[s-cars] RE: Vid: M5 vs an Audi

[Taka Mizutani]

Calvin-
Yes, the 288GTO was a twin-turbo V8 based on the 308 chassis
homologated for Group B rally competition around '84-'85, although the
actual production cars are '86 or '87 IIRC.

The car is worth somewhere north of $300k, so yes, it's very cool to
see someone driving one the way it is meant to be driven.

Although the official terminology would dictate the car being simply
called the "GTO," the 288 designation is usually used to distinguish
the later car from the original '61-'64 250 GTO.

I would place the 288GTO on my list of "gotta buy" when I hit the
lotto. Much nicer looking car than the F40, much rarer (esp. in the
US). Gotta be kind of scary to drive hard, though- they were running
16s and not _that_ wide of a 16 stock, and the 16s would dictate
rather small brakes for a car of that performance. It's not like the
car was very light. I think I'd still get a 275GTB 6-carb before the
288.

Taka