The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T(Vol XVIII)

[Rocket.]

Someone posted this one a while ago too, 308/328 very pretty car, 288 drop dead gorgeous

[ferrisbueller]

Rocket. said:

ferrisbueller said:

Of all the angles you could pick to support your case, that's the last one I would have chosen.

How about this then ?

Betterer

[Leins]

I suspect this will be a long way down most peoples' list, but I definitely would! Decent bit of luggage space for Euro-hoons too

[dom9]

Not that far down! Lovely things!

Looks like that 106 XSi was sold... anyone going to own up?

[Rocket.]

959 just wonderful things, so ahead of their time. Had a 20 min passenger ride in one as a teen and it's lived with me ever since, I know now they say the sequential turbo set up never really worked properly but back then it felt so damn fast.

[L100NYY]

959 is a fabulous thing isn't it, I don't hanker after one in the same way I do an F40 for example but I certainly wouldn't turn one down. As you say, bet it would be great for a euro jaunt

763bhp in this wee beastie.....

[NomduJour]

The Canepa cars are nicely done, but you lose the sequential turbos and adjustable suspension, and they’re two things that were cool in 1986.

[Output Flange]

I wonder how one would compare to, say, a 997TT?

[NomduJour]

[NomduJour]

997 Turbo will be faster, better, everywhere.

[M1C]

ferrisbueller said:

minimoog said:

ferrisbueller said:

Is it better looking than the very similarly styled 308 or 328 though?

Yes

Of all the angles you could pick to support your case, that's the last one I would have chosen.

This is a good angle.

As it's the motoring equivalent of that old tennis player photo with bum on show.

[L100NYY]

Same could be said for any old car though

[ferrisbueller]

Rocket. said:

How about this then ?

The 288 GTO is, after all, a pumped up homologation derivative of the 308. As such, that is exactly what it is - a steroidal 308. I don't think it's better proportioned or better looking than a 308..

[NomduJour]

Of course, but that’s the answer to the question.

[L100NYY]

cmoose: I was referring to the fact a classic will always be 'outclassed' by its modern equivalent

[NomduJour]

ferrisbueller said:

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The 288 GTO is, after all, a pumped up homologation derivative of the 308

... and not the first pumped-up 308, “Millechiodi”:

[Rocket.]

ferrisbueller said:

The 288 GTO is, after all, a pumped up homologation derivative of the 308. As such, that is exactly what it is - a steroidal 308. I don't think it's better proportioned or better looking than a 308..

Well you're wrong... and while we are at it the F40 is just a road version of the 288 GTO Evoluzione

[barchetta_boy]

anonymous said:

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Hmm.

Get out.

[Leins]

Car Mag did a feature back in 2000 with 959 vs 996TT. I seem to recall that, despite not a huge difference in outright performance, the aggressiveness of the 959's delivery (noise, thrust, etc.) made it far more engaging

959 or CTR though? Hmmm...

(Apologies to all for 6-cyl supercar chat, and hopefully it's not viewed as an oxymoron )

[L100NYY]

Leins said:

Car Mag did a feature back in 2000 with 959 vs 996TT. I seem to recall that, despite not a huge difference in outright performance, the aggressiveness of the 959's delivery (noise, thrust, etc.) made it far more engaging

This.