Sibling Rivalry - 991 vs. 981 - Fair Odds?
05-18-2013, 08:00 AM
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Essentially the Cayman can enter a corner faster than a 911 but if you are racing wheel to wheel and there's a huge Camaro or Aston Martin at the apex, the 911 is better at putting the power to the pavement and better at accelerating in a straight line because the motor is over the tires and the tires are flatter on the ground. I think that the answer you guys are looking for is that the rear engined, multi-suspension is faster around a race track on average than a mid-engined, rear strut suspension car because the lap time comes more from exiting out of the corner, than it does entering it quickly.
With this Cayman's having a larger front caliper, wider track from wheel spacers and equal power/torque, it's at least more of a fair fight and would be a pummeling.
05-18-2013, 05:17 PM
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Just stirring the pot. 
I think a track shootout with nicely produced accompanying video is called for.
I think a track shootout with nicely produced accompanying video is called for.
I can tell you what would happen. The Cayman would win the slalom, the Auto X and would win a lap time shootout at a track that had long corners and no slowing down but if they went to a track with a bunch of point and squirt drag strip driving, the 911 would win from apex to exit. The Nurburgring lap time shootout would be the ultimate decision maker and at that point, it would be really really close.
Essentially the Cayman can enter a corner faster than a 911 but if you are racing wheel to wheel and there's a huge Camaro or Aston Martin at the apex, the 911 is better at putting the power to the pavement and better at accelerating in a straight line because the motor is over the tires and the tires are flatter on the ground. I think that the answer you guys are looking for is that the rear engined, multi-suspension is faster around a race track on average than a mid-engined, rear strut suspension car because the lap time comes more from exiting out of the corner, than it does entering it quickly.
With this Cayman's having a larger front caliper, wider track from wheel spacers and equal power/torque, it's at least more of a fair fight and would be a pummeling.
Essentially the Cayman can enter a corner faster than a 911 but if you are racing wheel to wheel and there's a huge Camaro or Aston Martin at the apex, the 911 is better at putting the power to the pavement and better at accelerating in a straight line because the motor is over the tires and the tires are flatter on the ground. I think that the answer you guys are looking for is that the rear engined, multi-suspension is faster around a race track on average than a mid-engined, rear strut suspension car because the lap time comes more from exiting out of the corner, than it does entering it quickly.
With this Cayman's having a larger front caliper, wider track from wheel spacers and equal power/torque, it's at least more of a fair fight and would be a pummeling.
