This is a truly puzzling situation considering that the +General Motors "flagship" has a hard time crossing 190 mph, on a cold day, wearing the lowest level of aero aides, down wind and downhill, assuming nothing else goes wrong, while being powered by 650 hp supercharged LT4 turd.
How is this possible, how about them bragging rights for the senile owners? Any changes rectifying this situation in 2017? Absolutely not, there is not a single change coming to +Tadge Juechter 's love child, finally giving the frustrated owners even a single legitimate bragging right.
Oh and how does Porsche do it? Quite simple actually, great gearing and better than ever aerodynamics, two components none of the seventh generation of Corvette can claim.
Congrats to the Porsche team and and more condolences to Juechter and even more frustrated buyers.
Hey Peter what gives? I Googled the 991.2 turbo, and a website "stuttcars.com" provides a table of the 991.2 with 0-60 times and top speeds. None of the 991.2 turbo variants (Carrera Turbo Coupe/Cabriolet/Targa, S, 4, 4S) are shown to do 0-60 in under 3.7 seconds, and most of them are mid 4 second to high 4 second cars. Also, their top speeds are in the 170s, 180s, and the top one (Carrerra S Turbo) being 191mph.
ReplyDeleteThese are specs for the lower models of 911, replacing current normally aspirated Carrera, using smaller 3 liter motors and not the counterparts to the current Turbo and Turbo S (they use 3.6l). Even the current 911 Turbo is sub 3 car..
DeleteOh, ok, I figured it was something like that. The funniest thing I find about the Porsche 911 is that, although the design has remained relatively constant, the variants of that design are ridiculous. It's almost impossible to keep up with them. You look at that chart and shake your head at just how many permutations of the 911 there are. Now there is a 3.6L to add to the chart?? So you basically need an advanced computer program spreadsheet to figure out what is going on? Crazy.
DeleteVariety is the spice of life and sales. 3.6l turbo engine has been in 911 line up for a very long time. Buyers love the variety because they can buy just about any combo of engine and body which has always been 911's strongest sales point.
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