Originally Posted By GTN
Also, just my opinion but having driven GTN & Aeromax back-to-back (both manual) I would say the GTN is the better drive of the two. There is not much of a power differential as the GTN has the 4.6 engine vs the Aeromax 4.8 and the GTN's Yoko AO48 tyres make it quicker in the dry. Plus I think the smaller diameter wheels & non run-flat tyres help the ride in the GTN be less bouncy than the Aeromax.

Interesting as I doubt many people will have driven both cars.

However, and please forgive my assumption, but if you drove the manual Aeromax factory car then this would have been the 57 plate car which was has the 4.4 engine. This was also an early development car but I'm not sure whether that would affect anything else?

I believe the GTN whilst a 4.6 was rated at 320bhp (correct me if I'm wrong) and so would put it on a par with the S2 and S3 power of an Aero but not the 367bhp of the S4 or Aeromax (or Dyno special wink ). I appreciate it's a tad lighter and whilst I haven't done the maths I would have thought the S4/Aeromax power to weight ratio would be higher?

The other relevant point is that IMHO there is also a great difference in the two cars raison d'être in that the Aeromax was built as a GT with style and elegance that has not been seen for many years, whilst the GTN was a 'raw' iteration of an already raw 'hot rod' that doffs it's cap towards old English sports cars. Thus the style, elegance, beauty and equipment of an Aeromax against the more brutal GTN.

As I said all IMHO as I am a custodian of neither (though as I have mentioned before Brian, my barn is available for storage wink ) and love them both.

Interesting Comparison, nevertheless smile

Cheers

BtG