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Old 08-25-2017, 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Haku
Please elaborate. What do the reviewers mean?... I'm just a bit slow this morning.
Haha, I was wondering the same thing - How did the review get a 5/5 with words normally reserved for harsh criticism. Maybe just a translation disconnect. Or by unsettling, they meant it unsettled them personally as in shaken by how good it is.
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Originally Posted by randr
991.1 GT3
94 dBA - Car and Driver WOT
30-50 2.2s
50-70 2.1s
0-100 7.1s
1/4m 11.2 @ 126mph
70-0mph 135ft
Not sure if the sound is inside or outside the car, need a German translation, normally C&D is inside.

0-100 mph = 0-160 kph. About a second slower.
Old 08-26-2017, 08:53 AM
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"Innengeräusch" = inside
Have only read it diagonally due to lack of time. Will try to elaborate later.
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Originally Posted by Haku
Please elaborate. What do the reviewers mean?... I'm just a bit slow this morning.
Results are on the last page, e.g. "drivetrain": "insane revving, high engine power, meddlesome responsiveness, tight gear shifting, rev-matching function" They consider its agility "unsettling".

I take this this as a "tongue in cheek" comment, meaning they are blown away at how good the handling and chassis responsiveness is! Almost like the car is so good that they threw in some comic relief so as not to appear as "gushing" about every aspect of the car.... like when Harris criticized the R for "no back seats"😂
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Old 08-26-2017, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Rambler_13
Haha, I was wondering the same thing - How did the review get a 5/5 with words normally reserved for harsh criticism. Maybe just a translation disconnect. Or by unsettling, they meant it unsettled them personally as in shaken by how good it is.
Originally Posted by kfmcmahon
Results are on the last page, e.g. "drivetrain": "insane revving, high engine power, meddlesome responsiveness, tight gear shifting, rev-matching function" They consider its agility "unsettling".

I take this this as a "tongue in cheek" comment, meaning they are blown away at how good the handling and chassis responsiveness is! Almost like the car is so good that they threw in some comic relief so as not to appear as "gushing" about every aspect of the car.... like when Harris criticized the R for "no back seats"😂
Thank you guys. Appreciate the clarification. I need to get a dummies guide to German humor. Then again, the book way just have blank pages!
Old 08-26-2017, 10:22 AM
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Keep in mind Harris also commented that the handling was more lively at the limit. That's my guess what they are referring to.
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Originally Posted by Spyerx
Keep in mind Harris also commented that the handling was more lively at the limit. That's my guess what they are referring to.
Is there a Harris review of the .2 manual?... Didn't know there was one.
Old 08-26-2017, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Haku
Is there a Harris review of the .2 manual?... Didn't know there was one.
No, he made that comment on the PDK version.
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Originally Posted by Spyerx
No, he made that comment on the PDK version.
Oh, ok. Thanks. I was getting concerned I had missed a crucial review. Like so many others, I'm eagerly waiting for some in depth reviews of the MT by the likes of Bovingdon and Harris.

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98 dBA.... another reason I went "radio delete"
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Originally Posted by Rambler_13
Haha, I was wondering the same thing - How did the review get a 5/5 with words normally reserved for harsh criticism. Maybe just a translation disconnect. Or by unsettling, they meant it unsettled them personally as in shaken by how good it is.
I think something just went wrong in the translation from German to English :-)



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