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Couldn't have said it better ... Pedro (Odessa, FL) - 9 years ago |
Re: Couldn't have said it better ... MikenOH - 9 years ago |
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Pedro (Weston, FL)
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They made a good road choice. Not so much car choice. They should have tested the M4 against the Cayman GTS if they were considering price as well.
That would be the correct comparison--not the stripped down, base 911. The GTS HP is close to the 911 and weight down just a bit so acceleration should be in the same ballbark. The GTS doesn't have rear seats, but then again the 911 doesn't either .
As Guenter said, this all comes down to where the priorities are for the driver--lots of HP/TQ vs.a finely tuned chassis.
I can appreciate that most people will not take their cars to the track and that a route like US 221 might be the next best thing to comparing cars on an actual track circuit, but laps on a track really highlight where the significant differences are after some hot laps at speed.
EVO did a comparison between M235i and the base Cayman and while the latter was way down on TQ and HP, the differences in chassis refinement were significant; braking performance was even more pronounced with the BMW brakes giving out after a few laps which led to a Cayman win on the track. The video:
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Re: Couldn't have said it better ... Guenter in Ontario - 9 years ago |
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Pedro (Weston, FL)
... regarding the test road:
On U.S. 221, the tight, tree-lined kinks are intoxicating, even at 35 mph.
The closest thing to a scenic turnout is the 50-foot plunge off the outside of a decreasing-radios turn.
Shy of a road course, few stretches of pavement are this entertaining, this revealing of a car’s character.
They made a good road choice. Not so much car choice. They should have tested the M4 against the Cayman GTS if they were considering price as well.
Happy Porscheing
Pedro
I just noticed ... Pedro (Odessa, FL) - 9 years ago |
Re: I just noticed ... Guenter in Ontario - 9 years ago |
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Pedro (Weston, FL)
... that apparently your radio's volume decreases on some tight turns while driving US221
The closest thing to a scenic turnout is the 50-foot plunge off the outside of a decreasing-radios turn.
Happy Porscheing,
Pedro
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Pedro (Weston, FL)
... when I cut and pasted the paragraph, PB's spell checker must have replaced radius with radios.
Sometimes spell checkers can get you into trouble.
Happy Porscheing
Pedro