Porsche 911 Turbo (996) 2002 vs 911 Carrera (992) 2022

[Schuey_911]

Interesting little comparison and worth a watch:



Enjoy

[Desert Dragon]

Thanks for posting. 996 turbo a legend out the box. Having driven both lots I'd go manual 996 turbo

[Schuey_911]

No worries, I have noticed the 996 is getting a lot more love of late than it ever used to. Saw a nice 996 C4S example in Burton on the weekend, spoke to the owner and he adores it.

[WCZ]

was surprised the difference was so big

[Schuey_911]

WCZ said:

was surprised the difference was so big

Amazing how things progress over time.

[dimots]

Schuey_911 said:

Interesting little comparison and worth a watch:



Enjoy

Who's the old geezer in the flat cap?

[Schuey_911]

dimots said:

Who's the old geezer in the flat cap?

Jason Plato, Racing Driver. BTCC legend to be honest.

[Mick Dastardly]

Look at the comparative width of them.

The new 911s are technically amazing cars, but I’ll stick to my little 997 with hydraulic steering when I fancy a fast blast up and down narrow, twisty A and B roads.

[Digga]

Schuey_911 said:

dimots said:

Who's the old geezer in the flat cap?

Jason Plato, Racing Driver. BTCC legend to be honest.

Long time PHer and inventor of the PH standard custard test.

[browngt3]

Interesting comparison. Just goes to show the progress in chassis technology over 20 years.

Another interesting comparison would be the 930 Turbo vs 996 Carrera. Similar power and weight but reckon the newer car would win by a similar margin.

[Schuey_911]

Mick Dastardly said:

Look at the comparative width of them.

The new 911s are technically amazing cars, but I’ll stick to my little 997 with hydraulic steering when I fancy a fast blast up and down narrow, twisty A and B roads.

To be fair this is across all cars. The current VW Polo is bigger than my Mk2 Golf GTI 16v from back in the day, let alone the size of the current Golf.

[WCZ]

browngt3 said:

Interesting comparison. Just goes to show the progress in chassis technology over 20 years.

Another interesting comparison would be the 930 Turbo vs 996 Carrera. Similar power and weight but reckon the newer car would win by a similar margin.

how much of it is from the tyres though?

[browngt3]

WCZ said:

how much of it is from the tyres though?

Tyres the most significant factor. However, that 992 has so much tech it almost drives itself. Obviously a 996 will also be far easier to extract a fast lap time from than a 930.