911 (991) Porsche 911 (991) - First Drives/Test Thread

[Mr Robert]

Richard Meaden has a few things to say about the 991 Carrera

Video: 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4 video review and pictures | evo

On another note, what is the word on the manual? Is it fake? I know I haven't followed this as closely as I should...

 

[Sunny]

On another note, what is the word on the manual? Is it fake? I know I haven't followed this as closely as I should...

I doubt that, I don't know if a fake 'manual' is even feasible. But the very few reviews I have seen haven't been exactly glowing.

 

[martinbo]

Uh oh...

 

[DeDe]

^ Let me guess, the 550-hp-GT-T beat it...

 

[Sunny]

^Nah it is Evo, I am going to go with Evora or AM, and no not for patriotic reasons, but cause evo likes their cars simple and mechanical.

 

[Cashmere]

^ Let me guess, the 550-hp-GT-T beat it...

You mean the GTR? I would say so too.

 

[DeDe]

You mean the GTR? I would say so too.

Yes, of course.

 

[Cashmere]

He doesn't seem to be a very happy chappy

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[Soup]

^ Let me guess, the 550-hp-GT-T beat it...

^Nah it is Evo, I am going to go with Evora or AM, and no not for patriotic reasons, but cause evo likes their cars simple and mechanical.

You mean the GTR? I would say so too.

Yes, of course.

The whole article will be uploaded and posted today, winner is.......

2nd Nissan GTR
3rd Porsche 911

 

[DeDe]

The whole article will be uploaded and posted today, winner is.......

They can't be serious. I mean the R8 is a great, practical and comfortable supercar with precise handling, wonderful engine, but unless they've tested the facelifted 2013 model with double-clutch gearbox (which they apparently did not, lol), I can't see how they came up with this result.

Can't wait to read the article!

 

[Human]

He doesn't seem to be a very happy chappy

So, he says it lost some of the idiosyncrasy and character that defined previous generations. This he explains is due to the PDK, eletcric steering (very good but still a change to get used to) and for me the surprise that he says it feels less rear-engined which some may think is a good thing and at EVO they think not.

Progress and changes to the chassis may have alienized the car for those are used to old school 911 !?

 

[Sunny]

They can't be serious. I mean the R8 is a great, practical and comfortable supercar with precise handling, wonderful engine, but unless they've tested the facelifted 2013 model with double-clutch gearbox (which they apparently did not, lol), I can't see how they came up with this result.

Can't wait to read the article!

Evo being evo, they probably tested the manual.

So, he says it lost some of the idiosyncrasy and character that defined previous generations. This he explains is due to the PDK, eletcric steering (very good but still a change to get used to) and for me the surprise that he says it feels less rear-engined which some may think is a good thing and at EVO they think not.

Progress and changes to the chassis may have alienized the car for those are used to old school 911 !?

Funny story - at the back of every Evo mag, the last few pages is this table of data of all the cars they tested including a '+' and '-' point about the car and being the nerd I am I spend hours pouring through it. When it comes to 911s, for almost every new generation, the '-' is always in one way or another about how it is less '911' than the previous generation.

 

[Soup]

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[Soup]

 

[Soup]

Just a quick tech-question: what is the launch-rpm for the 991's LC?
Quattroruote says it's 5500 rpm, while all the videos I've seen on the net shows starts from 6500?

Is it has to do something with the PSM ON and Off?

PSM wasn't turned off in this video

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[Sayyaaf]

steering wheel doesn't center after a quick turn ? is that true ?

 

[Centurion]

^^
The praise for the 991 seems never ending. At first there were so many worries about it departing from it's tail-happy heritage, but if you ask me, I don't think we have seen it all yet. The 991 Carrera and Carrera S will probably look tame to how far the GT3 will push the boundaries of the 911.

 

[Centurion]

^^
The chassi of the 911 is clearly more advanced, look at how more settled the car took off without the rear dipping.

 

[-=Hot|Ice=-]

^^
The chassi of the 911 is clearly more advanced, look at how more settled the car took off without the rear dipping.

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It does look very flat and stable when he gets on the gas.

 

[K-A]

The new 911 is really a masterpiece. It makes the 997 appear floaty in comparison.

I do somewhat like the 997 taillights more. On an otherwise smooth and classic design, the 991's taillights take some getting used to, as they're by far the only "modern/techy looking" and very angular form on the car.