and didn't tell him what I thought ahead of time. He concluded that he preferred the non-R car, which surprised him because he was expecting to like the R more.
He ordered a white/blue tech package GT350 the next day
What was his reasoning!?
Mostly: more compliant ride.What was his reasoning!?
I thought my review would be particularly useful because I had avoided purchase confirmation. Granted, I chose an extreme method of doing so.
One additional data point: I let a colleague drive both cars, and didn't tell him what I thought ahead of time. He concluded that he preferred the non-R car, which surprised him because he was expecting to like the R more.
He ordered a white/blue tech package GT350 the next day
To be clear, I'm not talking about the holes for the air to pass through to the radiator(s). I'm referring to the fascia itself. In that pic, the fascia on the R looks like it's molded slightly different from the standard GT350 fascia, whereby all the grille plates on the R look smaller. It's probably just an optical illusion.
I'd ask you; If you hadn't driven either and could only purchase one, which one would you choose?
I threw this together. My Track Pack on the right and an R model on the left. Perspective isn't perfect but I think it answers your questions.
I would have chosen the "R" without a second thought. Lighter / sportier / racier is better, right? That is why I found this conclusion so interesting.
In retrospect, I think I was comparing the regular 458 Italia with the 458 Speciale, where the Speciale is definitely the 'sport' version of the 458, but it's still very compliant to drive, very civilized, very easy to drive day-to-day. The GT350R is less 'sport' and more 'race', and that's a somewhat different ball of wax.
I threw this together. My Track Pack on the right and an R model on the left. Perspective isn't perfect but I think it answers your questions.
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