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i have to agree with nick on this point. the tt has become a fat luxury car. porsche drivers interested in ring times should be looking at a gt3.
A. the 911 Turbo was never supposed to be a racing car for the track
B. the 997 Turbo is the fastest (acceleration and handling-wise) 911 Turbo ever built by Porsche
C. do you guys really have a clue what you're talking about?
For professional track racing, even the 997 GT3 won't do, a modified 997 GT3 RS is the better choice.
All these Nuerburgring and track times are for COMPARISON only, to show how fast (or not) a car is.
The fact that we mention the track time of the 997 Turbo, doesn't make the 997 Turbo the perfect track car. I really wonder how people get these ideas???
The whole discussion about the 997 Turbo performance, straight line and handling-wise, has become a ridiculous and pretty funny discussion. And what surprises me most is the fact that some of the posts are coming from actually knowledgable people who should know it better.
Now let me see, some of you are disappointed. OK, I am disappointed too, I wished Porsche would have given us a total monster, a car which destroys the competition. Porsche didn't. Now what? Do we commit suicide? Do we all buy now Ferrari instead? What happens next?
Sorry guys but I recommend a reality check: the 997 Turbo can't be a Carrera GT for a third of the money and it can't be a perfect track racer at it's weight. So if you're looking for one of the most refined sportscars in the world which doesn't have to be "ashamed" compared to the direct competition, you found yourself a winner. If you're looking for Carrera GT performance combined with the handling-performance of a Porsche Motorsport prepped GT3...let me tell you: you won't find it anywhere right now.
The 997 Turbo is one of the most impressive driving machines out there but apparently some of you haven't realized it yet. No wonder, the 997 Turbo isn't out yet on the market and even car magazines didn't have the chance to review it yet. And still...some of you keep going on bashing the car and I really wonder where all this "wisdom" comes from. Because it surely doesn't come from us.