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Artistboy said:
IMHO, the winners are the owners/drivers in all this discussion. I have had F cars (348, 355, 360, 430 on order) and P cars (356, 930 993tt, 996tts, 997tt delivery July). They have all shown massive improvement with each new model. F and P have very different personalities (Italian & German) . They are all fun to drive. The key is how much they must advance to keep competitive. I am not waiting for the model that is 0-100km in 1.2 secs, gets 60 miles to the gallon and does the Nring in 5 minutes. Havin fun drivin all! My $.02
David
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luwalira said:
Eventhough it is slower I think that the GT3 is the porsche that should ahve been in the test. With its very advance four wheel drive system and added weight the Turbo grips like no other car but seem in no way to be as thrilling as the 993 TT.
IMO the Turbo is now the car for high paid CEO with fat bellies who wants something to brag with. The GT3 seem to be the true 911 and the choice for the real Porsche enthusiast.
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luwalira said:
Eventhough it is slower I think that the GT3 is the porsche that should ahve been in the test. With its very advance four wheel drive system and added weight the Turbo grips like no other car but seem in no way to be as thrilling as the 993 TT.
IMO the Turbo is now the car for high paid CEO with fat bellies who wants something to brag with. The GT3 seem to be the true 911 and the choice for the real Porsche enthusiast.
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luwalira said:
Eventhough it is slower I think that the GT3 is the porsche that should ahve been in the test. With its very advance four wheel drive system and added weight the Turbo grips like no other car but seem in no way to be as thrilling as the 993 TT.
IMO the Turbo is now the car for high paid CEO with fat bellies who wants something to brag with. The GT3 seem to be the true 911 and the choice for the real Porsche enthusiast.
Even better than the GT3, the GT2 should be the car to compare the 430 against. It's much closer in all the categories that you think of when comparing models, especially price. But I guess since it's not out yet it's at least interesting to see how the turbo compares.
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trip said:
If compared on those terms than yes, I agree whith you, but if compared by performance, the Turbo and F430 are probably each other's closest competitors. Luwaria, what makes you think that the GT2 will be closer to the F430 in terms of power? The Turbo has 480 hp, the F430 490 hp. The Turbo has far more Torque and a more usable power band. The GT2 is rumored to have between 530-550hp and will absolutely crush the F430.
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luwalira said:
Eventhough it is slower I think that the GT3 is the porsche that should ahve been in the test. With its very advance four wheel drive system and added weight the Turbo grips like no other car but seem in no way to be as thrilling as the 993 TT.
IMO the Turbo is now the car for high paid CEO with fat bellies who wants something to brag with. The GT3 seem to be the true 911 and the choice for the real Porsche enthusiast.
Even better than the GT3, the GT2 should be the car to compare the 430 against. It's much closer in all the categories that you think of when comparing models, especially price. But I guess since it's not out yet it's at least interesting to see how the turbo compares.
Exaclty. In terms of availabilty and power the GT2 will be very smiliar to the F430. As I see it the Turbo is a GT just like the 599.
The Turbo seem to have lost some of its charm. Many magazines have said that it is fantastic and more or less perfect but have on the other hand said that the ride lacks thrill and excitement. While the GT3 has been charished and received no negative critique.
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KresoF1 said:
First, let's clear it out-997 Turbo is the winner of this test in AZ! It was also first in drive dynamics category(Gallardo was second here, F430 third and Z06 fourth)...
Point of this article was to show that competitors are really strong this time!
BTW, yesterday I was driving to Adriatic coast with my brother, I was in Gallardo(I get it from my friend for try,MY2006,520hp,manual) and my brother was in my F430F1 Spider. F430 is not faster then Gallardo at all! I was able to follow him in one car lenght till 240km/h without any problems. So, I would be very suprised if new 997 Turbo(when I get mine in November) is really faster then F430 or Gallardo... Here I mean real difference, NOT one car lenght or so...
Also, Gallardo is at least as good as F430 IMO, only different in feel!
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luwalira said:
It seems like Porsche doesn't have a proper F430 competitor. The GT3 is under powered, the Turbo is equiped with too many electronic aids and the GT2 will be much more powerful and more expensive.
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2. the F430 stands only a chance to come close to 997 TT performance if the road conditions are perfect. A little bit of rain or even some dirt on the street and the F430 stands no chance. And everything for 30000 Euro or so more.
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3. a Tiptronic equipped 997 TT crushes the F430 to pieces from standstill and don't ask where I know this from.
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Yes, the F430 is more stylish, it sounds much better and it has very likely a better resale value than the 997 TT. But the F430 is like a Diva, road conditions have to be right, car has to be maintained properly which costs a fortune if you really drive it on a daily basis and you're always risking to wake up with a damaged/scratched car or even without any car at all.
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In new issue of German Auto Zeitung is big test including: 997 Turbo(manual), Vette Z06, F430 and Gallardo. 997 Turbo is better then the rest according to the article but, it is very interesting review...
Summary of key statistics (order: Z06 / F430 / Gallardo / 997TT Manual with SC):
0-100 kph: 4.4s / 3.8s / 4.2s / 3.9s
0-200 kph: 13.0s / 12.2s / 13.4s / 12.5s
Top Speed: 320kph / 316 / 315 / 310
Handling: 1:39.4 / 1:38.1 / 1:38.2 / 1:38.1
Handlung: 63.5kph / 69.2 / 69.1 / 67.2
Stopping Distance: 35.1 / 33.4 / 33.4 / 33.2
F430 and Gallardo were equipped with Corsa tires.
In summary the 997TT seems to be nothing special compared to competing offers: Just on par with competitors that are in the market for 2-3 years now. The days when a new Porsche TT offered superior performance seem to be over
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KresoF1 said:
In new issue of German Auto Zeitung is big test including: 997 Turbo(manual), Vette Z06, F430 and Gallardo. 997 Turbo is better then the rest according to the article but, it is very interesting review...
Summary of key statistics (order: Z06 / F430 / Gallardo / 997TT Manual with SC):
0-100 kph: 4.4s / 3.8s / 4.2s / 3.9s
0-200 kph: 13.0s / 12.2s / 13.4s / 12.5s
Top Speed: 320kph / 316 / 315 / 310
Handling: 1:39.4 / 1:38.1 / 1:38.2 / 1:38.1
Handlung: 63.5kph / 69.2 / 69.1 / 67.2
Stopping Distance: 35.1 / 33.4 / 33.4 / 33.2
F430 and Gallardo were equipped with Corsa tires.
In summary the 997TT seems to be nothing special compared to competing offers: Just on par with competitors that are in the market for 2-3 years now. The days when a new Porsche TT offered superior performance seem to be over
I am a Z06 owner and have a 430 on order. I appreciate high performance cars and don't like to get into squabbles about my car being faster than your car, but I have to say, whoever tested the Z06 was either clueless as to their driving abilities or intentionally underperformed that car. There is torque management software in the Z and it is necessary to understand how to manage the power to get the optimum times some have already achieved with the Vette.
Most magazines that have tested the Z, show 0-60 (not 0-62, but close enough) times in the 3.5 to 3.9 range. Can't remember the mag, but I thought someone might have had a 3.4 along the way, which might not have been real. The really good drivers are doing the quarter mile, BONE STOCK (no drag radials) in the 11.2 to 11.3 range with a top speed in excess of 127 MPH. These are not rare times or top end speeds but have been repeated multiple times.
I do think that the four wheel drive gives the Porsches certain "off the line" advantages, but once past the first to second shift, the HP/weight ratio of the Z06 would suggest that the 1/4 mile would be easily won by the Z06. I thought the 1/4 mile top end for the 997T was about 120 or the very low 120's.
As for track issues, the Ring time for the Z seems to be pretty impressive with the right driver. For an average guy like me...that is another story.
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JimFlat6 said:
The Auto Zeitung test numbers for the Z06 are some of the slowest of any ever seen.
I suggest they are usless prancers with little real skill at laumching a car from a dead start.Maybe they can only do well with electronic nannies.
Its either that or they lifted slightly off the gas pedal after they got going.
They should be embarrassed and concerned. None of their test numbers for the Z06's accelleration match up right with many other tests. Very suspicious results.