oh god. Have u ever owned a 911 or a ferrari man? The 911tt actually has very short gearing. Also it has very limited drivetrain losses as the engine is hooked up on to the rear axle. Any difference in gearing (if it exists) will be what 5% or 10%? We are talking 100% more torque than an n/A ferrari. Make this 200% at low/mid rpm. So not more torque at the wheels but A LOT MORE torque at the wheels!
If you look at a dyno chart of the 2 cars (in this case take a tuned tt to see the argument clearer) you ll see that at 4k rpm the tt will have 150-300hp MORE than the ferrari (depending on tune). Yet it does not spin its wheels. It just accelerates. Ferociously. (i've measured 0.9G on mine). The ferrari cannot put down half of that torque or hp on anything but maybe super adhesive roads (ie UK for you) or a track.
Ask a race engineer and will tell you that the races are won on torque/driveability AND power in high rpms. Hint; that's why the tt was passing the scud on the corners. You could apply the gas pedal sooner at apex AND it had a lot more power (torque) and traction to push you out of the corner. Forget magazines pls, these are the facts. I saw it with my own eyes and so did 50 people that day. Ask anyone who races they ll tell the same thing; racecars aside, the 911s are the most fantastic track cars. And thats why the RS (and the GT3s) are in real life almost always faster than any ferrari on any track. Even with more weight and less power.
When we are talking Ferrari there are other variables to consider; history, prestige, feeling, amazing engine noise, desirability, pride of ownership and the list goes. Its a different product and I've come to respect that. And like it. But let's give what is due to those guys at Weissach.
And lets stop this pls, we are hijacking this tread about a very cool new car being launched..