RE: Porsche 911 Turbo
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i am lucky enough to know someone who test drove a turbo...they said the pace of the thing was just ridiculously fast. they didn't buy it after all...one thing they said was the engine noise wasn't that great. they said it was a fantastic car; they got a db9 instead. probably for better waftability...
i would say it's a supercar...just. the figures are definitely there.
i would say it's a supercar...just. the figures are definitely there.
Yawn. They've been writing this same story since the 1970s - first the 3.0/3.3 Turbo vs Countach and Boxer/Testarossa, then the 993 vs Diablo/512TR, and so on.
Few of today's half-breed Audi-Lambos and VW testbed machines can get within a sniff of the pedigree of a Porsche Turbo. Yes, many say that the 996s/997s have lost something, and I really don't like the side air vents, but I still would feel the thrill going my spine getting into a 997 TT, sharper than just about any vehicle on the planet.
Few of today's half-breed Audi-Lambos and VW testbed machines can get within a sniff of the pedigree of a Porsche Turbo. Yes, many say that the 996s/997s have lost something, and I really don't like the side air vents, but I still would feel the thrill going my spine getting into a 997 TT, sharper than just about any vehicle on the planet.
A tidy 997 turbo will turn heads on Park Lane just as much as any Lambo or Ferrari 430.
I reckon it's a super car, but as others have said, with cars like the Veyron, McMerc, Koenigsegg, Carrera GT and the Enzo about, the 911 Turbo does pale a little.
So for me: super car, yes. Hyper car, no.
I reckon it's a super car, but as others have said, with cars like the Veyron, McMerc, Koenigsegg, Carrera GT and the Enzo about, the 911 Turbo does pale a little.
So for me: super car, yes. Hyper car, no.
Edited by youngsyr on Friday 21st November 21:37
BEN66 said:
cvegas said:
A souped-up car not a supercar?
Yup, kind of. In the same way a tuned Evo/Impreza/Cosworth will never be a super car. It's not just speed, to be super a car needs the whole package, the 911 turbo is, essentialy, just a tuned 911.The engine in the turbo is a DE-tuned GT1 engine
It is most definately a super car
The torn in Maranello's side.
Nevyn
Edited by nevyn on Friday 21st November 21:46
BEN66 said:
markmullen said:
BEN66 said:
markmullen said:
BEN66 said:
It aint supercar, it's just a goodcar.
I would disagree, performance figures like that put it squarely in supercar territory.It just doesn't look like a super car, more like any other 911, which aren't exactly rare any more, it's not exotic, nor interesting enough. Excellent it may be, super? No.
For all the people who find it hard to call ANY 911 Turbo a supercar you have only got to look in the history books.. they have always been relentless competition for the likes of ferrari, lambo, etc no matter what they bring to the table.
In my opinion its more of a supercar then many of the forementioned as it at least has its own chassis, drivetrain, engine where the likes of the audis, lambo's, ferrari etc etc etc lend much of their performance to shared/standardised parts.
In my opinion its more of a supercar then many of the forementioned as it at least has its own chassis, drivetrain, engine where the likes of the audis, lambo's, ferrari etc etc etc lend much of their performance to shared/standardised parts.
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