avelino

The car was very good but the driver was really bad. In fact it was in the Interlagos track where we have the Formula 1 races. I had never driven there before and the circuit is really tricky. I was used to a 1998 C4 before, and I have a lot to learn with this car. There was another 997S in the track and he did very good times. I think I was still afraid of using the extra power and also of having the PSM disengaged below 70km/h in the sport mode. After slipping twice I decide to disengage the sport mode and use only the harder suspension mode. I think this is a less forgiving car in sport mode and it demands skills that you need training to acquire. So this is what I´m going to do. Taking driving lesons in Interlagos where most of our club events take place. However, in the hands of a skilled driver there is no doubt that the car is in the track a step ahead of the 996 generation. In the road, it is clearly much more confortable, much more satisfactory for long journeys. In the end, this is what Porsche is about, a car that you can enjoy both in the track and in the road. I had a skilled driver with me testing the car and he was very enthusiastic. He was used to the 996, and his most remarkable comment was that the 997 in sport mode really felt like a race car.

mkhn

I love hearing from folks all around the world where we can hear about all these great tracks. Thanks for the post

ringmeister

Love the Basalt. Car looks great.

soltino

Are all 997 Wide Bodies?

Also, does PASM without Chrono, give the car two or three settings?

tino

avelino

Got some relief from reading Martin Brundle's (ex-F1 driver)comments after testing a 997 Carrera S in the Dec issue of CAR magazine: "If unpredictability lights your fire, that's your car. In one corner alone, I had turn-in oversteer, midcorner understeer, then power oversteer on the exit. It's a right bitch on those tyres."
Then the editor comments: " Er, Martin, might be our fault. So smiten were the judges on day one that the 997 spent twice as much time on the track as any other car - mostly sideways - and the rubber is Kojak smooth."
Anyway, I think that when one moves from a Carrera 4 with 300 bhp to the 355 bhp Carrera 2 S, one needs to find his way around again in the track. It is no easy to regain confidence to dive in some corners flat down as one used to.

BD997

hey Avelino is your car brindado?...it must be if your using it so often in public....

avelino

Of course not...how should I pay this amount o money for a race car (it costs US$225.000.00 in Brazil, with the sport chrono option and leather throughout) and put on it the weight of an armor? I live in a small town and have no problems of violence around here.

Riad

Beautiful car. I really miss my black 996, I'm going back to black for the next p-car.

Moogle

once you go black..

err...

BHANE

Nice! Perfect candy shine

Tomaso

Avelino,

Very nice indeed! May I ask you what is your interior color? When first configuring my car, I seriously considered ordering Basalt Black. However, I wanted something that would properly match my Cocoa interior. I ended up going with Arctic Silver.

Nada como um novo Porsche, parabéns!

avelino

Mine is black/black. In fact I didn't have much of a choice because I bought the car when it was already coming for the Sao Paulo Auto Show. If I had a choice I might have have ordered basalt black with a beige interior. But I am very happy the way it is.

Obrigado, também acho

BD997

hey Avelino...how much import tax are they charging these days...?

rss997

I love my blk/blk 997.....even when dirty!

alin2

Awesome...just awesome. I had a black M3, a Carbon Black M5, a Basalt Black Cayenne Turbo. Now that my back is out and my wallet empty from polishing and waxing, I decided on GT silver.

BUt, I gotta say that a clean, polished black car is freakin' awesome. Still the most incredible look...

Thanks for the pics...