Originally Posted by aussie jimmy

7.18,7.27,7.32,7.33,7.42,7.47,7.56

Originally Posted by SharpMan

Doesn't matter to me. I buy 911s because of the styling, the feel through the steering wheel, the rock-hard brakes and the sound. I couldn't care less if it was 4.5, 4.0. 6.3 or any other numbers of seconds to 60...

Originally Posted by SharpMan

Yes, really. Ever driven a first gen Miata? It's a blast because you feel like you're going like hell and about to die any minute. Tiny little tires mean you can drift it at parking lot speeds.

I can honestly say that the numbers are meaningless to me as a purchase motivator.

Do I enjoy seeing them generated? Of course. Do I care if an R8 is "faster" than a 911? Nope.

Originally Posted by kosmo

6.3? really?


I want it all.

Originally Posted by orthojoe

Interesting. 991S 1/4 mile time/trap is almost exactly what they got with the boxster spyder

spyder: 12.8@109.4
991S: 12.9@109.2

The near identical trap speeds means that they are both putting about the same amount of power to the ground

Originally Posted by andrewk34

The inside line trap time is:

1/4-Mile (sec @ mph): 12.7 @ 113.2 (13.0 @ 111.7 w/ TC on)

http://blogs.insideline.com/straight...carrera-s.html

Originally Posted by pcar964

These stupid performance numbers have descended into irrelevance. These days it's hard to find a car that doesn't do 0-60 under 5 seconds. Anyone obsessing over .1 seconds in this or that performance measure is so completely removed from the joy of driving, its a wonder they bother with cars at all.

The modern day car culture seems to revolve around middle aged men spending huge sums on the latest grand touring cars, driving at the 45mph speed limit to the Saturday cars and coffee meetup to show off their .1 second faster (on paper) self-worth-on-wheels and talk about the latest topgear episode, then on the drive home hit the "sport" button and attempt to impress their justifiably nervous wives around a two-lane onramp while being passed on the outside by a soccer mom in a camry who's late for the game but doesnt know she's in a race for street cred.

Originally Posted by Ajax-Prime

If quickness is NOT a motivator, and Miata's are so fantastic, why not save yourself $50k then? Brakes and exhaust systems are cheap.



Amen

Originally Posted by pcar964

These stupid performance numbers have descended into irrelevance. These days it's hard to find a car that doesn't do 0-60 under 5 seconds. Anyone obsessing over .1 seconds in this or that performance measure is so completely removed from the joy of driving, its a wonder they bother with cars at all.

The modern day car culture seems to revolve around middle aged men spending huge sums on the latest grand touring cars, driving at the 45mph speed limit to the Saturday cars and coffee meetup to show off their .1 second faster (on paper) self-worth-on-wheels and talk about the latest topgear episode, then on the drive home hit the "sport" button and attempt to impress their justifiably nervous wives around a two-lane onramp while being passed on the outside by a soccer mom in a camry who's late for the game but doesnt know she's in a race for street cred.

Originally Posted by kosmo

here's the full test:

http://www.insideline.com/porsche/91...carrera-s.html


BTW here's the insideline's test of a 997.2 S CAB PDK:

http://www.insideline.com/porsche/91...and-video.html

0-60 mph (sec.) 4.2
1/4-mile (sec. @ mph) 12.4 @ 111.8


Something is definately OFF.

Originally Posted by aussie jimmy

7.18,7.27,7.32,7.33,7.42,7.47,7.56

Originally Posted by pcar964

These stupid performance numbers have descended into irrelevance. These days it's hard to find a car that doesn't do 0-60 under 5 seconds. Anyone obsessing over .1 seconds in this or that performance measure is so completely removed from the joy of driving, its a wonder they bother with cars at all.

The modern day car culture seems to revolve around middle aged men spending huge sums on the latest grand touring cars, driving at the 45mph speed limit to the Saturday cars and coffee meetup to show off their .1 second faster (on paper) self-worth-on-wheels and talk about the latest topgear episode, then on the drive home hit the "sport" button and attempt to impress their justifiably nervous wives around a two-lane onramp while being passed on the outside by a soccer mom in a camry who's late for the game but doesnt know she's in a race for street cred.