The New Benchmark is Coming: 991 Turbo... Veyron fast?
05-04-2013, 07:29 AM
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loving it. yeah the last gen 911 Turbo S was the second quickest car Motor Trend ever tested I believe, from 0-60, behind the Veyron.
too bad new Gen Turbo/Turbo S is only PDK...no true manual!
too bad new Gen Turbo/Turbo S is only PDK...no true manual!
05-04-2013, 01:42 PM
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The 0-60 performance metric is becoming increasingly irrelevant at the upper tiers of performance cars. This new 911 Turbo might match or beat a Veyron to 60, but that doesn't mean the cars are in the same performance league. I'd guess that the Veyron would trap about 10mph faster at the end of the quarter mile.
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The 0-60 performance metric is becoming increasingly irrelevant at the upper tiers of performance cars. This new 911 Turbo might match or beat a Veyron to 60, but that doesn't mean the cars are in the same performance league. I'd guess that the Veyron would trap about 10mph faster at the end of the quarter mile.
It's like the official Nurburgring times....irrelevant for normal street driving performance, but everyone is trying to one-up the next by who has the fastest times around the 'Ring
05-04-2013, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by waltk88' timestamp='1367703764' post='22519559
The 0-60 performance metric is becoming increasingly irrelevant at the upper tiers of performance cars. This new 911 Turbo might match or beat a Veyron to 60, but that doesn't mean the cars are in the same performance league. I'd guess that the Veyron would trap about 10mph faster at the end of the quarter mile.
It's like the official Nurburgring times....irrelevant for normal street driving performance, but everyone is trying to one-up the next by who has the fastest times around the 'Ring
05-04-2013, 08:58 PM
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The 0-60 performance metric is becoming increasingly irrelevant at the upper tiers of performance cars. This new 911 Turbo might match or beat a Veyron to 60, but that doesn't mean the cars are in the same performance league. I'd guess that the Veyron would trap about 10mph faster at the end of the quarter mile.
05-05-2013, 07:38 AM
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The 0-60 performance metric is becoming increasingly irrelevant at the upper tiers of performance cars. This new 911 Turbo might match or beat a Veyron to 60, but that doesn't mean the cars are in the same performance league. I'd guess that the Veyron would trap about 10mph faster at the end of the quarter mile.
0-100 would mean more in terms of supercar performance.
05-05-2013, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by waltk88' timestamp='1367703764' post='22519559
The 0-60 performance metric is becoming increasingly irrelevant at the upper tiers of performance cars. This new 911 Turbo might match or beat a Veyron to 60, but that doesn't mean the cars are in the same performance league. I'd guess that the Veyron would trap about 10mph faster at the end of the quarter mile.
0-100 would mean more in terms of supercar performance.
05-05-2013, 10:48 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcYHZ0uC8JU
With the outgoing 997 Turbo S accelerating from 0-60 in 2.6 seconds, the new 991 should be able to hang with a Veyron up to 100km/h. Food for thought
Can't wait for the GT2
With the outgoing 997 Turbo S accelerating from 0-60 in 2.6 seconds, the new 991 should be able to hang with a Veyron up to 100km/h. Food for thought
Can't wait for the GT2