What would win on Nureburg ring

[woogie]

C2 996 (300 bhp) or an M5 e39(400 bhp). Both driven by same person (not at same time) . Power to weight ratio and handling would make a difference of course but would it be close?

cheers

[Lurking Lawyer]

I wonder what prompted this question then.....?

[woogie]

Lurking Lawyer said:

I wonder what prompted this question then.....?

just to prove you wrong mate !!!!

[dr jonboyg]

No idea, but I bet the 911 would be faster on the Nurburgring.

[woogie]

dr jonboyg said:

No idea, but I bet the 911 would be faster on the Nurburgring.

Yes I meant Nurburgring

[ED965]

911 if i was a betting man, might not have the M5's power but on a track like that i think it would be more nimble, the track is very narrow as you know.
M5's not a track day car anyway IMHO

[Alex]

911, easily.

[Lurking Lawyer]

ED965 said:

M5's not a track day car anyway IMHO

Agreed, but the 'Ring Taxi is an M5

[woogie]

Lurking Lawyer said:

[quote=ED965]M5's not a track day car anyway IMHO

Agreed, but the 'Ring Taxi is an M5 [/quote

See Mark, you should have more faith in 911's

[loach]

C2 996 would have it without too much difficulty, with as much down to the brakes as anything else. Though a fabulous piece of kit, the M5 isn't exactly a lightweight, and you've a lot of hooning up and down hills at that place.

[identti]

Lurking Lawyer said:

ED965 said:

M5's not a track day car anyway IMHO

Agreed, but the 'Ring Taxi is an M5

Well it has to be to take passengers comfortably. Wouldn't be much of a taxi if BMW used a 2 seater.

I think the 911 too, as its much lighter, and probably barely slower in a straight line. It would walk away in the corners.

[supermono]

My old E39 M5 was a bit tail happy though not obviously all that much slower than my 996 turbo. However, it was stonkingly faster than the 996 poverty spec I tried out

Still reckon the 996 would win on traction out of corners, not on outright acceleration.

SM

[pikey]

I reckon the 911. This is only on the basis that it's always been a sports car whereas the M5 is a glorified, extremely fast, 4 door taxi.

Anyway, I asked over on the ringers forum where they luuurve debating questions like this!

http://forum.ringersforum.com/viewtop

Edited by pikey on Friday 12th January 17:18

[WetWipe]

911 without doubt.

take a look at this. OK I realise that the chasing car is a GT3 but it really does seem to be working hard to keep up

[url]http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?d[/url]





appoligies to repost police

[slippydiff]

pikey said:

I reckon the 911. This is only on the basis that it's always been a sports car whereas the M5 is a glorified, extremely fast, 4 door taxi.

Anyway, I asked over on the ringers forum where they luuurve debating questions like this!

http://forum.ringersforum.com/viewtop

Edited by pikey on Friday 12th January 17:18

Can't see there being a lot in it myself, everyone says the 'ring isn't THAT hard on brakes, the M5 must surely be the more "balanced" of the two from a chassis perspective. A 5 litre V8 kicking out 400hp has to be worth something over 300 pork ponies out of the corners, wayward rear end or not.You'd best get that 155mph limiter removed mind.....

996 most likely to be hampered by all that oil spewing out of the RMS onto the back tyres

[davyboy]

[bund]

As were on the topic and i didnt want to start a thread for my little question. What would put in a quicker lap time out of the New GT3(non rs) and an F430?

[clubsport]

bund said:

As were on the topic and i didnt want to start a thread for my little question. What would put in a quicker lap time out of the New GT3(non rs) and an F430?

No brainer....

Even though this is a Porsche forum the answer would be the same in the real world and anywhere wlse you may ask.

[bund]

clubsport said:

bund said:

As were on the topic and i didnt want to start a thread for my little question. What would put in a quicker lap time out of the New GT3(non rs) and an F430?

No brainer....

Even though this is a Porsche forum the answer would be the same in the real world and anywhere wlse you may ask.

Fair enough, i ask as Iv seen mags/tv in the past compare the GT3RS to the 360cs so i wondered if the New GT3 would be comparable to the 430 on track.

Plus from table above it looks like the old GT3 was quicker on a lap then the 360.


Just to add i like both and id rather have an F430 but just wondered

Edited by bund on Friday 12th January 18:42

Edited by bund on Friday 12th January 18:45

[loach]

Even though I've seen that table posted above a few times, it always throws up surprises. Looks like the M5 would have it on lap-times vs a 996, though I feel if I were to try and set a time in both cars I'd feel more at home in a 996. The M5 is quite a big, heavy, leany thing when you're pushing on. Again, I'm amazed how quick a GT3 RS is around that place - 7.47 is mental.