The latest car vs bike test

[bane]

Ferrari 458 Italia vs Ducati 1198S

results are very interesting...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPNs3v4m7TA

[LBD]

Maybe I won't sell the 1098S after all....

[rebel]

One comparison you can't look past... 400k car vs 30k bike.

[The Everlasting]

Haha that was cool seeing the Ducati beat the ferrari on both drag and circuit.

[simpy1]

He says that the Ducati's power-to-weight ratio is "an order of magnitude higher" than the Ferrari!

What he means is double. For the Ducati to have a ptw ratio an order of magnitude higher, it would have to be 745 horsepower....

[Rych]

Awesomely made video clip, I wasn't expecting that result around the track as I have seen other comparisons, a new Nissan GTR vs a 1198 and the GTR won by about 2seconds.

I guess the tighter the track the bigger advantage the car will have. Nice seeing bike win though, I have had this argument plenty of times!!

[baptist]

Good video, the Ferarri is a fantastic car. I guess the difference is a muppet can look good in the Ferarri but a muppet on the Duke is gonna go for a slide:shit: Still as long as you can walk away from it $ for $ you'll have plenty of cash left to buy another one, and another one, and......:innocent:

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The Ducati isn't prone to random engine fires either.

[Flip]

These are the two I like, mostly bacause No1 is a lotus.......bit of a lotus fan you see.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfy1VO4ePlA&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Man0X0bf8vk

[bogan]

both very nice machines! and good to see the duc more than holding its own:yes:

[jack_hamma]

Great clips :yes:

[SMOKEU]

The track must not have had many corners in it for the Ducati to have won the circuit race.

[Dafe]

Haha, Great Vid!!!

[davebullet]

They missed part 2, where they swapped engines.

[bane]

They missed part 2, where they swapped engines.

Ferrari boast that with the advanced traction control systems on the Italia they can teach any muppet to get within 1sec a lap of the time their F1 test driver around Fiorano in the same car.

As for Ducati....

[LBD]

As for Ducati....

Go on.....

[swbarnett]

Ferrari boast that with the advanced traction control systems on the Italia they can teach any muppet to get within 1sec a lap of the time their F1 test driver around Fiorano in the same car.
And then when they get in to any other car they're absolutely lethal because they've come to rely on the car driving for them. Also, you will then end up with muppets driving like a bat out of hell that are all but asleep at the wheel because the car is driving for them.

This is one thing I love about bikes. You actually have to know what you're doing to get the best out of them. Getting a decent lap time by taking a ride in a computer driven car will certainly not give you any sence of acheivement

[Blinkwing]

Getting a decent lap time by taking a ride in a computer driven car will certainly not give you any sence of acheivement

What about this?

http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/geek-rebooted-2010-11-26