Edgy01

Excellent article in WINDING ROAD (online) on the turbo including discussion on the changes in the body from the normal 997.

neil.schneider

need linky

ltc

http://windingroad.com/

Registration is free, just name and email address.

I met 2 of their photographers while at Road Atlanta (I got paid to drive the new Maserati GranSport around Road Atlanta all day......life is good); very nice people and very nice online magazine.

drbf

Thanks, great maqazine find

E55AMG

What'd you think of the Gransport?

ltc

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Very impressed with the Ferrari engine/powertrain, especially the latest CambioCorse (F1 style paddle shifters with single dry clutch transmission).
The interior styling is superb.....very un-German.....any Audi interior engineer would get in the car and likely hyperventilate and pass out. Very high quality materials, feel, superb leather choices.....the Sophia Loren of interiors. Very little is where you need it to be, but it all looks so nice.
Very good brakes, acceptable suspension. Drove all day at Road Atlanta in 93 deg humid weather, A/C on, cars never overheated once......it was kind of neat to drive a car on track, windows up with A/C.
It takes a while to learn that you don't need your left foot on a clutch and your right hand keeps reaching down for the gear ****.....however, you can very drive the car very quickly in no time.
The transmission in Manual mode was perfect every time. I purposely kept shifting at apex, not once did it upset the car. OK, so I'll never heel/toe nearly as good as a computer....fine.

My wife summed it up best. If and when I grow up, that would be a nice weekend car. 26 years together and she still thinks I'm going to grow up.

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