Porsche 911 Turbo Supertest

[gangajas]

These are the results of the 911 Turbo Supertest:

(Copy&Paste from SC.net)

3.6-litres bi-turbo
bore x stroke: 100.0 x 76.4 mm
compression: 9.0:1
480 PS @ 6,000 rpm
133.33 PS/litre
680 Nm @ ~2,100 rpm
tires:
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup NO in the size of
235/35 ZR 19 and 305/30 ZR 19 in front/rear
brakes:
380 mm eventilated and drilled ceramic disk brakes in front/rear
kerb weight: 1581 kg
weight distribution: 39.0/61.0 per cent in front/rear
power-to-weight ratio: 303.6 bhp/ton
acceleration:
0-100 km/h 3.8 s
0-160 km/h 8.3 s
0-200 km/h 12.6 s
0-200-0 km/h: 17.7 s

80-180 km/h in 4th gear:
beats even the 806 bhp Koenigsegg CCR (8.6 s) to 7.7s !!!

handling:
max. lat. acceleration on track: 1.3 G
18m slalom 71.3 km/h
36m slalom 134 km/h
110m evasion test 153 km/h
wet handling track 1:13.6 mins.

aerodynmaic:
Cw 0.29
Cw x A 0.59
8kg uplift/12 kg downforce at 200 km/h

verdict:
score 72/80 pts.

7:54 mins at the Nurbrugring Nordschleife
as fast as the more powerful CLK DTM AMG, the F430 and even slightly faster than the 996 Turbo but not faster than the Gallardo SE. At D?ttinger H?he it achieves a top speed of 282 km/h, 996 Turbo only 272 km/h. It loses against the Gallardo SE due to less power but more weight, the 4WD of the Gallardo also makes a difference.

1:11.9 mins at the Hockenheim short track
only 0.2 secs and 0.1 secs. slower than the 996 Turbo or Gallardo SE but 0.6 and 0.7 secs. faster than the CLK DTM AMG and F430, nothing to worry about

The Porsche 997 Turbo is was the Porsche Turbo always was and is supposed to be, the ultimate driving machine offering a perfect handling even though the handling is a bit difficile and chnages from understeer to oversteer under load. Even though it is about 90 kgs more heavy than the 996 Turbo it beats it in all aspects, it more agaile than ever (even beats the CCR from 80-180 km/h in 4th gear. As standard it comes with 620 Nm of torques, in combination with the Sport Chrono package 680 Nm are available.

The new Michelin Sport Cup tyres limit the max. lat. acceleration a bit but also offer a much better wet handling. With 3.0 G in lines up with the CLK DTM AMG, the Gallardo E-gear and the old 996 Turbo. In wet handling it beats the Ford GT and Aston Martin V8 Vantage ut not the BMW M6, Corvette C6, Maserati Gransport or Porsche 997 GT3.

The 36m slalom it masters better than the Ford GT or F430 but not the RS4, Boxster S or 996 GT3. In the 110m evasion test it is as fast as the LP640 but not the 996 Turbo.

In general it beats the Ford GT, Gallrdo SE and F430 but not the LP640 or 996 Turbo.

(next is the Corvette Z06
may,18 )

What do you think?

[poltz]

I was expecting a better track performance, but that's alright. At least it was faster than the F430

[yg60m]

I think that I can't wait the Z06 results
For the 997 Turbo, it's an impressive car and performs like more expensive cars (F430 and Gallardo) while being more practical on daily use. Performances on track can also depends on weather and heat so they are relative ... All these cars should be tested the same day to really have an true basis and then it wouldn't be complete, when I read bikes magazines with super-comparos, the bikes are tested by several very-good bikers (often professionals) and they usually don't achieve their own best times on the same bike ...