I lost interest in Lambos when I was invited to take a close look under the rear deck lid of a Countach that a grey-market converter showed to me back in 1985. Yikes! It looked like the rear-end structure was made of used lawn chairs welded up by beginners. I'm sure VW/Audi have made big strides since then, but I don't have a nostalgic attraction to them they way I do 911s.
The drive feel is most important for me. Yes, the traditional 911 was a little weird on lift-throttle transitions, but the car always did the same thing. It may have been idiosyncratic in driving feel, but it never lied to me.
Other fast cars like Lotus Esprit Turbos of yesteryear were pretty spooky to drive near the edge. I was along for the ride at a Car and Driver "10 Best" European car test at Willow Springs years ago. The 911 and 308 and such were quite predictable, if different. That Lotus was damn scary coming into a decreasing radius corner leading onto the main straight. I ended up half way off the track plowing some gravel and to this day I don't know exactly why.
So, when RC talks about traction, I can well imagine what he means by it and my desire for all I can get of it. I don't like spooky handling cars on the track and especially on the street. Any peculiarity that limits my personal safety, I avoid.
I know that sounds stupid from a guy who drives 911s, but 911s don't lie about what they are about to do next. That's also the reason I feel no nostalgia for my former Carrera GT. The 918 is SO less spooky to drive that for me it makes all the difference in the world. I like traction.
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Mike
918 Spyder + 991 GT3 RS +Tesla Roadster 1.5 & Model S + Panamera Turbo + BMW Z8 + BMW 3.0 CSi + Bentley Arnage T