Comments on: Ferrari Versus Beetle: Are You Kidding Me?

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Sport Cars » Ferrari Versus Beetle: Are You Kidding Me? — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:13:02 +0000

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By: drBongWater

drBongWater — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 04:19:01 +0000

The pavement looks wet in sections. The bug managed to warm up his tires. The Ferrari doesn’t look like it was really bagged. Could be sand bagging. Forget the Porsche engine in a bug. Not necessary. 200hp 2380cc crate engine does the job. All you need is a strong Kennedy clutch to handle all that power.

By: Jay South africa

Jay South africa — Sun, 27 May 2007 20:36:27 +0000

well guys here in south africa ive seen betles run in the 13 even to the low down 12 ,, only once did it have a tweaked out flat 4 motor !!! the rest was all !!! rotory motor driven !!! go mazda .. i am currently conferting my beetle to a 16 valve cvh ford motor !!! its going to be wicked and i am in the process of sourcing a turbo for it !!! so yeah that would be great

any comments or ideas let me know Jerasmus@cybertrac.co.za

By: LeadSlinger

LeadSlinger — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:47:47 +0000

Here’s the thing about drag racing: one car’s performance doesn’t affect the other’s.

So look at the times here:

Beetle: 12.5 That’s pretty damn good! Obviously tricked way out. A stock Beetle wouldn’t get to 60mph in 12.5s, or even in the 1/4 mile distance (yeah, their 1/4 mile times were less than their 0-60 times!)

Ferrari: 14.9 Sorry, I’m not a Ferrari guy and I can’t tell what kind that is, but that’s about right for some models. A stock Mustang GT will beat them in the 1/4 mile.

http://www.albeedigital.com/supercoupe/articles/0-60times.html

For what it’s worth these guys are running a metric system. That doesn’t affect times, but the speeds are in km/h:
173.2 km/h = 107.6 mph
152.9 km/h = 95.0 mph

By: Dax

Dax — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 13:25:24 +0000

Hahahahah yes, the Jet Beetle! Good call bringing that, Brad. :D Love that thing.

By: Brad D.

Brad D. — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 13:17:01 +0000

Pretty cool, but I bet this new Beetle would destroy both of those cars in a street race. (Its street legal, and a hybrid)

http://www.ronpatrickstuff.com/

By: John B

John B — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 03:52:30 +0000

I luvs me some old skool beetle action, but c’mon. The beetle is obviously hot rodded. Combine that with the fact that Ferrari’s aren’t exactly built for drag racing, and assuming this one was probably stock, and you have an easy win for the bug.

By: weisheng

weisheng — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:17:13 +0000

Unbelievable, that can’t be a Beetle engine under the hood/boot!

By: Jesse

Jesse — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:03 +0000

While you could transplant a 911 engine, that would be nuts… the amount of work would be insane, and very, very expensive. It is totally posible to get a Beetle in the 12’s with VW aftermarket parts, using a traditional VW flat-4 engine.

In fact, you can order a pre-assembled crate engine with close to 200hp, bolt it in, tweak your suspension, and get close to those results. The reason? The car only weighs about 1800 lbs. Pretty good power-to-weight ratio: better than a Ferrari.

Fun stuff.

By: Beckers

Beckers — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 19:12:17 +0000

Hahaha… did you have any doubt that the Beetle would win that one? Herbie represent!

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 19:05:01 +0000

You can “transplant” an old porsche’s (911) engine in these old beetles.

By: Mrad

Mrad — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 16:30:55 +0000

DUDE – I wanna know what’s under the hood of that Beetle….