Been a bit quiet in here recently - CGT

Been a bit quiet in here recently - CGT

Author
Discussion

AndrewD

Original Poster:

7,527 posts

283 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
quotequote all
Took mine out this morning, first time since early November. I have reconnected with this amazing machine. Much, rightly, is made of the noise, that life affirming V10 howling with no inertia up the rev range. But, if it could howl too, the chassis and steering would make just as much an impression. The feel through the thin leather steering wheel as the car responds to your every single little command, immediately and with absolute precision, is totally unique and imo unmatched in a road car. The new Michelin pilot SS's have moved the game on and you can lean on the sublime chassis with so much confidence. The floor hinged ally pedals are perfect and you get addicted to blipping it down the box. I could drive this all day (sadly, other commitments mean I can't today). Roll on more sunny weather!


Sandy59

2,706 posts

210 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
quotequote all
Very nice !!

Trev450

6,314 posts

171 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
quotequote all
Looks superb. Roll on the better weather as you say.

StuB

6,695 posts

238 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
quotequote all
Lovely car in a fairly rare colour? Roll on Summer.

pete a

3,799 posts

183 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
quotequote all
Wow, and in the fastest colour.

keep it lit

3,388 posts

166 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
quotequote all
The ultimate and fab in red !!

Richie200

2,011 posts

208 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
quotequote all
Andrew you are so lucky to have such a fantastic car. A dream would be to go in one let alone own one. Automotive perfection, enjoy it for all of us wink

andyglos

271 posts

201 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
quotequote all
Fantastic looking car. How do you choose what to take out with a fleet like yours at your disposal? :-)

jackal

11,248 posts

281 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
quotequote all
T
AndrewD said:
The feel through the thin leather steering wheel as the car responds to your every single little command, immediately and with absolute precision, is totally unique and imo unmatched in a road car. The new Michelin pilot SS's have moved the game on and you can lean on the sublime chassis with so much confidence.
LOL, is it Nuggety as well ?


I thought the 16m was the ultimate ?

Or was it the Gallardo lp560 ?

Or maybe the TVR Chimera KWIM ?


scratchchin

wolfracesonic

6,940 posts

126 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
quotequote all
Have you ever driven/been driven in a Lexus Lfa OP? I wonder how the German n/a V10 compares to the Japanese one.

slodge

512 posts

161 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
quotequote all
AndrewD said:
Took mine out this morning

Epic!

Mermaid

21,492 posts

170 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
quotequote all
Legend - probably the best Porsche ever, and does not look like a beefed up Beetle. 918 will find it a hard act to follow.

mollytherocker

14,365 posts

208 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
quotequote all
Fabulous car, in red too! The engines are beautiful things and the sound is orgasmic!

Not surprising as they were designed for Formula 1!

isaldiri

18,412 posts

167 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
quotequote all
AndrewD said:
The feel through the thin leather steering wheel as the car responds to your every single little command, immediately and with absolute precision, is totally unique and imo unmatched in a road car.
Definitely agreed on the above, nothing other than the cgt i think has that feeling of precision that i have driven. Interesting to note the 07 plate though, i thought all cars were built by mid 2006!

AndrewD

Original Poster:

7,527 posts

283 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
quotequote all
isaldiri said:
AndrewD said:
The feel through the thin leather steering wheel as the car responds to your every single little command, immediately and with absolute precision, is totally unique and imo unmatched in a road car.
Definitely agreed on the above, nothing other than the cgt i think has that feeling of precision that i have driven. Interesting to note the 07 plate though, i thought all cars were built by mid 2006!
Not registered until 07

Cheers all for the words of encouragement - will put more pics up when it gets more sunny!

DasChin

609 posts

215 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
quotequote all
one of my fave cars of all time. absolute hero of a car.

and its in guards red too. simply awesome.

have been out in a black one and the noise it made my hair stand on end. unreal.

Carl_Docklands

12,103 posts

261 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
quotequote all

I love it.

What do you say Jose?


Dan911

2,648 posts

207 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
quotequote all
I remember getting over taken at the 'Ring a few years ago by a yellow one on full chat... lick

Charlie Michael

2,750 posts

183 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
quotequote all
I remember a few years ago cycling to work and having a silver one slide round a corner on the lock stops, then absolutely belt it past me (he was going in the opposite direction) - Instantly fell in love with them!

bow

AndrewD

Original Poster:

7,527 posts

283 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
quotequote all
anonymous said:
[redacted]
No problem!