Oct 13, 2005 2:36:56 AM
- Ron (Houston)
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Oct 13, 2005 2:36:56 AM
Oct 13, 2005 7:35:22 AM
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Oct 13, 2005 10:21:21 AM
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Rich C (UK) said:Quote:
temm said:
Xlnt! That saved me a few quid
Now, now... the idea is you see the quality of the journalism from this snippet and go out and by the magazine - don't want teh copywrite police on my back!!
Oct 13, 2005 10:39:31 AM
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BC997J said:
.....what will happen if you put those tires on the Porsche??? Aston is bragging but they arent even takin into account that the Vantage needed special tyres to beat the Carrera S?
If you put tires on the P that could potentially improve its laptime by 10sec it would probably beat a Stradale
Oct 13, 2005 2:16:07 PM
Oct 13, 2005 3:13:38 PM
Quote:The Aston is $110k and a 997 is $70k. Why not compare the Aston to a $110k Porsche.
sdy284 said:Quote:
BC997J said:
.....what will happen if you put those tires on the Porsche??? Aston is bragging but they arent even takin into account that the Vantage needed special tyres to beat the Carrera S?
If you put tires on the P that could potentially improve its laptime by 10sec it would probably beat a Stradale
it said aston will offer those tires as an option, so I wouldn't say it needs "special" tires to beat the 997. For that matter, you could say that the 997 needs "special" brakes (PCCM) to achieve the time that it did. So what would happen if you put carbon ceramic brakes on the aston?
Oct 13, 2005 6:26:34 PM
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nberry said:
Other than financial consideration, how anyone could choose the 997S over the AMV8 is mind-boggling. Performance, beauty, sound, lush interior and exclusivity is hands down in favor of the AM.
Oct 13, 2005 7:01:48 PM
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LowPolarMoment said:Quote:The Aston is $110k and a 997 is $70k. Why not compare the Aston to a $110k Porsche.
sdy284 said:Quote:
BC997J said:
.....what will happen if you put those tires on the Porsche??? Aston is bragging but they arent even takin into account that the Vantage needed special tyres to beat the Carrera S?
If you put tires on the P that could potentially improve its laptime by 10sec it would probably beat a Stradale
it said aston will offer those tires as an option, so I wouldn't say it needs "special" tires to beat the 997. For that matter, you could say that the 997 needs "special" brakes (PCCM) to achieve the time that it did. So what would happen if you put carbon ceramic brakes on the aston?
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nberry said:
Other than financial consideration, how anyone could choose the 997S over the AMV8 is mind-boggling. Performance, beauty, sound, lush interior and exclusivity is hands down in favor of the AM.
My god; the 997 is an old shoe. Porsche replaces the sole, laces, heal and numeric designation and sell it as a totally new car. Wake up!
Oct 13, 2005 7:56:54 PM
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blueflame said:
Thanks for the scan.
The truth is: you just need a Cayman S to beat the vantage at the Nordschleife. (Cayman S 8.11m, Vantage 8.13m)both on normal street tires. In Hockenheim it's not close. The Vantage on PZero Corsa can't beat the 997S on normal tires.(997S 1.14.3m Vantage 1.14,8m) The Vantage on street tires is slower than a BMW M5 (Vantage 1.16.7m M5 1.16.5m)
I really like this Aston Martin, but i thougt it would be better on the track.
Blueflame
Oct 13, 2005 8:15:56 PM
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LowPolarMoment said:
sdy284 said: in talking about the car that set the time on the Ring, it had PCCM's...now you try buying a 997S with PCCM for 70k & see what happens
Well you can't buy it for $70k but you can buy it for a chunk less than the AM and I'm not sure how much you need PCCB's for one lap. The AM is a GT and the 997 is a sports car. I don't really think you can say one is "better".
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nberry said:
Other than financial consideration, how anyone could choose the 997S over the AMV8 is mind-boggling. Performance, beauty, sound, lush interior and exclusivity is hands down in favor of the AM.
My god; the 997 is an old shoe. Porsche replaces the sole, laces, heal and numeric designation and sell it as a totally new car. Wake up!