Personal Vehicles Comparison - Piper Saratoga vs. Ferrari Scaglietti
Flying is certainly an elegant and efficient way to travel, but it’s not the only one. Some “ground transportation vehicles” can be as exciting as planes. I’m not betraying the flying “cause”, but I must admit that moving around in a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti is not that bad.
They both look good, powerful, and seriously fast.
From a pure power point of view, the Ferrari is well ahead: 540 hp at 7250 RPM, where the Saratoga has 300ht at 2500 RPM. The Ferrari can be as fast as 173 kt, obviously at ground level. The Saratoga can fly 172 kts at 8′000 feet, and up to 185 kts at 15′000 feet. And you can fly at these speeds… legally ;-).
The Ferrari is also slightly heavier: 4′056 lbs without passengers or freight, where the maximum take-off weight of the Saratoga is 3′600 lbs. Both require a crew of one, but the Saratoga can accommodate up to 5 passengers, versus 3 for the Ferrari.
If you can’t decide, price could be a factor. The Ferrari Scaglietti costs approximately 250′000 U$… if you can find one for sale. The Saratoga is… well… slightly more expensive, starting at 573′000 US$.
So, what’s your favorite now ? If you can’t decide… why not both ?
2 Comments, Comment or Ping
Jason
I’m getting out the checkbook right now!
May 29th, 2008
Jess Sightler
I’d take both… where’s the money?
More seriously, I always think the power comparisons are interesting. I think that a more direct and fair comparison is torque since the aircraft engine is not designed for high rpm, and the car engine isn’t designed for high continuous rpm and power.
The Ferrari weighs in at 391 lb-ft of torque 630 lb-ft (assuming that the 300 hp at 2500 rpm # is correct). Interesting, eh?
May 30th, 2008
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