noone1:
alexalex88:
RC:
No matter what people think of McLaren but they definetely set the bar much higher, especially for Porsche. Ferrari at least tried hard with their 488 but Porsche completely lost the performance advantage, even if their cars are fast on the track. I am actually surprised how McLaren does it, especially considering the size of the company.
Depends on what do you understand by "performance advantage". I couldn't care less about the power output or straight line acceleration (you can't seize all the potential of this cars on an open road unless you live in Germany). What I care about is lightweight, feeling, how the car behaves on a twisty road, design, you get my point right?
And in this regard Porsche has no competition. 991R and .2 GT3 are the best examples of that.
How are those the best example of that? If you don't care about performance, why buy 991 models and not 997? Why not 996? How about 993? How about some 1970s 911 that was 47 lbs wet and looks vastly cooler than any modern 911?
The latest 911s are the least involving 911s ever created and they take more control away from the driver than any 911 generation before it. They weigh more too. This is pretty much true for every brand because all new cars employ better and better technology that does more and more while just letting the driver point and shoot.
997 and 991 might not be the lightest or more involving cars out there, true, but for me both have a great compromise between what I demand on a car, which are the attributes mentioned before without leaving apart the comfort and a modern look.
Each one to his own, personally I don't need +700hp under my right foot, that's all I'm saying.