one4thethumb

My brother and his family were in from Sarasota visiting our folks back in southwestern PA, so I took the family down for a weekend visit, and boy was I glad that I did. One of my brother's close friends, who happens to be an unabashed piston head, let my brother borrow his 700+ HP 2008 Porsche wide body 911 Twin Turbo for a few days . . .

I'm told by my brother that his friend had all the modifications done by Porsche (brakes, rotors, tires, inter coolers, interior)so that the car would remain under factory warranty and that the total cost of the car with mods is north of $180K USD.

Needless to say, there was a bit of trepidation on my part when my brother tossed me the keys, but that quickly evaporated as I took the twin turbo monster out on the twisties in and around my parents' abode.

A flick of the sports mode switch on the dash, and the car seemed to lower itself a bit and became definitely stiffer, but that's when the fun began. The car held the road beautifully as I traversed the country roads of Washington County . . . the only complaint I had was that the engine seemed to rumble when under power between 1800 and 2300 RPM . . . the moment the road transitioned from a 2 lane to a 4 lane state highway, I stepped on the accelerator and in an instant the car roared to life and I easily hit 103 on the speedo.

The following morning, I took the beast out on to I-79 and took it up to 110 when an A-8 was attempting to overtake me in the right lane. Tons of fun indeed.

Definitely a trip highlight to be sure, and if anyone is interested, the car can be had for a scant $110K USD.

DD_545i

103? 110? So you only got up as far as 3rd gear then

one4thethumb

Was told that car has a top end in excess of 170 (but wasn't going to attempt anything beyond a token splash into the triple digits) . . . to honor the owner's request we kept the tranny in auto as opposed to running through the gears manually with the triptronic and the wheel paddles . . in sport mode, am pretty sure that it was in 4th.

DD_545i

Way in excess of 170. A regular 911 Turbo is in excess of 186. I would estimate with 700HP you're looking at 200 easy. There are RUF 911s with less than 700 that reach 200mph.

one4thethumb

Point taken. I will remember that the next time the keys to that beast are thrown in my direction.

DD_545i

Did I remember to say WOW btw? Good luck on getting the keys again

craigm1841

I've done 103 in a Kia spectra in a school zone in the snow while texting.

Jk- the car sounds cool, I wouldn't have been able to contain myself. The car likely gets from 60 to 120 in Like 6 seconds auto mode or not!