Hate the 992??! OFFICIAL VENTING THREAD # Ultimate bashing allowed. Step in the ring.
12-07-2018, 04:06 PM
#631
Randy Probst has "waxed" poetically about the GT2-RS recently.
At Laguna Seca, he said that it's so hooked up.... that YOU could drive a 1:28 around here, not just me."
"Somebody pinch me," he said. "That was like nothing I've ever driven here ever before. My definition of a great-handling car is that it practically drives itself. It's not a bloody wrestling match. It's a dance."
He waxed enthusiastic about how it continues to respond to steering inputs mid-corner on power, about the PDK sport mode's perfect shift strategy, about the exceptional brakes, and about how easy it was to drive.
At Laguna Seca, he said that it's so hooked up.... that YOU could drive a 1:28 around here, not just me."
"Somebody pinch me," he said. "That was like nothing I've ever driven here ever before. My definition of a great-handling car is that it practically drives itself. It's not a bloody wrestling match. It's a dance."
He waxed enthusiastic about how it continues to respond to steering inputs mid-corner on power, about the PDK sport mode's perfect shift strategy, about the exceptional brakes, and about how easy it was to drive.
12-07-2018, 11:20 PM
#632
Rennlist Member
12-07-2018, 11:33 PM
#633
Rennlist Member
I think exterior looks too conservative, especially the square front. Interior simply looks like a car from 80s.
the shaver **** is simply a joke. It goes to show you how bad the C-suite is to allow it to happen.
Ultimately, the ultra-conservatism of 911 design will kill it off.
Not to mention, the slow electrification of 911 and boxster/cayman. Tesla will take most of market shares of premium sports car when roadster and cheaper variant are released
the shaver **** is simply a joke. It goes to show you how bad the C-suite is to allow it to happen.
Ultimately, the ultra-conservatism of 911 design will kill it off.
Not to mention, the slow electrification of 911 and boxster/cayman. Tesla will take most of market shares of premium sports car when roadster and cheaper variant are released
12-08-2018, 12:22 AM
#634
12-08-2018, 06:11 PM
#635
992 EPIC FAIL in design. That hood line UGH. So ugly it hurts.
I'm sure it will be fast on the track and on paper, but yet this is another step into BMW / BENZ / AUDI luxo barge mode. What a shame.
That said, the GT cars I still think are great. Andreas P. is keeping it real for the rest of us. #PreuningerForPresident
I'm sure it will be fast on the track and on paper, but yet this is another step into BMW / BENZ / AUDI luxo barge mode. What a shame.
That said, the GT cars I still think are great. Andreas P. is keeping it real for the rest of us. #PreuningerForPresident
12-09-2018, 12:24 AM
#636
Thanks - that's a great summary. The Fiat is just so much darn fun to drive. Like you said - just enough power for the weight, MT, open top. I may keep it even though I have a garage space challenge...
991 will be a daily driver/commuter. I got the non-S because I actually didn't want the extra power - I learned that from the Fiat, being able to use more of the engine delivers more driing engagement. I think the C2 will suit me just fine.
This has been helpful in pushing me closer to keeping the 124.
991 will be a daily driver/commuter. I got the non-S because I actually didn't want the extra power - I learned that from the Fiat, being able to use more of the engine delivers more driing engagement. I think the C2 will suit me just fine.
This has been helpful in pushing me closer to keeping the 124.
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12-09-2018, 01:57 AM
#637
992 EPIC FAIL in design. That hood line UGH. So ugly it hurts.
I'm sure it will be fast on the track and on paper, but yet this is another step into BMW / BENZ / AUDI luxo barge mode. What a shame.
That said, the GT cars I still think are great. Andreas P. is keeping it real for the rest of us. #PreuningerForPresident
I'm sure it will be fast on the track and on paper, but yet this is another step into BMW / BENZ / AUDI luxo barge mode. What a shame.
That said, the GT cars I still think are great. Andreas P. is keeping it real for the rest of us. #PreuningerForPresident
12-09-2018, 07:28 PM
#638
Three Wheelin'
Unfortunately, even if it IS a very nice car, 95% that are sold will be automatic, artificially inflating the price of the only version I would ever drive [with 3 pedals], which means I won't even be able to consider a 992 even at the bottom end of the depreciation curve. I suppose at least Porsche still offers a third pedal so I shouldn't complain, but it's sad to see most everything new on the market turn into more fake noise/fake exhaust cutout, electronic, automatic, focus-group led sameness jellybean garbage
12-10-2018, 12:54 PM
#640
Burning Brakes
12-10-2018, 01:19 PM
#642
Rennlist Member
What's with the creepy hand in that pic anyway?? To show the scale of the glow wands??
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12-10-2018, 02:07 PM
#644
They mentioned the controversial 996 fried eggs during the LA launch - they've realized that just wasn't enough to start your day so now you get two strips of bacon, a spot to hold your Venti Starbucks, and you can even shave after your breakfast - all on the way to the office.
12-10-2018, 03:50 PM
#645
Three Wheelin'
They mentioned the controversial 996 fried eggs during the LA launch - they've realized that just wasn't enough to start your day so now you get two strips of bacon, a spot to hold your Venti Starbucks, and you can even shave after your breakfast - all on the way to the office.