996 Carrera -how fast?

[Bezza1969]

I picked up a copy of Autocars excellent Porsche 911 road test book for £3 in a charity shop last week. Flicking through the pages, one test jumped out, the revised base model Carrera tested in December 2001. Mainly the issue is that I have never understood how that 315 BHP car clocked 100 in 10.1 secs when today's base carrera, managed 10.8 seconds with 345 BHP when tested earlier this year. Even the 997 Carrera S tested in 2004 wasnt that quick! It doesn't really add up.

Chris Harris tested that car, so I guess we need him to confirm that it wasnt a bit "hot". Can any 996 owners out that confirm, are they really that quick? If so, I think I need to get one, as they are dirt cheap right now, bargain compared to a new 991!!

[Bezza1969]

Yes I read this article, he says the launch cars were suspiciously quick-i should say so, 0-100 in 10.6 from the 300 BHP car, again this is faster than the 991 base model. However, the autocar road test car had done something like 7,000 miles so was far more run in than normal road test models, which could account for the difference

Similarly, would say 10.1 secs seems too quick for a 315 BHP 2001 car, unless it had a sports exhaust and some other trick bits.

Just wondering if anyone who has owned a facelift 996 carrera 2 can confirm whether they really do have similar or better acceleration than the new model. Either way, the 996 stacks up well as an 11 year old car on a bangs for bucks basis!!