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    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    the-missile:

    I understand the concept of chassis setup...Smiley and your love for the R8 Smiley

    Smiley


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    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    Oh my god, these pissing contests are as hilarious as they are childish...


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    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    the-missile:

    let me know where the road in subject is, I will try to visit at some point Smiley

    Don't forget to video the encounter, should be very interesting Smiley.


    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    Christian, you have out did yourself with your post regarding the "encounter". I believe much of it is wishful thinking coupled with a need for ego support. A truer scenario probably is you were traveling around 180K and was followed by two young women having fun. The day factory drivers are out on the Autobahn racing at speeds near 260K is the day they get fired.

    That said, it was a good story.kiss

    BTW, has anyone beaten you in your R8?


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    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    nberry:

    BTW, has anyone beaten you in your R8?

    Captain America, if I'm not mistaken. Smiley


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    We're at the point where you can be the fastest or just sound like you're the fastest.



    The secret of life is to admire without desiring.


    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    Rossi:
    nberry:

    BTW, has anyone beaten you in your R8?

    Captain America, if I'm not mistaken. Smiley

    More likely Chuck Norris.


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    2018 White 911 GT3


    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    Gauss:
    Rossi:
    nberry:

    BTW, has anyone beaten you in your R8?

    Captain America, if I'm not mistaken. Smiley

    More likely Chuck Norris.

    Ahh, yes, you're right. I knew I was mixing things up. Smiley


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    We're at the point where you can be the fastest or just sound like you're the fastest.



    The secret of life is to admire without desiring.


    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    indecision  wink


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    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    From distant memory, there was only ever a single group test that the original Audi R8 didn't quite win...  1527611592420image.gif

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    Autocar video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9fz5dKAmeo

    ...all due credit and respect to Mr Chris Harris!  image.gif


    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    nberry:

    Christian, you have out did yourself with your post regarding the "encounter". I believe much of it is wishful thinking coupled with a need for ego support. A truer scenario probably is you were traveling around 180K and was followed by two young women having fun. The day factory drivers are out on the Autobahn racing at speeds near 260K is the day they get fired.

    That said, it was a good story.kiss

    BTW, has anyone beaten you in your R8?

    Of course...what kind of question is that? 🙄 It doesn't happen often though. 🤗

    My classic saying is: Everyone can do straights but curves...? 😋


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    RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991.2 Carrera GTS Cabriolet (2018), Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016), Mercedes E63 S AMG Edition 1 (2018), Mini JCW (2015)


    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    Gauss:
    Rossi:
    nberry:

    BTW, has anyone beaten you in your R8?

    Captain America, if I'm not mistaken. Smiley

    More likely Chuck Norris.

    Chuck Norris is so fast in his R8, so when he drives, he actually overtakes himself. 😂


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    RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991.2 Carrera GTS Cabriolet (2018), Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016), Mercedes E63 S AMG Edition 1 (2018), Mini JCW (2015)


    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    RC:
    Gauss:
    Rossi:
    nberry:

    BTW, has anyone beaten you in your R8?

    Captain America, if I'm not mistaken. Smiley

    More likely Chuck Norris.

    Chuck Norris is so fast in his R8, so when he drives, he actually overtakes himself. 😂

    911s have a history of overtaking themselves too, but that's been disciplined out of the car.  


    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    RC:
    Porker:
    RC:

    Drove on the B17 in Bavaria yesterday in my R8.

    "Met" a Porsche 991.2 Carrera GTS Coupe in red along the way.

    We initially drove through two sharp curves at very high speeds (over 220 kph) but I couldn't get closer (it was basically the same performance). I thought something is wrong with my car but it didn't feel that way. My R8 does 100 to 200 kph in 6.5 seconds, when I'm alone, I was with my wife this time, so maybe a tiny bit worse indecision (she weights 56 kg).

    The Porsche suddenly reduced speed on a straight (at around 200 kph, we had traffic), moved to the right and then moved back behind me. I fully accelerated and drove at around 240-260 kph through some curves there but I couldn't shake off the Porsche. These are usually the curves everyone else "gives" up at these speeds, they aren't difficult to drive that fast but they look nasty (and you need to pay attention that you don't have the surprise of much slower traffic after the curve). I drove these curves at least a couple of hundreds of times, so I could do it in my sleep.

    Over 260 kph, I had the feeling that I am driving away very very slowly but under that speed, the Porsche was basically sticking to my rear. He couldn't pass (I moved to the right lane) but it was the same speed.

    I was kind of pissed to be honest. Usually, I'm the "king" of these curves at those speeds, the road is also a bit uneven in these curves, so drivers often get even more scared.

    Well...the car had a S-OL license plate and www.porsche.de/werkswagen on it. A factory car. 

    When a speed limit came up, I looked inside the other car (to my left) and there were two pretty women inside the car, the older one was driving and she didn't look happy (neither did I, I think...).

    Bottom line is: This was no ordinary 991.2 Carrera GTS Coupe, no way. My 991.2 Carrera GTS Cab has outran on the Autobahn three(!) 991.2 GTS so far, only little by little but it did, it's engine is certainly in a very good shape. My 991.2 Carrera GTS Cab stands no chance against my R8, we tried it. 

    My guess is: This 991.2 Carrera GTS with S-OL license plates had over 500 hp. At least. So the 992 came into my mind. Maybe the next 992 Carrera GTS? Maybe a different prototype? I know that Porsche tests future engines and tech in "older" models but this one was really looking stock. Nothing out of the ordinary on this car, I looked at the rear, the front, nothing special (as far as I could tell).

    So if you meet a Carrera GTS with S-OL license plates on the Autobahn, be aware of it. Not slow. Not the car and not the driver. indecision


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    RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991.2 Carrera GTS Cabriolet (2018), Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016), Mercedes E63 S AMG Edition 1 (2018), Mini JCW (2015)

     

    It could have only been a super prototype having been able to keep up with you and your 56kg wife! Smiley

    Since I own a 991.2 Carrera GTS Cab myself and one in a pretty good shape (power-wise, two Coupe encounters and my Cab was always a tiny bit faster) and it was never able to follow my R8 (we tried) in any speed range and especially not above 200 kph, I assume that if that GTS Coupe was exactly as fast as my R8 (I was going full throttle, up to 280 kph at one point), it wasn't stock. Add the S-OL license plates to it, then the female driver (drive the B17 at that part at 260-270 kph per hour...in curves, one of our users knows that road, he PMed me) and the fact that she didn't look happy when she was next to me (I smiled and wanted to show thumbs up but she didn't look at all and looked pretty pissed), are clear indications for a non-stock factory car.

    This has nothing to do with me and my 56 kg wife but common sense and a bit of intelligence. Smiley

    1 + 1 = 2. Simple math. You should try it. Smiley

    Btw: You could be happy to do 240-250 kph on that road in your GT3, it has bumps in the curves, with your stiff suspension setup, you wouldn't survive higher speeds in those curves. Smiley
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    RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991.2 Carrera GTS Cabriolet (2018), Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016), Mercedes E63 S AMG Edition 1 (2018), Mini JCW (2015)

     

    I'm not planning to go anywhere near the limit of my car at that sort of speeds on the public road, thank you! Smiley

    A second part of the report I didn't understand:

    When a speed limit came up, I looked inside the other car (to my left) and there were two pretty women inside the car, the older one was driving and she didn't look happy (neither did I, I think...).

    Why exactly didn't either of you look happy? Because both of you had taken the "race" so seriously and weren't satisfied with a tie, or... ?


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    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    1. I wasn't even close to "my" limit, since I had my wife in the car. Smiley (did the same road in my E63S at around 260...with almost 4 bar tire pressure in my front tires...you should try it  Smiley). Actually, I haven't driven at "my" limit for a very long time since I am easier scared than in the past. Age and all... Smiley

    2. I didn't look happy because the woman didn't look happy. I thought it was fun and wanted to show my thumbs up but... Smiley

    Back to topic.
     

    Here is a very nice photo of the new 992...you can see by the brake lights how the rear lights will look. 

    IMG_2284.jpg


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    RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991.2 Carrera GTS Cabriolet (2018), Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016), Mercedes E63 S AMG Edition 1 (2018), Mini JCW (2015)

     


    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    That rear looks HUGE. 


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    2018 White 911 GT3


    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    Ms Fat Booty indecision


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    2017 991.2 Carrera 4 GTS | GT Silver Metallic - The GT3 Killah!
    2013 Audi S3 | Glacier White


    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    Even with the rear large enough to smuggle aliens I bet there is still less engine visible. 


    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    Leawood911:

    Even with the rear large enough to smuggle aliens I bet there is still less engine visible. 

    Less than zero? Smiley


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    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    That rear is hideous. I'm afraid the Speedster will look the same.


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    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    Hope it looks better than that photo suggests. 


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    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    Talking about J-Lo.  Those Miami style plastic butt cheeks?


    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    RC:

    1. I wasn't even close to "my" limit...
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    RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991.2 Carrera GTS Cabriolet (2018), Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016), Mercedes E63 S AMG Edition 1 (2018), Mini JCW (2015)

     

    After spending some time to read this post, I finally know who RC is...

    I feel really honoured to have talked to The Stig for so long Smiley


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    2010 997.2 GT3RS;  2008 Cayenne Turbo;  2006 911 Club Coupe;  2016 911 GTS Club Coupe;  2015 Macan S
     


    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    Targa Tim:
    RC:

    1. I wasn't even close to "my" limit...
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    RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991.2 Carrera GTS Cabriolet (2018), Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016), Mercedes E63 S AMG Edition 1 (2018), Mini JCW (2015)

     

    After spending some time to read this post, I finally know who RC is...

    I feel really honoured to have talked to The Stig for so long Smiley

    no sure as the Stig can take very fast corners with the slow GT3...Smiley


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    991.2 GT3 manual, 991 GT3 2014(sold)

    Cayenne GTS 2014


    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    the-missile:

    no sure as the Stig can take very fast corners with the slow GT3...Smiley

    Easy, Tiger Smiley

    Soon you will surpass me on the to-be-banned list.


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    2017 991.2 Carrera 4 GTS | GT Silver Metallic - The GT3 Killah!
    2013 Audi S3 | Glacier White


    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    bluelines:

    Easy, Tiger Smiley

    Soon you will surpass me on the to-be-banned list.

    fearless as the Stig, Bud. Smiley


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    GT Lover, Porsche fan

    991.2 GT3 manual, 991 GT3 2014(sold)

    Cayenne GTS 2014


    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    kiss


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    2013 Audi S3 | Glacier White


    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    Targa Tim:
    RC:

    1. I wasn't even close to "my" limit...
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    RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991.2 Carrera GTS Cabriolet (2018), Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016), Mercedes E63 S AMG Edition 1 (2018), Mini JCW (2015)

     

    After spending some time to read this post, I finally know who RC is...

    I feel really honoured to have talked to The Stig for so long Smiley

    Smiley Smiley


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    RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991.2 Carrera GTS Cabriolet (2018), Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016), Mercedes E63 S AMG Edition 1 (2018), Mini JCW (2015)


    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    bluelines:
    the-missile:

    no sure as the Stig can take very fast corners with the slow GT3...Smiley

    Easy, Tiger Smiley

    Soon you will surpass me on the to-be-banned list.

    You're not even in the top 10 anymore. Smiley I guess you're getting old. Smiley


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    RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991.2 Carrera GTS Cabriolet (2018), Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016), Mercedes E63 S AMG Edition 1 (2018), Mini JCW (2015)


    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    RC:
    bluelines:
    the-missile:

    no sure as the Stig can take very fast corners with the slow GT3...Smiley

    Easy, Tiger Smiley

    Soon you will surpass me on the to-be-banned list.

    You're not even in the top 10 anymore. Smiley I guess you're getting old. Smiley

    Hope I am not as well Smiley


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    GT Lover, Porsche fan

    991.2 GT3 manual, 991 GT3 2014(sold)

    Cayenne GTS 2014


    Re: 992 (Next 911 generation 2018/2019) Thread Closed

    the-missile:
    RC:
    bluelines:
    the-missile:

    no sure as the Stig can take very fast corners with the slow GT3...Smiley

    Easy, Tiger Smiley

    Soon you will surpass me on the to-be-banned list.

    You're not even in the top 10 anymore. Smiley I guess you're getting old. Smiley

    Hope I am not as well Smiley

    You're not even in the Top 10000. Smiley


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    RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991.2 Carrera GTS Cabriolet (2018), Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016), Mercedes E63 S AMG Edition 1 (2018), Mini JCW (2015)


     
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