Re: The new 911

The May 2016 issue of Excellence contains an extremely positive review of the new 911, saying the sound is now a 'perfect singing voice', and that the new base Carrera has the previous Carrera S "well and truly beaten"... "in driveability and speed between and through bends".

There IS mention of turbo lag, which the author says is a "big notice if 2 or 3 gears too high at low road speeds".

Incidentally, the new base Carrera cab has a factory spec 0-60 time of 4.6 seconds (manual transmission). If I recall correctly the 981 Boxster S's time was stated to be 4.8 seconds (manual transmission), and the 718S is said to be 4.6



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/24/2016 11:15AM by Roger987. (view changes)

As usual, the "official" specs for the Boxster S for 0 to 60 were pretty conservative. Car & Driver clocked the 981S at 4.2. I suspect real life numbers are somewhere in between.

Lawdevil
2013 Boxster S - Agate Grey,
2016 Macan Turbo - jet black
Cashiers, NC & Atlanta

Was the C&D test a manual or PDK?

(The figures I quoted above were with the manual, which is not as quick 0-60)

Hardly ever think about the numbers, but in recent days loosely tried to quantify. All I know is the 981S gets there literally before you know it,
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The C7D test was PDK.

Lawdevil
2013 Boxster S - Agate Grey,
2016 Macan Turbo - jet black
Cashiers, NC & Atlanta

When have any of these reviews ever said the new version is a step backward? Probably never.

Wonder if the 996 got that sort of review since it was a radical departure. Turbos are not all that radical for Porsche, so it still is more of the evolution aspect of their philosophy.

As I recall the reviewers liked the 996 but the faithful did not. The complaints were that the 996 looked too much like the Boxster. From the windshield forward, I believe, they were the same. At least they looked identical. The interiors looked alike. The standard materials used for the door panels and seats were not of the quality expected for a Porsche 911. The 996tt is a whole different matter. Here you get a 996 looker with a water-cooled Mezger engine making it to me the best buy in the P-car line up of used cars, i.e. cheap price, great performance.

Not sure if I agree with the comment about "the perfect singing voice" - heard one at the Dealer at its launch and it sounded rather tame to me. My Boxster has a better growl!

Ed

Ed from Long Island (Tampa)
05S Cobalt/Blue/Blue