Turbo roadtest and impressiosn (part 1)
Very quick post regarding 997 Turbo testdrive (I am very very busy for the next 10 days abroad).
In a few words, this car is AMAZING!!!
I have never ever experienced anything like it, incl. the 996 GT2.
Stupendous performance, I reached 295 in the blink of an eye (when I thought I was at 200!!!) later the owner 315 twice and the max seen on the speedo is 350 (by a journalist on a french motorway)! Yes 350! I am not BSing, those who know me will believe.
I have an awesome video edited by my mate (journalist and car tester who was with us that day) on the way with great pics.
We were a few, incl. a 355 (best sound by far) a Maserati MC victory (most comfy), an Elise (most agile), mine (the best
) and the Turbo, the craziest!
It is seriously an awesome machine.
It's not picture perfect though. I will elaborate in a later post with the pics and video but in a couple of words, I am not a fan of the turbo lag.
At any revs, you floor the pedal, and.... Nothing! Followed by hell, unleashed in a savage, brutal manner, crazy car!
Do I want one? No. I never thought I'd write that, but it's just too perfect. I would simply lose my license in one day.
You reach you own limits before the car's and for me, it's not what I want, I love controlling the back of my car on country roads, in the Turbo, I'd have to go twice the speed to reach its limits!
Sound wise, it's basically very quiet from the inside, but sounds great from the outside, those two turbos blowing air with ridiculous force!
The 4WD system is light years ahead of the one on the Carrera 4, you can feel the car working through tight turns and all the power going to the front wheels then to the back wheels! It's like a rollercoaster ride!
It's the easiest car I've ever driven and yet somehow scary, you point and shoot, I didn't get the back out, but the owner did and it's a handful at the limit.
I can see what people say when they say it doesn't feel special, it just looks like a 911 on steroids, so it's discreet, but trust me, it operates on a different level, it's from another planet.
We had some Ferrari staff with us, and they were lost for words.
It might not touch everyone's heart, but this car is a masterpiece of engineering.
Video coming soon probably on the sports car board bc we've got footage of all the cars from that day.
In a few words, this car is AMAZING!!!
I have never ever experienced anything like it, incl. the 996 GT2.
Stupendous performance, I reached 295 in the blink of an eye (when I thought I was at 200!!!) later the owner 315 twice and the max seen on the speedo is 350 (by a journalist on a french motorway)! Yes 350! I am not BSing, those who know me will believe.
I have an awesome video edited by my mate (journalist and car tester who was with us that day) on the way with great pics.
We were a few, incl. a 355 (best sound by far) a Maserati MC victory (most comfy), an Elise (most agile), mine (the best
) and the Turbo, the craziest!It is seriously an awesome machine.
It's not picture perfect though. I will elaborate in a later post with the pics and video but in a couple of words, I am not a fan of the turbo lag.
At any revs, you floor the pedal, and.... Nothing! Followed by hell, unleashed in a savage, brutal manner, crazy car!
Do I want one? No. I never thought I'd write that, but it's just too perfect. I would simply lose my license in one day.
You reach you own limits before the car's and for me, it's not what I want, I love controlling the back of my car on country roads, in the Turbo, I'd have to go twice the speed to reach its limits!
Sound wise, it's basically very quiet from the inside, but sounds great from the outside, those two turbos blowing air with ridiculous force!
The 4WD system is light years ahead of the one on the Carrera 4, you can feel the car working through tight turns and all the power going to the front wheels then to the back wheels! It's like a rollercoaster ride!
It's the easiest car I've ever driven and yet somehow scary, you point and shoot, I didn't get the back out, but the owner did and it's a handful at the limit.
I can see what people say when they say it doesn't feel special, it just looks like a 911 on steroids, so it's discreet, but trust me, it operates on a different level, it's from another planet.
We had some Ferrari staff with us, and they were lost for words.
It might not touch everyone's heart, but this car is a masterpiece of engineering.
Video coming soon probably on the sports car board bc we've got footage of all the cars from that day.
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Maybe they all were Taliban driving the car. 
..I bet your aunty taught you that 
....aren't tech advances and competition great in forcing The Big 3 to develop faster, safer, more daily-usable cars in every new gen????? 
...yet you continuously hang around and take up space nattering on about a car... YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT 
Are things a little slow in lawlawland 
