Re: Carrera GT
Ferdie:Whoopsy:
Nick, it is quite well known that the CGT is a salvaging operation to recover some money from two failed racing program. It was never meant to be a road car. And it shows. It is hugely rewarding to those that can drive, professional race car drivers that can routinely use 10/10th of it. The twitchy handling characteristic is part of mid engine design, with weight in the middle it doesn’t take much for the car to want to rotate, unlike a rear engined 911. They mostly tuned that out when doing the 918 as that was designed from the grounds up to be a road car. But the 918 is still much twitchier than any 911s at the limit
Ahh, you beat me to it... my thoughts as well. If you are used to cars with twitchy handling and know how to modulate the controls of the car the CGT might be one of the cars for you. If I remember correctly, Dario Franchitti owns one and is highly excited about it.
for race cars, the quicker one can change direction the quicker the car will be. It’s one reason why 911s need trail braking deep into corners. The flip side is that on the exit a 911 will be that much quicker out. A mid engine car can be made as quick but the driver will need quicker than car reflexes to control the car coming out.
on my track I almost spun my 918 a few times when I trail it like a 911. Heck even my Clubsport also doesn’t need much trail braking. The old school driving style, aka finish your braking before turning, works really well with the 981 and Clubsport
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