0700700

man , no contest. The old turbo vs m6 ... ok

But the new one is just absolutely phenomenal, there is pretty much nothing like ti

BetterMakeWay

You know what i can't understand? How come the m6 did that well against the 996 turbo...i mean i've seen some clips when from rolling starts the m6 would win. Why? Is it the gearbox? Because the m6 after all is a heavier car, it has more hp agree, but it has lower torque levels wich on a roll on matters.
I didn't see for example what happens when going head to head from a stand still?
Anyway it doesn't really matter. It was just my curiousity.
Oh and btw what dod you mean with the last sentence : "there is pretty much nothing like ti "

0700700

m6 vs 996 turbo... some videos

rolling start
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=57...05155527&q=*m6*

standing start
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7...46837883&q=*m6*

different edc settings
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=87...05635390&q=*m6*

m6 0-270km
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5...88796136&q=*m6*

I am not really that into the 996turbo to give you a precise arguemnt, but from what i have read on the m6 board, the significant difference in horsepower has a very large effect at higher speeds. As you know torque is extremely important at lower speeds and then it becomes a smaller and smaller factor as the car has to battle with drag resistance from the higher speed.

And you are correct , on a roll the Turbo starts much quicker, the m6 has to "wait" for the torque to arrive

Also some suggested that the gearbox makes a big difference. There is a video, which i cannot find , of the m5 vs 911 turbo using s5 and s6... On s5 it loses, on s6 it makes mincemeant out of the turbo. WIth s6 you pretty much get seemless gearchanges, as you will see in the above videos and that makes a lot of difference



there is pretty much nothing like it... i meant

BetterMakeWay

Ahamz...i got it. So it seams that the higher hp numbers and quick shift time are the key. Strange since the 996 turbo takes 4.2 seconds to reach 100km/h and the m6 4.6 seconds. Also it seams after that the m6 starts to pull away slowly.
I now wonder what would be the difference between the 997 turbo and the m6

TV550

Id buy the new 997 turbo over the M6 any day. Nothing looks better on the street than a wide ass of a twin turbo Porsche. I always get more looks driving the 997 911 Cs than any other car I have owned. Now add the body kit of the turbo and fatter rear end and its over!!! I also like the idea the automatic is faster than the stick. I am saving my dollars up for the new Turbo.

BetterMakeWay

So your saying you'll go for the tiptronic? Why? Just because it's 0.2 faster? What about the driving feel you get with the stick? What gearbox do you have now? And please PM me on some more info and driving experience with your 911 Carrera S. Thanx!

0700700

absolutely just not too wide please

BetterMakeWay

I was wondering about the rear spoiler on the turbo...from what i know (at least on the 997 turbo) but on all the turbos, the rear spoiler goes up at speeds exceding 60km/h and down below. The fact is that i saw alot of clips in nither of them the spoiler up. Anyway, can you change this feature...can you have it all the time down or up? I would really like to see a pic or a clip with it being in the top position.

0700700

ill look into this.. i was thinking of different asses.. sorry .. check previous post

BetterMakeWay

The pic appeared now...it was just an attachment when i posted, couldn't be accessed.
Now i'm trully speechless...my brain is flooded by 997 turbos and well asses and airbags and.....