Ferrari 488 GTB vs Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R

Category	AMG GT R	Ferrari 488 GTB
Engine layout	4.0 l V8	3.9 l V8
Max power (ps / bhp)	585 / 577	670 / 661
Max torque (Nm / lb-ft)	700 / 516	760 / 561
Curb weight (kg / lb)	1637 / 3609	1547 / 3411
Power / tonne (ps / bhp)	357 / 352	433 / 427
Average price	€182,000	€248,000

Lap Times

Track	AMG GT R	Ferrari 488 GTB
Le Mans (Bugatti)	1:47.27	1:44.28
Virginia International Raceway Grand East Course (post 01/2014)	2:43.40	2:45.10
Hockenheim Short	1:06.40	1:07.00
Anneau du Rhin Short	0:58.40	0:59.60
Willow Springs	1:25.37	1:26.92
Sachsenring	1:28.61	1:30.99
Autocar Dry Handling Track	1:08.30	1:08.00
Motortrend Figure-8	0:22.80	0:22.60
Anglesey Coastal	1:13.63	1:12.80
Laguna Seca (post 1988)	1:33.01	1:31.68
Nürburgring Nordschleife	7:10.92	7:21.00

Acceleration (mph)

Speed & distance	AMG GT R	Ferrari 488 GTB
0 - 30 mph	1.4 s	1.2 s
0 - 40 mph	2.0 s	1.7 s
0 - 50 mph	2.6 s	2.2 s
0 - 60 mph	3.2 s	2.7 s
0 - 70 mph	4.1 s	3.4 s
0 - 80 mph	4.9 s	4.2 s
0 - 90 mph	5.9 s	5.0 s
0 - 100 mph	6.8 s	5.9 s
0 - 110 mph	8.3 s	7.6 s
0 - 120 mph	9.7 s	8.9 s
0 - 130 mph	11.4 s	9.9 s
0 - 140 mph	13.5 s	11.5 s
0 - 150 mph	15.2 s	13.3 s
0 - 160 mph	19.3 s	15.5 s
0 - 170 mph	21.7 s	18.6 s
1/4 mile	11.0 s	10.4 s @ 137.9 mph
1/2 mile	17.9 s	17.1 s @ 168.4 mph

Acceleration (kph)

Speed & distance	AMG GT R	Ferrari 488 GTB
0 - 40 kph	1.3 s	1.1 s
0 - 50 kph	1.4 s	1.3 s
0 - 60 kph	2.1 s	1.6 s
0 - 80 kph	2.8 s	2.2 s
0 - 100 kph	3.2 s	2.8 s
0 - 110 kph	4.0 s	4.0 s
0 - 120 kph	4.5 s	3.6 s
0 - 130 kph	4.7 s	4.0 s
0 - 140 kph	5.6 s	5.0 s
0 - 150 kph	6.0 s	6.0 s
0 - 160 kph	6.6 s	5.5 s
0 - 170 kph	7.6 s	7.2 s
0 - 180 kph	9.1 s	6.7 s
0 - 200 kph	9.8 s	8.1 s
0 - 220 kph	13.3 s	11.1 s
0 - 240 kph	16.3 s	11.8 s
0 - 250 kph	17.1 s	12.9 s
0 - 260 kph	20.0 s	15.6 s
0 - 280 kph	25.5 s	19.9 s
0 - 300 kph	31.6 s	23.9 s
1000 m	19.9 s	18.7 s @ 283.0 kph

Rolling acceleration

Speed	AMG GT R	Ferrari 488 GTB
60 - 100 kph (4)	2.4 s	2.0 s
60 - 100 kph (5)	3.1 s	2.5 s
80 - 120 kph (4)	2.5 s	2.1 s
80 - 120 kph (5)	3.0 s	2.4 s
80 - 120 kph (6)	3.8 s	3.0 s
80 - 120 kph (7)	5.1 s	4.5 s
80 - 160 kph (4)	5.2 s	4.2 s
80 - 160 kph (5)	6.5 s	5.1 s
80 - 160 kph (6)	8.2 s	6.5 s
80 - 160 kph (7)	10.7 s	8.9 s
80 - 120 kph	1.8 s	1.5 s
Est. 100 - 140 kph	2.5 s	2.3 s
Est. 200 - 300 kph	22.8 s	15.5 s

Braking distance

Speed	AMG GT R	Ferrari 488 GTB
100 kph - 0	30 m (99 ft)	30 m (97 ft)
140 kph - 0	66 m (215 ft)	62 m (203 ft)
200 kph - 0	115 m (379 ft)	121 m (396 ft)
300 kph - 0	268 m (880 ft)	272 m (891 ft)
30 mph - 0	8 m (25 ft)	8 m (25 ft)
50 mph - 0	21 m (68 ft)	20 m (67 ft)
60 mph - 0	29 m (96 ft)	29 m (94 ft)
70 mph - 0	41 m (133 ft)	41 m (135 ft)

General performance

Category	AMG GT R	Ferrari 488 GTB
Top speed	319 kph (198 mph)	335 kph (208 mph)
Est. 0 - 100 mph - 0	10.8 s @ 764 ft	10.1 s @ 722 ft
Est. max acceleration	0.87 g (8 m/s²)	1.00 g (10 m/s²)
18m slalom	73.2 kph (45.5 mph)	72.2 kph (44.9 mph)
36m slalom	146.0 kph (90.7 mph)	139.0 kph (86.4 mph)
Fuel economy	11.0 l/100 km (21 mpg US / 26 UK)	13.1 l/100 km (18 mpg US / 22 UK)
Lateral acceleration	1.14 g (11 m/s²)	1.02 g (10 m/s²)
Downforce @ 200 kph	21 kg (46 lbs)	205 kg (452 lbs)

Summary

Category	AMG GT R	Ferrari 488 GTB
Track Performance	100	99
Straight line speed	67	100
Overall	87	100

Verdict

488 GTB is the fastest by considerable margin.

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Fastedee 7y ago

Here I thought Sports Auto sandbagged the Ferrari but eet vas Auto Zee Dung. Faster acceleration and both have dcts. If that Merc doesn't have a huge aero advantage...