Im curious to know 1/4 mile time that the dealer claims and what Car & Driver's claim was for the 996 993c2 coupe Thanks

 

13.6 sec @ 102 mph (Sep 97 Car & Driver). Plus about 1% of your total clutch life every time you do it. Figures from R&T might be slightly better.

 

C&D: 0-60=4.7 1/4=13.4 @ 104 - '95 Carrera
C&D: 0-60=4.6 1/4=13.3 @ 104 - '95 Carrera (long-term NEW)
C&D: 0-60=4.9 1/4=13.5 @ 104 - '95 Carrera (long-term 40k)
C&D: 0-60=4.9 1/4=13.5 @ 102 - '96 Carrera 4S
C&D: 0-60=4.9 1/4=13.6 @ 102 - '97 Carrera S
C&D: 0-60=5.9 1/4=14.3 @ 101 - '96 Carrera Targa TIP

Porsche Owners Manual: 0-60=5.3 1/4=13.6 '96 Carrera

Note: it's illogical to compare tests done under different conditions (altitude, road surface, tires, driver, climate, etc.).

BTW, per C&D: "... the fat Turbo bodywork held the S back while the skinnier, more aerodynamic long-term [1995] Carrera pulled away above 100 mph and topped out at 161 mph - 6 mph faster than the S's 155."

[Edit: for some reason I couldn't get logged in while editing this posting].

 

C&D: 0-60=4.6 1/4=13.3 @ 104 - '95 Carrera


is that # with the 270 hp engine? So will a 96 carrera c2 do slightly better because of higher HP rating?

 

Shant...

I think your answer is in the above numbers...

Your only looking at HP figures Shant. You must consider weight too. That 1995 could have been a lightly optioned & therefore a lighter weight car - whereas the slower '96 could have been well loaded and "porky."

Oh... That & 1995's rule! Figure it out people!

 

Shant

It's a lot more fun learning lap times than 1/4 mi times (imvho)

M in C

 

"It's a lot more fun learning lap times than 1/4 mi times (imvho)"

I agree - anyone know the Nurburgring time of the 993?

 

From the <a href="http://forums.rennlist.com/cgi-bin/rennforums/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=reply&f=3&t=002126&replyto=000001" target="_blank">Rennlist archives:</a>

[quote]Originally posted by Terry Adams:
<strong>I saved this from somebody's post last year:

COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT SPORTSCARS ON THE RACE TRACK

(Data from german car magazine Sport Auto, which is affliated to german Auto, Motor und Sport)

Cars were driven by the same driver, dry pavement.

Nuerburgring Nordschleife (length 20,6 km):

Porsche 996 GT3 --- 8 min. 03 sec.

Ferrari 550 --- 8 min. 07 sec.

Lamborghini Diablo SV --- 8 min. 09 sec.

Ferrari 360 Modena --- 8 min. 09 sec.

Chrysler Viper GTS --- 8 min. 10 sec.

Porsche 993 Turbo (430 HP version) --- 8 min. 12 sec.

Porsche 996 C2 --- 8 min. 17 sec.

BMW M Coupe (321 HP) --- 8 min. 22 sec.

Porsche 993 C2 --- 8 min. 28 sec.

BMW M5 (400 HP) --- 8 min. 28 sec.

Porsche Boxster S --- 8 min. 32 sec.

BMW M3 Coupe (321 HP) --- 8 min. 35 sec.

Honda NSX --- 8 min. 38 sec.

Honda S 2000 --- 8 min. 39 sec.

Chevrolet Corvette --- 8 min. 40 sec.

Audi S4 (265 HP) --- 8 min. 42 sec.

Jaguar XKR Coupe --- 8 min. 49 sec.

Mercedes CLK 430 --- 8 min. 52 sec.





Hockenheim Kleiner Kurs (length 2,6 km):

Porsche 996 GT3 --- 1 min. 14,9 sec.

Ferrari 360 Modena --- 1 min. 15,1 sec.

Porsche 996 C2 --- 1 min. 15,9 sec.

Chrysler Viper GTS --- 1 min. 15,9 sec.

Ferrari 550 --- 1 min. 16,1 sec.

Lamborghini Diablo SV --- 1 min. 16,4 sec.

BMW M Coupe (321 HP) --- 1 min. 17,2 sec.

Chevrolet Corvette --- 1 min. 18,2 sec.

Porsche Boxster S --- 1 min. 18,3 sec.

Porsche 993 C2 --- 1 min. 18,4 sec.

Honda NSX --- 1 min. 18,4 sec.

BMW M3 Coupe (321 HP) --- 1 min. 18,4 sec.

BMW M5 (400 HP) --- 1 min. 18,5 sec.

Honda S 2000 --- 1 min. 18,9 sec.

Porsche Boxster --- 1 min. 19,3 sec.

Mercedes CLK 430 --- 1 min. 20,8 sec.</strong><hr></blockquote>

 

Dan

Your ability to recall old data (or even just to file it) is astonishing...

M

 

The C&D long-term test on the '95 Carrera stated that the slower acceleration times at 40K miles (compared to new) was due to a clutch that had begun to slip.

 

thanks everyone, i now got an idea of how fast it is in a 1/4 mile