Porsche 911

I think they fastens then a "993".

buy a skyline

i am the owner of a porsche 997 c2s and can tell you its the best car i have ever driven and i have had a wide variety of cars. Half my mates hate it and the other half love it. Believe me when i say this, once you get to own a 911 you will know what i mean.

 

Will you stop advertising the prig of petrol heads (Jeremy 'Rotherhamlad' Clarkson) and idiotic, sarcastic teachers. A 'new' car is a celebration for the company but for those who can't afford one or those who don't want one all is irrelevant puffery. I have to admit that l cannot afford one at the moment and what drew my attention to the hype was a simple image of a stylish car and associated adspeak from microsoft. In the back of my mind is the fantasy that one day l will drive one and another l may own one, but the way the Tories are handling the economy ensures that it will remain a fantasy. 

Stupid arrogant people, So what if someone died in a porsche, people die in cars everyday, doesnt mean people stop buying them, thats like saying no one should fly a plane bcos of a crash that happened 70 years ago, Same old same old eyy? Well if porsche didnt continue their recognisable car looks then im sure that their trademark would be los., although i can already see some redesigns, Panamera style interior and rear end and the body panels have been redesigned none the less, people who haven't driven a porsche wouldn't understand the porsche thing, Im sure you people who criticise wouldn't be able to hit the same sales figures as porsche have, so stick to your citreon saxos.

... "Didn't James Dean die in a 911? Not exactly a great thing to recommend it." ...

Yes, James Dean died in a Porsche.

No, It was not a 911, it was actually a 550 Spider. 


The 550 was more of a dedicated racer than it was a road car, and Dean had very little experience driving this car as he had just bought it.  Not that it matters though, it wasn't as if he had lost control of the car; some poor guy was turning off the highway and crossed directly in to Dean's path - who was unable to stop in time to avoid his fatal accident.


As for the new 911, Front end reminds me of the Ferrari 360, and they have gone to far in streamlining. 

I don't have high hopes for the performance either.  I suspect it will be faster, but longer wheelbases typically do not lend themselves to cornering performance (think Lotus Exige vs. Viper). 

Appears like Porsche is moving towards highway cruising comfort and away from canyon carver. 

Maybe the 'Longer, Wider, Lower' manta of the American car makers of the early 70's is still too strong in my memory.  Too many small and nimble-ish cars grew in gross proportions to improve ride comfort and highway stability, but did nothing but destroy cornering ability  (the Mustang springs to mind; from the race dominating 67's to the land yacht 73's).

Not a welcome direction in my books.

So, what we have here is a 911. Same old, same old. Same old stunning good looks, same old superb performance. If you've never driven one, sat in one or stood next to one (and I mean any kind of supercar!) you really have no idea of the beauty they have. Porsche lovers will love it, Clarkson will hate it and the majority of us posting here will continue to drive our own car.....which more than likely won't be that super at all!