Get the 992 with a manual
06-29-2021, 11:38 AM
#16
I came out of a 981Gt4. That actually had a better Manual set up much more direct than my 992 manual. The 992 is very good GT4 was better. The clutch operation on the 992 is better than the GT4 . Carl
The following users liked this post:
detansinn (06-29-2021)
06-29-2021, 01:06 PM
#17
Three Wheelin'
The PDK is the best dual clutch transmission that I have experienced in auto mode. In manual mode, it's also excellent, but while the manual changes are quick, they're not quite as fast as the Italians unless you're in Sport Plus. I am hearing that the Bugatti Chiron's Pur Sport dual clutch gearbox is even better, but I won't be experiencing that one any time soon. :P As for manuals, the 6 speed in the GT3 is significantly better than the 7 speed. Having driven all manner of manual transmissions for the past 35 years or so, I have been lucky to experience some some awesome.
"best marriage of an electric car and an ICE car"...
I don't know what you're talking about here. When I am attacking a backroad with the revs being kept between 4K RPM and redline, electric car doesn't come to mind. There's no point where I mistake my 911 for an EV. Aside from the Taycan which has a two speed transmission, EVs are a one speed affair.
"best marriage of an electric car and an ICE car"...
I don't know what you're talking about here. When I am attacking a backroad with the revs being kept between 4K RPM and redline, electric car doesn't come to mind. There's no point where I mistake my 911 for an EV. Aside from the Taycan which has a two speed transmission, EVs are a one speed affair.
The following users liked this post:
Porsche992 (06-29-2021)
06-29-2021, 02:18 PM
#18
06-29-2021, 02:38 PM
#19
Counterpoint to him, if you just want sudden acceleration in a straight line without the amazing sound an ICE provides then you should just go to Six Flags and ride some roller coasters. It'd be more fun than driving an EV.
The following 5 users liked this post by Ninja_Bum:
detansinn (06-29-2021),
fractionofawhole (06-29-2021),
Ray Benson (06-29-2021),
smiles11 (06-29-2021),
Tupper (06-29-2021)
06-29-2021, 02:53 PM
#20
RL Community Team
Rennlist Member
Rennlist Member
This reminds me of the scene in the 40 Year Old Virgin where Steve Carrell’s character describes a woman’s breast as being like bags of sand.
06-29-2021, 03:32 PM
#21
Rennlist Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Newport Beach, CA and Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 4,339
Received 2,876 Likes
on
1,516 Posts
But the best was my first car, a 1965 Fiat 1500 which had a 4-speed column shift. Strangely that worked really well, the floor shift on my '67 Fiat 125 that came after it wasn't much better.
Back to this silly thread, subject has been done to death and is never resolved.
06-29-2021, 04:14 PM
#22
You want a true manual shifting fun car, go buy a rally prepared mk2 Escort. Only 200bhp but light as a feather, handles like a true rally car and new examples (bear in mind it’s a 70s car) are being made, yours for £60k.
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/3...specialist-mst
That’s a manual I would be prepared to own
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/3...specialist-mst
That’s a manual I would be prepared to own
06-29-2021, 05:02 PM
#23
Rennlist Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Newport Beach, CA and Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 4,339
Received 2,876 Likes
on
1,516 Posts
You want a true manual shifting fun car, go buy a rally prepared mk2 Escort. Only 200bhp but light as a feather, handles like a true rally car and new examples (bear in mind it’s a 70s car) are being made, yours for £60k.
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/3...specialist-mst
That’s a manual I would be prepared to own
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/3...specialist-mst
That’s a manual I would be prepared to own
Last edited by aggie57; 06-29-2021 at 05:15 PM.
The following users liked this post:
detansinn (06-29-2021)
06-29-2021, 05:06 PM
#24
I think Porsche 992 is a troll trying to sound like a 911 enthusiast. He repeatedly comes here to put down the 911 and plug EVs
You can build an EV that does 0-60 in -3 seconds (that's right--you go BACK in time!) and I still won't be interested. Trolls just gotta troll, I guess....
You can build an EV that does 0-60 in -3 seconds (that's right--you go BACK in time!) and I still won't be interested. Trolls just gotta troll, I guess....
06-29-2021, 05:12 PM
#25
Countries allready set dates to ban new gasoline cars. Daimler and others have allready anounced they are not developing internal combustion engines, Porsche is pushing the Taycan more than anything, what makes you think there will be more manuals? Get one while you still can is my message. Thats the main reason i got mine
The following users liked this post:
rob929 (06-30-2021)
06-29-2021, 05:21 PM
#26
I happen to have a Tesla model 3 performance and a 992 Carrera S with a manual transmission. Im not here to plug anything. My 992 is a dream to drive, and as i said.. the manual is glorious. But my model 3 would smoke it in a race anywhere. Model 3 performance cars are smoking GT3’s im not even talking about the plaid. So read my post again. How am i plugging something while saying get the manual?
Nobody cares how fast electric cars get. They have no soul.
The following 8 users liked this post by Ninja_Bum:
audimotion (06-29-2021),
detansinn (06-29-2021),
fractionofawhole (06-29-2021),
MadDog_ (07-05-2021),
phaser (06-29-2021),
and 3 others liked this post.
06-29-2021, 05:57 PM
#27
Given the choice between a model 3 or a GT3 you'd have to be a real **** to choose the model 3 though. Probably the same sorts of people who make love to a woman with a sheet between the two of them and eat boiled chicken for dinner every night.
Nobody cares how fast electric cars get. They have no soul.
Nobody cares how fast electric cars get. They have no soul.
06-29-2021, 06:16 PM
#28
RL Community Team
Rennlist Member
Rennlist Member
Further, most EVs are pretty gutless compared to high performance ICE vehicles north of 80-90 MPH on the highway. Yes, that doesn’t appear to be the case for the Plaid or Rimac. It’s also why the Taycan gets a transmission.
0-60 numbers in a straight line are what Tesla touts, because until the arrival of the Plaid, that’s where their cars have performed best.
The following 3 users liked this post by detansinn:
06-29-2021, 06:26 PM
#29
Yet, on a twisty road, they don’t. You can make the CG as low as you like, but it can’t hide the fact that the current crop of EVs weigh two tons or more.
Further, most EVs are pretty gutless compared to high performance ICE vehicles north of 80-90 MPH on the highway. Yes, that doesn’t appear to be the case for the Plaid or Rimac. It’s also why the Taycan gets a transmission.
0-60 numbers in a straight line are what Tesla touts, because until the arrival of the Plaid, that’s where their cars have performed best.
Further, most EVs are pretty gutless compared to high performance ICE vehicles north of 80-90 MPH on the highway. Yes, that doesn’t appear to be the case for the Plaid or Rimac. It’s also why the Taycan gets a transmission.
0-60 numbers in a straight line are what Tesla touts, because until the arrival of the Plaid, that’s where their cars have performed best.
06-29-2021, 06:36 PM
#30
0-60 sprints are for impressing your mate one time and then going back to driving your boring EV.
The following 4 users liked this post by Ninja_Bum: