CloseOct 30, 2006 8:15:55 AM
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Mike (La Jolla) said:
RC -- Thanks for your review. You will be amused to hear that I have gotten smacked down harshly for parroting your comments in one of the 'other' forums.
Oct 30, 2006 11:01:41 PM
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Mike (La Jolla) said:
RC -- Thanks for your review. You will be amused to hear that I have gotten smacked down harshly for parroting your comments in one of the 'other' forums.
Does that forum involve lots of Techart bodykit parts and polished 20" bling wheels?
Oct 30, 2006 11:03:46 PM
Nov 1, 2006 4:46:34 PM
Nov 4, 2006 4:23:52 AM
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Mike (La Jolla) said:
RC -- Thanks for your review. You will be amused to hear that I have gotten smacked down harshly for parroting your comments in one of the 'other' forums.
Does that forum involve lots of Techart bodykit parts and polished 20" bling wheels?
No that is 6speedonline. I got hammered on rennlist. They aren't very mature over there and few of them own a Porsche let alone track one.
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The only car I'm really surprised with is the Corvette Z06. It may have a lousy reputation and over here in Germany, you actually have to hide from driving such a car. On the other hand, performance is great and a true bargain for that price. For those who can't afford a 997 Turbo or don't want to spend so much money for a sports car, the Z06 is a very good choice, like it or not. Of course only for your personal driving pleasure at NIGHT.
(just kidding...)
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The only car I'm really surprised with is the Corvette Z06. It may have a lousy reputation and over here in Germany, you actually have to hide from driving such a car. On the other hand, performance is great and a true bargain for that price. For those who can't afford a 997 Turbo or don't want to spend so much money for a sports car, the Z06 is a very good choice, like it or not. Of course only for your personal driving pleasure at NIGHT.
RC,
i'm waiting for my 997 TT tip to arrive off the truck, so i will suspend comment there for 10 days... but having put 5k miles on my Z06 before selling i must say: have you driven one thru bumpy high speed corners? the primitive suspension is quite scary for a mediocre driver like myself. the jumpy derangment the z06 suffers in corner bumps is downright dangerous... but maybe the discount covers that
. The Corvette is a great car, but it was meant for the track.
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The only car I'm really surprised with is the Corvette Z06. It may have a lousy reputation and over here in Germany, you actually have to hide from driving such a car. On the other hand, performance is great and a true bargain for that price. For those who can't afford a 997 Turbo or don't want to spend so much money for a sports car, the Z06 is a very good choice, like it or not. Of course only for your personal driving pleasure at NIGHT.
RC,
i'm waiting for my 997 TT tip to arrive off the truck, so i will suspend comment there for 10 days... but having put 5k miles on my Z06 before selling i must say: have you driven one thru bumpy high speed corners? the primitive suspension is quite scary for a mediocre driver like myself. the jumpy derangment the z06 suffers in corner bumps is downright dangerous... but maybe the discount covers that
I almost got torn apart for saying that
I have been looking for a car that compliments the driver. I notice the 997 Turbo's ability to drift; no other AWD car I have owned would allow that, at least for long. Do the front wheels at least kick in to prevent wheel spin when launching the car? How bad is the lag when moving from a stand-still?Quote:
Crash said:
If you can afford it, go for it!
for more than a year by the time you are ready to mod yours.
Apr 3, 2007 5:34:02 AM
Sorry, but Quattrouote didn't write this in the article! Do you understand how liar Quattroruote can be?!
Apr 10, 2007 4:09:30 PM
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Dario911 said:
In the Automobilismo and Auto test, 997 Turbo was much faster than the Quattroruote test! In both occasions the 0-100 was burnt in less than 3"8, and 0-200 was faster than Ferrari F430 and Lamborghini Gallardo SE. Don't trust about Quattroruote, it's a Ferrari and Fiat brands brochures! Quattroruote is not a serious car rewiew!
F430 and Gallardo, when compared on the track, were equipped with semi-slick tyres, while Porsche 997 turbo with the standard, less performing tyres!
On the Nurburgring, 997 turbo set its fastest lap in 7"40 (with Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tyres, optional). Ferrari's F430 best lap was 7"55 with standard PZero tyres. 997 turbo, with standard tyres, set 7"49, on the same track.
Only Quattroruote registered bad performances for 997 turbo, but all the others rewiews registered better results in all the tests!
997 Turbo is the better choice, be sure. You can be faster like (or more...) than Ferrari and Lamborghini, and have much more comfort the the rivals!
Porsche rules!
I.E., the 599 Fiorano in Quattroruote test was faster than Carrera GT but... the Fiorano was tested on a fastest track variant of the circuit.
Apr 10, 2007 6:43:56 PM
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The 997 Turbo is still the best all-weather every day sports car for drivers of all abilities. For these reasons it will continue to sell well.
The criticisms of the car are from enthusiast drivers who, in addition to the above, want better performance (Ring times) than the competition and the old 996 Turbo. Unfortunately the 997 TT does not deliver this crucial (for enthusiasts) increase in performance. In addition the car is difficult to drive safely when approaching the limit.
Overall verdict: Very good car, but the new AWD and PASM technology still needs refinement so that the 997 TT both drives faster and feels safer at the limit.
When do we expect the Turbo S, and will it solve these problems and put the Turbo back where it used to be - out in front?
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The 997 Turbo is still the best all-weather every day sports car for drivers of all abilities. For these reasons it will continue to sell well.
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Gnil said:
It would be great if the Turbo gets the sport suspension option one day. Any chance ?
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Porsche claims a good 7"49 on the Ring for the new 997TT. So, this time is achieved with the standard tires, not so much performing for TT. With the most performing Michelin Pilot Sport Cup, 997 set an astonishing 7"40. So I don't think it's a bad time (the same of Zonda, Veyron, etc.)! F430, driven by the same journalist, set a 7"55 on the Ring. A great difference, in each case? Don't you think? Porsche 997TT is a great car, with great performance. But I expectet much more from the Porsche. A car lake my old 930: a wild stallion, hard and pure!
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