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There's another thread where a guy kept arguing with me that the mid engine 718 platform is better than the 911. It's a common misconception. What makes the rear engined 911 so optimal is that when you're braking ahead of a turn, you're effectively transferring the weight of the car from the rear toward the middle compared to the 718 which moves it from the middle toward the front and when you get on power in a 911, either on a straight or pulling of a corner, the weight is transferred completely to the rear, over the rear axle, giving you maximum grip and power whereas the 718 doesn't benefit form that weight transfer. Another misconception is that the 992 is almost a mid engined car now because the engine has been creeping forward in the past two generations but distribution is still around 62/38 so it's very much rear engined. If it doesn't feel that way it's because the chassis is so wide and has advanced nannies but when you take traction control off and you push the car beyond it's limit of grip, you still feel it. And this is why every time I'm tempted to go 718, I inevitably come back to the 911.
After driving back to back 718 GTS and 992 S, at 7-8/10s on a technical track, you cannot be more right.
I have even mentioned it in my "write up", how I was able to brake late in the 718, until it felt "on the nose" and made it drift in a 180° turn. There was never such a feeling in the 992. Also, under very hard acceleration, despite being lower on torque, there was wheel spin in the 718, none in 992 S. So, better traction too/grip.
992 RSR is mid-engined. Saw it a the Porsche Museum, where we have removed the "engine lid" and there was nothing underneath
992 is "rear engined". Engine is behind the rear axle.
After driving back to back 718 GTS and 992 S, at 7-8/10s on a technical track, you cannot be more right.
I have even mentioned it in my "write up", how I was able to brake late in the 718, until it felt "on the nose" and made it drift in a 180° turn. There was never such a feeling in the 992. Also, under very hard acceleration, despite being lower on torque, there was wheel spin in the 718, none in 992 S. So, better traction too/grip.
992 RSR is mid-engined. Saw it a the Porsche Museum, where we have removed the "engine lid" and there was nothing underneath
992 is "rear engined". Engine is behind the rear axle.
You may be able to take a mid engine into a corner faster but a rear engine comes through the apex like a beast. The mid engine can lose grip and send you spinning like a top. I’m much more comfortable in a hard corner with my rear engine.
The feeling of losing traction with a mid engine is an experience I don’t wish to repeat. The car ran out of traction at the same time I ran out of talent.
I got into the paddock at Circuit of the Americas to watch Porsche Sprint Challenge North America. I parked next to the 718 GT4 safety car, and no one paid any attention to me. 😁
I got into the paddock at Circuit of the Americas to watch Porsche Sprint Challenge North America. I parked next to the 718 GT4 safety car, and no one paid any attention to me. 😁
sweet! Had I known there was a race, I would have drove up from Boerne. I enjoy the GT races more than the F1.
Favor request… can someone with the standard $0 interior post some photos of their interior as well as the ‘911’ stitching in the headrest from a distance? TIA
Favor request… can someone with the standard $0 interior post some photos of their interior as well as the ‘911’ stitching in the headrest from a distance? TIA
I have the standard but I did opt for the seatbelts . Will that work for u ?
Favor request… can someone with the standard $0 interior post some photos of their interior as well as the ‘911’ stitching in the headrest from a distance? TIA
08-26-2023, 08:24 PM
I have no idea where that happened. They're just my best numbers.