WOW, I am really impressed!!!! I just registered my 84' Targa today and can't say enought about it and Porsche. I averaged 90 - 110+ on the freeway and it was begging for more. Must have logged over 200 miles today, under extreme 90+ humid conditions and roads. Tight as a drum and always willing to pull! Car is 27 yrs old and I obviously have a new S, yet still I am so impressed!
Bravo Porsche!!!

 

Do you have any doubt that car is capable of 150MPH? It did when new and, if maintained, it will do it today. Just don't do it on public roads.

 

The 1984 was a nice car. Always thought that the 915 tranny was first rate. The things were well built, albeit at a high cost to Porsche. I had taken mine apart many times and found you could do most of that with simple tools, like the 10, 11, 13, 15, 19mm wrenches, and some allen wrenches! (With a modest turbocharger, my 3.0 '81 would go 172 (rpm redline) mph and remained very stable at speed!)

 

Kudos. The 3.2s are special ..... (If not already) One day, the 997 too will be ....

 

In '84 the new Carrera was tested by Road & Track, Car and Driver, and Motor Trend and I still have copies of all three mags since that car was my first Porsche. Road & Track headlined it as "The Quickest 911 Ever" while Motor Trend did a top speed shootout and at slightly over 149 MPH declared it the fastest production car sold in the U.S. for that year. I've included the data panel from the Car and Driver test. Thought you might be interested in it.

 

Thanks for sharing, Mike. That was a blast down memory lane. Forgot what a pig that 308 could be, but damn it looked good doing it.

$1600 extra for those outrageous 16" wheels? My how times have changed.

 

Awesome Mike! I honestly I think I remember the issue! Funny the subject of the thread came out wrong. Suppposed to say "Hats off the Porsche" not ~! lol

 

Damn......how do you drive and 84 feet long Porsche?

 

0-60 in 5.3 for an '84. Wow, that would take some serious flogging.

I seriously doubt that my '87 with the G50, more horses/torque and mods would have laid down numbers like that.

The top speed is very credible, however.

 

For sure. When R&T tested the Carrera they got a 0-60 time of 6.2 (their test car had only 400 miles on it) and Motor Trend did 5.9 with a Turbo-look version with the wider body work and a bit more weight. C&D was known in the day for flogging their test cars mercilessly, but returning some eye popping times.