German Car Zone

Sorry but this comparison is a joke , GT-R is a Ferrari and Porsche killer , the poor Focus doesn't stand a chance...

Wow, and I thought comparos couldn't get any more dumber.

^^ lol, I was thinking the same thing...........but then again, what would I know? its like I have driven either of them.

What a crap video by Autocar there. Seem like they put that together during one early afternoon. It gave me absolutely nothing.

And I thought only the Winding-Road had odd comparos! Gt-R is not a car to be driven everyday!

^ Actually it very much is, just like the 911 Turbo. Both are made for daily use.

I am a big fan of both these cars btw. Both are amazing in their own way!

This is a very relevant and useful comparison. It's not the first of its kind either - various British publications have been comparing small, feist hatches with big, monster supercars for decades now. The most recent one prior to this I recall as being EVO pitching the WRX STI against the Lambo Gallardo in Wales and, before that, the M6 vs the Sport Clio II Trophy in France.

It's quite simple really. Fanboys and enthusiasts dream of owning the ultimate cars but, if you're really passionate about driver enjoyment, you'll soon realise that modern roads never test the stratospheric dynamics of a true supercar unless the driver is spectacularly talented (very rare - call Walter Rhorl to chaffeur-drive you around rather) or, much more often the case, completely ignorant. It's obvious then that the more grip and pace a car has, the wider the road has to be in order to exploit the car's handling capabilities. In narrow, real world roads, it's the smaller, lighter, less powerful car that gets the job done in terms of satisfying the driver the most. No, to truly enjoy the GT-R and GT3 et al to within their limits and beyond - you have to spend time on a circuit.

It's exactly this scenario that forms the raison d'etre behind the hot hatch genre. And also, it's precisely why a MINI Cooper S is such daft fun on public roads.

That reminds me of yesterdays orgasmic experience in Knightsbridge. I spotted a black F430 Scuderia with bronze gold rims patiently standing at traffic lights. Fully knowledgeable about the divine exhaust note of the engine I told my friend to stop walking so that we can hear the engine sing for us. We waited a few second, light turned green and the NA 4.3l engine roared louder than a South African Lion, it temporarily brought all the pedestrians to a stand still................only to be brought to a stand still itself by a G-Wiz slowing down for the next traffic light 30 meters ahead

Aww... I still love every bend...