wjk_glynn

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by 944S Boyeee:
<strong>The 944S (with 40+ more horsepower) is slower than the 944 N/A in just about everything except top speed.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Well.. they're damn close but on average, the S pips the 8v, but not by a lot.

See the following road test summaries for more information:

<a href="http://www.weissach.net/924-944-968_RoadTestSummary.html" target="_blank">http://www.weissach.net/924-944-968_RoadTestSummary.html</a>

Karl.

dave120

Well that's the disadvantage of the 16v S is you sacrifice some of the bottom end torque for the high end horsepower that it gets, so you'd have to be on it to notice the S is faster. That's probably why they bumped the S2 up to 3L to get extra torque and also have good high end hp from the 16v DOHC design.

new2porsche

I found that timer and confirmed my times(sort of). Having a timer is neat ... but one that is set up to count tenths of seconds would be nice. I did a rolling 0-60(to save the clutch) from 3-5 mph on the start and the clock read 5s ... I would imaging that was almost 6s, but it's impossible to tell and I was busy looking at the road. If that clock is right ... my 0-60 time should be pretty fast. 0-60 is almost always faster than 5-60 rolling start, right?

Fishey - I think all 944S2 models had LSD ...

fpena944

New2Porsche -

Are you sure all S2's have LSD? I spin my tires with no problem.

ninefiveone

LSD was an option on S2's, not standard.

dave120

My S2 doesn't have LSD...wasn't it only m030 ones (very rare) that came with LSD standard?

wjk_glynn

Very few S2 were delivered with LSD. Its option code 220 (seperate from the M030 option).

Karl.

new2porsche

My mistake ... Having a little trouble keeping the facts straight for each model ...

The only S2 I test drove had LSD ... man that was fun in the rain. The 'one wheel peel' on the standard Diff is not fun at all, plus it's unpredictable.