They did it for both the coupe and cab S models.

Did the press car they got from Porsche have “special” tuning, or does this car that many of us own truly have the ability to launch that fast?

Anybody else manage to replicate that time?

 

I was able to replicate this time.

 

Most likely used Dragy and 1 foot rollout. My base did 3.24 seconds on the first date of ownership before tires were broken in. If you go to the Dragy leaderboard, 2.9X seconds (with 1 foot rollout) is common for 992 S.

 

https://www.motorbiscuit.com/why-0-60-times-dont-matter-in-the-real-world/

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/buying-maintenance/a30905608/how-0-to-60-tests-work/

 

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Interesting responses and thanks for the article link

The 1 ft rollout is I factor I hadn’t considered.

 

nice! Launch control is always fun

 

How practical is launch control really, though. I would never use that at a stoplight.

Real world driving - there is an accelerator delay when you floor it from a stop light and in Sport+ there just isn't the kind of crush of power I've had in other cars.

The C2s is quick, don't get me wrong, but I'm not impressed with its stoplight drag racing performance.

 

For "stoplight drag racing performance" I find it a lot more helpful to compare C&D's 5-60mph times. The BMW M5 has a faster one then the C4S. Also, the turbo-V8 cars (like the Audi S6 I had) always "feel" faster - especially in DD use. On paper my Panamera 4S is faster, but the Audi S6 (4.0TT) I had before felt faster and would probably be faster in a stoplight 0-40mph scenario.

 

For stop light drag racing it's really more a function of human reaction time, or lack thereof, then it is a true measure of a car's ability to accelerate from a standstill.

 

I had an M5 Comp before this one. If I floored it in full sport mode from a stoplight, the car did feel faster than this one.

That said, only a fool buys a 911 for stoplight dragging. Ironically, this car feels like a faster car than the M5, overall, given its sharper reflexes, handling and steering and overall sense of quickness. But if someone is purely into "Green light - GO", then the 992 may disappoint.

I'm very happy with the balance of the 992, but I will say that a TT/TTS gets that last bit of violence missing with brute force acceleration.

 

Not if you use launch control. IMO it's exactly the opposite - the car tech does it all and it's a great measure to compare cars, at least as it relates to pure drag racing. A big pig M5 is brutally fast with launch control engaged and will embarrass a lot of sports cars, even in the hands of a novice.

 

Launch control is rather impractical for stop-light drag racing, however.

 

Stop-light drag racing is rather impractical too.

 

No doubt.

Actually, 0-60 times are impractical as well.

Heck, a 911 is probably the epitome of impractical ...