RE: Porsche 911 Turbo S on track

[Coolbanana]

Wonderful car! I'd have one for sure. Don't give a monkey's about using it to its potential either - would just be happy to have one to listen to, look at and experience the acceleration in now and again. It's people like me that keep Porsche in business!

[s2000db]

Unfortunately it failed to answer the one question that everyone wants to know.....

Is it really 40mph faster round a corner than a MP4-12C??

[Carl_Docklands]

s2000db said:

Unfortunately it failed to answer the one question that everyone wants to know.....

Is it really 40mph faster round a corner than a MP4-12C??

LOL. Leave him alone, he is 'armless I tell thee.

Being a Christian man I will beat you with my tambourine if you do not desist

Dear Porsche, please fire (read: as in 'redundant' not shoot with German luger pistol) whomever is responsible for signing off the visual design of this car, its a mess - interior and exterior.

[s2000db]

Carl_Docklands said:

s2000db said:

Unfortunately it failed to answer the one question that everyone wants to know.....

Is it really 40mph faster round a corner than a MP4-12C??

LOL. Leave him alone, he is 'armless I tell thee.

Being a Christian man I will beat you with my tambourine if you do not desist

Dear Porsche, please fire (read: as in 'redundant' not shoot with German luger pistol) whomever is responsible for signing off the visual design of this car, its a mess.

Haha, and yes I agree with you, it is a bit of a dogs dinner, and no matter how fantastic it performs there has to be a visual key that equates with its cost, which imo, it doesn't quite achieve.

[APOLO1]

s2000db said:

Unfortunately it failed to answer the one question that everyone wants to know.....

Is it really 40mph faster round a corner than a MP4-12C??

as I have already answered this question, that should be the end of the matter

[kambites]

It strikes me as odd that people are complaining about the looks. It looks like... like a 911; whilst I don't particularly like the styling of the 911, it doesn't usually attract much criticism?

[Gibbo205]

GRBF430F1 said:

Bl00dy fast and bl00dy ugly. The rear wheel arches and air intakes look hideous, just like saddlebags.
Dare I say it but too fast to be fun on public roads and hardly a supermodel in the looks department
Porsche is a high end sports car and I'd rather spend £140k on the last of the Gallardo's, a true SUPERcar in terms of looks and performance

But I suspect the Porsche does everything quicker?

I've driven a Gallardo on track and to be honest compared to Ferrari and Porsche it felt so dull in comparison, which was so upsetting as I'd hankered for a Gallardo for years, I eventually drove one and instantly did not want one any more.

[DT398]

APOLO1 said:

as I have already answered this question, that should be the end of the matter

I'm not sure if you are serious. It's not the end of the matter just because YOU say it is, surely?

I don't agree with all the nay-sayers on the styling / price / handling / ethos or whatever for the simple reason that I have one and it is flat out the best 911 I have ever owned, including two 997 Turbo S. As is often the case with new models, the car will grow on people and it will suddenly be the new messiah when it's £90k on the used market. Sure, the 997 Turbos still look amazing on the road surrounded by run of the mill cars but park one next to a 991 and, well, not so much......

I admit that it has lost some of the look of the classic 911, but pictures don't do them justice and they look amazing in the metal. Sure they are not cheap but they are "good value" compared with the alternatives that offer that kind of performance ( and I'm not just talking about in a straight line).

[Adz The Rat]

Gibbo205 said:

But I suspect the Porsche does everything quicker?

I've driven a Gallardo on track and to be honest compared to Ferrari and Porsche it felt so dull in comparison, which was so upsetting as I'd hankered for a Gallardo for years, I eventually drove one and instantly did not want one any more.

Ive never heard anyone say a Gallardo is dull compared to a Porsche before, its usually the other way around!

[icebite78]

GRBF430F1 said:

Bl00dy fast and bl00dy ugly. The rear wheel arches and air intakes look hideous, just like saddlebags.
Dare I say it but too fast to be fun on public roads and hardly a supermodel in the looks department
Porsche is a high end sports car and I'd rather spend £140k on the last of the Gallardo's, a true SUPERcar in terms of looks and performance

Mate seriously you've bored the hell out if everyone about your
Car
BTW I love lamborghini but f*** me enough already

Happy new year

[RWD cossie wil]

Got to love PH. In two pages the car has been castigated in virtually every post without a single person other than the OP having actually driven one.

[Wills2]

DT398 said:

APOLO1 said:

as I have already answered this question, that should be the end of the matter

I'm not sure if you are serious. It's not the end of the matter just because YOU say it is, surely?

I don't agree with all the nay-sayers on the styling / price / handling / ethos or whatever for the simple reason that I have one and it is flat out the best 911 I have ever owned, including two 997 Turbo S. As is often the case with new models, the car will grow on people and it will suddenly be the new messiah when it's £90k on the used market. Sure, the 997 Turbos still look amazing on the road surrounded by run of the mill cars but park one next to a 991 and, well, not so much......

I admit that it has lost some of the look of the classic 911, but pictures don't do them justice and they look amazing in the metal. Sure they are not cheap but they are "good value" compared with the alternatives that offer that kind of performance ( and I'm not just talking about in a straight line).

I'm not sure you understand Apolo is a cross between:





With a bit of him thrown in for good measure:



Naturally he is a bit sharper as well, so when he says he has spoken......

[Carl_Docklands]

RWD cossie wil said:

Got to love PH. In two pages the car has been castigated in virtually every post without a single person other than the OP having actually driven one.

Hi mate, alot of us posting are off the porsche forum and either own the new one or have driven one already. The demonstrators have been at dealers for a while now.

Cheers.

[DT398]

RWD cossie wil said:

Got to love PH. In two pages the car has been castigated in virtually every post without a single person other than the OP having actually driven one.

Like I said above, I've got one. It's an amazing car. That's not to say the 997 Turbo S is not amazing too, just the 991 has moved the game on a long way, as you would expect, I suppose.

[APOLO1]

Carl_Docklands said:

Hi mate, alot of us posting are off the porsche forum and either own the new one or have driven one already. The demonstrators have been at dealers for a while now.

Cheers.

I had the 1st one in the Uk.....I have already given a full report on this car.....

[APOLO1]

Wills2 said:

I'm not sure you understand Apolo is a cross between:





With a bit of him thrown in for good measure:



Naturally he is a bit sharper as well, so when he says he has spoken......

Wills
post of the year mate.......lol.......

[burwoodman]

someone has started drinking early lol

[Wills2]

APOLO1 said:

Wills
post of the year mate.......lol.......

Glad you took it in good humour!

[isaldiri]

APOLO1 said:

s2000db said:

Unfortunately it failed to answer the one question that everyone wants to know.....

Is it really 40mph faster round a corner than a MP4-12C??

as I have already answered this question, that should be the end of the matter

Invitation still open to prove your claim at Silverstone....

[Axionknight]

jakesmith said:

Yeah that is ridiculous, the full DVLA model description is too much, I'm surprised they didn't put the engine size and a PDK logo on too. And one for ABS maybe. Much as I'd want everyone to know I had the range-topper I think I would just have PORSCHE on the back when I get one of these (in 2020)

I am pretty sure you can spec the car without the essay on the back.