Pictures of 996 turbo's
Discussion
Digga said:
ice. I think you and I have created an interesting thread diversion; "Pictures of 996 turbos with other cool stuff"
I think the model is finally getting some long hard earned praise, the 996 ingeneral has taken a doing over he years for this or that. The tough as nails Mezger
unit is really in a world all of it's own, amongst the best performance engines ever made never
mind Porsche made. And that is part of the reason for the price increases, its a
pure analogue kick in the back driving machine, from here on in it just gets more
and more diluted.
Adam B said:
There is a lot of wishful thinking along these lines at the moment, I am thinking that over time the 993 turbo prices rises might rub off though not sure why 996 turbo would rise more than 997 turbo which has same Mezger engine,
He says as a totally biased 997 turbo owner of one week
He says as a totally biased 997 turbo owner of one week
Digga said:
monthefish said:
It's a 911 turbo FFS. It should be all big wings and scoops.
Looking at the evolution, it looks like the spoiler is set to disappear completely...
The Red Devil said:
Digga said:
ice. I think you and I have created an interesting thread diversion; "Pictures of 996 turbos with other cool stuff"
I think the model is finally getting some long hard earned praise, the 996 ingeneral has taken a doing over he years for this or that. The tough as nails Mezger
unit is really in a world all of it's own, amongst the best performance engines ever made never
mind Porsche made. And that is part of the reason for the price increases, its a
pure analogue kick in the back driving machine, from here on in it just gets more
and more diluted.
If you exclude the motorsport roots, in turbo form i didn't find the engine any more inspiriing than your average sewing machine. Jump from a mezger powered turbo to a mezger powered GT3 and i would argue the difference is night and day.
Away from the engine, the 911 Turbo 'brand' is all about excessive performance, wild styling and scary handling. I won't bully the 996 here - no modern 911 Turbo has these traits. They are undoubtedly quick, but feel very restrained. As an 'analogue' experience, as you put it, i wonder what a Turbo gives the driver over a naturally aspirated 911?
So for me, a 996 Turbo represented great bang for buck. Yeah, they don't look quite right, but you got nigh on 200mph performance and Porsche badge for £30k. If they get suckered into the Porsche bubble, then you have to remove the blinkers and start having a look around at what you can get for £50k - there are a lot of options out there!
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