In the spirit of answering questions that nobody asked, Autocar put together a head-to-head comparison between the latest Porsche 911 Turbo S and a much simpler but more focused Forumla 4 racing car.
The Porsche has the advantage of power and grip, whereas the single-seater is a featherweight, running on slicks, propelled by 185 hp from its Ford four-pot.
While this isn’t a foregone conclusion like some other unusual tests put together by the UK-based publication (like that Dacia Duster vs Ginetta video), the result it produces in the end does seem justified and, in hindsight, quite predictable.
Both cars’ laps are timed over the short circuit chosen for the test, and the final result highly eloquent. Good thing they’re making single-seaters like this for legal road use now…
By Andrei Nedelea
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