SportAuto test: 997.2 Turbo and GT3
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ORIGINAL: tscaptain
Wot, no Fezza?!![] Clive will be disappointed.
Looks like I need to buy a Cargraphic GT RSC!
That CG car is the 624PS one which costs 35k Euros (pre-tax) just for the engine upgrades. Then you have the GT2 bodykit and the lighter doors etc, so not cheep!
http://www.cargraphic.co.uk/index.php?/s,6,7,18,2987,2988,3103/o,article,4071/
That's why I am happy with my 544PS kit as it's 7k euros and I still have a 100-200 of 7.1s compared to the 997.2 Turbo's 7.9s (or for sport auto 7.7s) and the CG624 kit's 6.5s.
Must have been downhill or a strong prevailing wind or something to make all the 0-100 times so good! I do think there will be nothing like the experience of a PDK Turbo off the line though. It will be mental!
Launch control in mine is pretty spectacular so in the Turbo, with 4WD and all, it will be just hilarious! Still, when I've finished with the Marlin mods this winter it should do around 3.3 0-60 and 8.5 0-100 (That's why it's in having bigger brakes put on at the moment[8D]) Now if I could fit PDK to that........................[
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Interesting
Porsche's own figures fort he power kit x51 C2S are virtually identical to the 997.2 C2S PDK.
0-60 in 4.4, 0-62 in 4.6, 0-100 in 9.7, 0-124 (200kph) in 14.9. Power is 385ps, weight was 1420 though, 35 kg's less which probbaly helps agaisnt the quicker pdk changes.
Don't know about the 060/62 time but the 0-100 and 0 -124 times have definately dropped since the upgrades.
Porsche's own figures fort he power kit x51 C2S are virtually identical to the 997.2 C2S PDK.
0-60 in 4.4, 0-62 in 4.6, 0-100 in 9.7, 0-124 (200kph) in 14.9. Power is 385ps, weight was 1420 though, 35 kg's less which probbaly helps agaisnt the quicker pdk changes.
Don't know about the 060/62 time but the 0-100 and 0 -124 times have definately dropped since the upgrades.
ORIGINAL: okellyt
I bet with launch control and sports plus it'll comfortbaly get under 3.4s to 60[
Plenty mad enough for most peoples tastes[
Porsche quote 3.4s as 100% of their cars have to deliver at least this. So I am sure there are always a few faster ones out there, especially those given to the Press!
I've never quite understood the 'Turbo fraternity's' obsession with 0-60 and standing start times.
Other than in competition (hill climbs and sprints) I've never come across a situation on the road where I might need a 'launch control'.
The report confirms that the new Gen 2 997TT will be blisteringly fast, but I'd be more interested in how it stimulates the senses with the claimed improvements in feel and feedback, and the new engine's improved aural tones. These are the things that can be enjoyed all of the time.
So, it will be good to read the early reviews as they filter through.
Other than in competition (hill climbs and sprints) I've never come across a situation on the road where I might need a 'launch control'.
The report confirms that the new Gen 2 997TT will be blisteringly fast, but I'd be more interested in how it stimulates the senses with the claimed improvements in feel and feedback, and the new engine's improved aural tones. These are the things that can be enjoyed all of the time.
So, it will be good to read the early reviews as they filter through.
Oliver - you are right a 0-60 is more of a pub bragging rights. However the 0 - 100 and 0 - 124 times give a general indication of the car's flexibility as it tends to cover a number of gears. A relative comparison gives you a feel for the relative on road perforamnce ie in gear times and pick up across gears at different engine speeds.
The higher speed times give a feeling for the cars overall perfomance envelop ie how does it does against air resitance at speed and what it's acceleration in higher gears like. A 0-100 time of sub 10secs is seen as a benchmark, geniuinely fast cars only brake this (it used to be the entry point for the supercar club). A 0-200kphn (0-124) of sub 15 secs is also pretty serious.
Sub-10 secs to 100mph supercar pace? Even my un-modified 2 tonne estate car can do 8.8s! [
][] [cough]0-200kph = 13.5s[/cough] It's all about the 100-200kph (62 to 124mph) pace for me. The new PDK Turbo is 0.3s faster than the old manual for this benchmark, so certainly going in the right direction. Not a huge jump though and still nowhere near an entry level modified Turbo. It's the very poor 0-300kph time that has me concerned. The new Turbo flies to 100kph then is actually a LOT slower than the old Turbo is 200-300. Perhaps those new big shrek ears cause some serious drag at higher speeds [
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