RE: Driven: Porsche 911 Cabriolet (991)
Discussion
The Pits said:
apologies, I meant lighter as in kgs. Hydraulic sounds heavy, involving fluids and the like. Electronic sounds like a small black box is involved.
Oh I see, sorry. I don't know anything about Porsche's system, but I have had the electric motor out of the OH's old Punto and it's pretty light - maybe a couple of kg? I'd be surprised if a hydraulic system wasn't a good few kg more.
Dave Hedgehog said:
dont get it
roof down motoring to me means lofting about enjoying the scenery enjoying the engine burble (ideally V8)
if you want to max hoon why compromise the car by lobbing the roof off?
I bet you'd only notice the difference at 9/10ths...which would be very rare on the roadroof down motoring to me means lofting about enjoying the scenery enjoying the engine burble (ideally V8)
if you want to max hoon why compromise the car by lobbing the roof off?
Rarely have I seen a car with such a hideous interior.
What is it with Porsche interiors? Are they blind? Mad maybe?
Porsche expression of beige, grey or even blue is always a simply ghastly colour. And as for bright red, or that terracotta they offer, all of them are equally revolting.
I am staggered that, for decades now, someone deep inside Porsche offers a colour range to the committee and someone says "yes, love it, we'll offer that..."
Horrible. Just horrible.
What is it with Porsche interiors? Are they blind? Mad maybe?
Porsche expression of beige, grey or even blue is always a simply ghastly colour. And as for bright red, or that terracotta they offer, all of them are equally revolting.
I am staggered that, for decades now, someone deep inside Porsche offers a colour range to the committee and someone says "yes, love it, we'll offer that..."
Horrible. Just horrible.
I've seen Californication. If you drive a convertible Porsche chicks strike up conversations at the lights and throw their phone number at you. Porn star chicks no less.
And don't muddy the issue by saying I need to look like Hank. Or that Shorpe doesn't have any attractive chicks. I need a lot of things right now but a reality check isn't one of them.
And don't muddy the issue by saying I need to look like Hank. Or that Shorpe doesn't have any attractive chicks. I need a lot of things right now but a reality check isn't one of them.
Very clever the way they have used a flatter light cluster to reduce the visual appearance of it's fat arse, although many quite like it's J-Lo behind myself included especially on a wide body. I do think it looks quite bland now as a result. Although it's somewhat out of my price range at the moment anyway.
jakesmith said:
Very clever the way they have used a flatter light cluster to reduce the visual appearance of it's fat arse, although many quite like it's J-Lo behind myself included especially on a wide body. I do think it looks quite bland now as a result. Although it's somewhat out of my price range at the moment anyway.
Yep my favourite part also :-)I think all the vents/air ducts in the front bumper ruin the front compared to the 997. Not a duct fan, GT3 and GTS look much better than turbo models in my opinion. The coupe 991 looks great all round but still have preference to the 997 rear.
996 C4S looks great from the back, shame about the front though.
I have a 996 C4 Cab, and it's not, IN MY OPINION, ugly from any angle. It is also barely distinguishable from the coupe in terms of driving dynamics (I have driven both).
It would suffer on track, but I didn't buy it for that - I bought it for whizzing down to the seaside and having wind in the hair motoring. Like the golden age of sports car motoring used to be, when Compton and Edrich opened for England, the sun never set on the British without asking permission first etc..
It would suffer on track, but I didn't buy it for that - I bought it for whizzing down to the seaside and having wind in the hair motoring. Like the golden age of sports car motoring used to be, when Compton and Edrich opened for England, the sun never set on the British without asking permission first etc..
bqf said:
I have a 996 C4 Cab, and it's not, IN MY OPINION, ugly from any angle. It is also barely distinguishable from the coupe in terms of driving dynamics (I have driven both).
It would suffer on track, but I didn't buy it for that - I bought it for whizzing down to the seaside and having wind in the hair motoring. Like the golden age of sports car motoring used to be, when Compton and Edrich opened for England, the sun never set on the British without asking permission first etc..
I couldn't agree more. I'd have the new one in a heart beat.It would suffer on track, but I didn't buy it for that - I bought it for whizzing down to the seaside and having wind in the hair motoring. Like the golden age of sports car motoring used to be, when Compton and Edrich opened for England, the sun never set on the British without asking permission first etc..
I'm at the end of the line for 911 Porsche's. I'm on my third, which I just love, a 997.1S Cab. But the new one is just too large, too automated, and the front end just less communicative which is exactly why I own the car. It seems to have lost the essence of what a 911 means to me. I plan to find a lovely 997.2 RS to shack up with for the next 5+ years. Soon too, before everyone figures out that the .2's might just the be last of the real 911's.
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