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Schwalbe · 04-28-2005, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by J-San

Originally Posted by lakatu

The 959 was a fantastic car so advanced for its time. I think it is one of those cars that looks much better in person but can’t confirm that

. I wish they would have made it a little more sports car oriented but at the time it was made more people were interested in a GT than a true sports car. I know they made a few lighter weight versions but I wish that for example the suspension was a little stiffer. The suspensions where pretty soft with quite a bit of roll. It would have been interesting to see what a 959 would have done on the NS with a better setup and in competition with their 961 race version.

The thing I find so amazing is the advancement that has been made in automotive technology since the 959. Porsche spent so much $ on that car and poured everything they knew into it and yet 8 years later a normally aspirated 993 could keep up with it on the NS :shock: .

St-anger what is your opinion of the AWD system on the 959 was it just too complicated and overkill. It seems like Porsche has been trending towards lighter simpler AWD systems that are less involved, unless needed, after introducing the AWD on the 959. Great article though

. Thanks.

If you are a 959 lover, you'll like this: it's simply the best and most complete and extensive article I've seen on the 959.

http://www.autozine.org/959/959_1.htm

Thanks J-San for this great link about the mighty Porsche 959.

Schwalbe · 05-03-2005, 03:35 PM

[Two nice tuned 997 Carrera S: SpeedArt vs. TechArt]

To see the results of this duel and 47 pictures go here:
:arrow: http://www.autobild.de/tuning/testbe...rtikel_seite=3

pzgren · 05-04-2005, 09:11 AM

hey porsche fans

take a look at this garage:

a very nice collection! i hope that someday my garage looks like this...
and every morning i'll have the heavy decision which car to take....

MBW124 · 05-05-2005, 10:47 PM

omg, that's a really nice garage. Looks a litte cramped but I would love to see what the others are in the back ground. Are they any more pictures to be found anywhere?

stmoritzer · 05-07-2005, 05:57 AM

indeed a nice garage

leo_26782 · 05-07-2005, 07:54 AM

Nice one.

Is it a Ferrari in the back?

pzgren · 05-09-2005, 05:37 AM

sadly i couldn't find some more pics.

the red car on the left hand side of the cgt could be a ferrari but very difficult to say...

ARMAN · 05-09-2005, 06:58 AM

Na... who would want that? :roll: You dont even have place to park your turbo

nurbrun · 05-09-2005, 07:48 AM

Originally Posted by pzgren

sadly i couldn't find some more pics.

the red car on the left hand side of the cgt could be a ferrari but very difficult to say...

yea its a Challenge stradale! i have pics of this garage before but the 993 turbo was never there! thanks!!!

adamwich · 05-09-2005, 09:32 AM

Diffinately a nice garage!

pzgren · 05-12-2005, 02:54 AM

just found these two vids:

Ever wondered what a 996TT with 5 inch straight pipes and cats sounds like?

First video is at idle with some reving and flames
http://www.mangogrits.com/akula/vids/straightpipes.wmv

Second one is what it sounds like in the 1/4mile
http://www.mangogrits.com/akula/vids/another11.wmv

dingo · 05-12-2005, 04:46 AM

It doesn't sound very appealing when idling and at low revs, but once moving its much better

That car apparently has 562HP @ the wheels - love the flames

Thanks for the links

Schwalbe · 05-14-2005, 02:37 PM

High powered 996 TT is always nice to watched. Thanks for the video PzGren.

challe · 05-15-2005, 06:50 AM

Yeeeahh I did a Porsche 911 gt3 !
And yeah I take Draw Request ,,, Visit my car art site :
http://race68.com/art/art.htm

See Ya !
Challe / 8)

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PATo355 · 05-15-2005, 05:25 PM

Very nice drawing , but that is a GT2 , not a GT3 , just check the wing