… and Chris Harris vs. Tiff Needell. These two have worked together before, and videos like this make us wish they did more often. The differences between the Ferrari and Porsche in this video are nearly as great as the differences between Harris and Needell. Where Chris got his start as a journalist who worked his way into racing, while Tiff’s career has been the reverse. This video pits the 911 GT3 against the more powerful and more expensive 458 Speciale.
The video covers one of the three tests Fifth Gear used to judge the pair. The stats seem stacked in the Ferrari’s favor, and the 458 carries less weight and produces more power than the Porsche. As Harris says; Porsches are always surprising.