Carrera 4s vs. Carrera 2s??
09-04-2001, 09:59 PM
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Carrera 4s vs. Carrera 2s??
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So how much faster is the 2s in a straight line? How does it's handling compare to the handling of the 4s? I have never driven a 4 wheel drive porsche just 2wd 911's. Is the 4s really worth the extra $$$?
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So how much faster is the 2s in a straight line? How does it's handling compare to the handling of the 4s? I have never driven a 4 wheel drive porsche just 2wd 911's. Is the 4s really worth the extra $$$?
thanks
09-05-2001, 12:11 AM
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The Carrera S had the same standard brakes found on other Carrera models. The bigger brakes that came on the Turbo and Carrera 4S were not available on any other version.
The performance differences between the 2WD and AWD cars was not substantial. In fact, here's what Porsche stated:
Top speed (mph): 171 Carrera / 168 Carrera 4
0-60 mph (seconds): 5.3 Carrera / 5.2 Carrera 4
1/4 mile (seconds): 13.6 Carrera / 13.7 Carrera 4
Above figures are based on narrow body cars with 17" tires.
The performance differences between the 2WD and AWD cars was not substantial. In fact, here's what Porsche stated:
Top speed (mph): 171 Carrera / 168 Carrera 4
0-60 mph (seconds): 5.3 Carrera / 5.2 Carrera 4
1/4 mile (seconds): 13.6 Carrera / 13.7 Carrera 4
Above figures are based on narrow body cars with 17" tires.
09-05-2001, 05:25 PM
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I will preface this by saying that I am not a 'racer'! Therefore, I am not advising based on the cars ability to conduct a rear wheel drift or a heel toe nose in at turn 7....just throwing out term I have heard over the years!
My first Porsche was a '90 C4. I drove this car a hard an any car could be driven. I had no idea what I was doing and the car performed beyond my expectations. I made all of the classic errors, braking during a turn, deceleration in a turn, punching it in a turn. I am lucky to be alive! I sold the car for a vintage marque. After some time had passed, I purchased a '92 C2 cab. The first week, I ended up backwards in a turn near the Crystal Springs reservoir. No damage luckily! A few weeks later, I did the same thing, this time I smashed the back end. I have the damage fixed and continued to loose the back end. Again, I am not a formally trained driver, this should be obvious by now!
I noticed that 100% of the time, if I were to apply heavy throttle from a standstill with the front tires slightly turned, then the back end would squeal.
I got rid of the car and purchased a sedan, blah! I had to have another Porsche. I bought a '98 C4S. I am older and more experienced to now what NOT to do in the car. I have only had the car for 2 weeks, but I managed to put 700 miles on the car. I tried, in a open lot, to understand the cars breaking points, I have yet to get a slide, the 18" tires help!
My high level experience is that the 4 wheel drive is more stable in my opinion.
Anthony
My first Porsche was a '90 C4. I drove this car a hard an any car could be driven. I had no idea what I was doing and the car performed beyond my expectations. I made all of the classic errors, braking during a turn, deceleration in a turn, punching it in a turn. I am lucky to be alive! I sold the car for a vintage marque. After some time had passed, I purchased a '92 C2 cab. The first week, I ended up backwards in a turn near the Crystal Springs reservoir. No damage luckily! A few weeks later, I did the same thing, this time I smashed the back end. I have the damage fixed and continued to loose the back end. Again, I am not a formally trained driver, this should be obvious by now!
I noticed that 100% of the time, if I were to apply heavy throttle from a standstill with the front tires slightly turned, then the back end would squeal.
I got rid of the car and purchased a sedan, blah! I had to have another Porsche. I bought a '98 C4S. I am older and more experienced to now what NOT to do in the car. I have only had the car for 2 weeks, but I managed to put 700 miles on the car. I tried, in a open lot, to understand the cars breaking points, I have yet to get a slide, the 18" tires help!
My high level experience is that the 4 wheel drive is more stable in my opinion.
Anthony
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