[thepolarfoxqx]

I'll admit, as a good german american, i'm preferenced to the american car more. That said, the statistics are in favor. With a 390hp 4.6L V8 in testing, Ford got the GT to run better times than the F360. The 550hp 5.4L V8 only made the car faster. I haven't seen numbers, but with well faster acceleration, harder cornering, more favorable power to weight, and nearly every other statistics, the GT looks better. I will say, from having driven ferraris, i don't know any car that drives more naturally and connected to the road. It's preference. The GT can't be touched in terms of raw performance. Where the F430 looks able to redeem itself is the experience. My thought is that the GT has enough performance to compensate. Furthermore, it's cheaper, and in all likelyhood, far cheaper to maintain. Also, the GT comes with a real stick shift. To me, that alone would be enough to put my six figures in the ford column.