Porsche 997 Turbo revealed.

Looks like a really cool car, but I'd rather have the new gt3. The new turbo kind of goes against your signature Adeel. Just messing with you :)
 
I loved the 996 Turbo. This looks 2x better than that. I am sold. If only I had 130K! Of course, if I did, I would get better a used Gallardo! :)
 
I think it'll have to grow on me. I do like the 480hp. The front end isn't as angry as the 996. I like the rear end and the wheels better. The steering wheel is hideous. Is this going to be much more than the previous model?
 
I love the 911 turbos. If I could afford one, I would. The styling definitely looks more aggressive but still the same.
 
tech. savy indeed...

Era of the split 5-spoke wheel... yay! :tongue:

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*Nota Bena: Tiptronic_S (3.7s) is stated to be quicker than the manual Turbo (3.9s) in 0-100kmh; I *presumed* from past recollection the 996 Turbo was even quicker?!? :confused:
 
If it wasnt for the fact that 911's (and turbos) are a dme a dozen so to speak in southern cali, id want one too. But i'd side with net viper and get a used gallardo. I like having a car that you dont see everyday, yeah I know turbos are fairly rare, but its still a 911 no matter how many hp it makes.
 
Umm....... looks like a 1981 porsche but with bling rims from a WRX. :biggrin:



AU_NSX said:
Bang!!.... Thump....
Anyone else not feeling the best and needs to be put out of their misery??? :biggrin:
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No wonder they call you "the ladies man". :rolleyes:
 
Nothing special IMHO.

Usuall porsche recipe.

1. same boring exterior.
2. a bit nicer interior.
3. a bit more power.
4. a bit more tech.
5. a bit more price.
6. a bit more options.

Ofcourse, If you want 500 hp - you need to wait for the Turbo S. But wait if you really want a sporty turbo then wait for the GT2. Oh and you want options on your car. Well well, we have a 10 page options list. Would you like Colored crests on your wheels?

Then again, if you really want the turbo and a cab then wait for another couple of years and cough up more dough.

It got old a long time ago for me. If i EVER buy a P - car its going to be used and most likely a GT3.
 
I saw a half dozen of these a couple months ago, all painted black and highly disguised in testing, driving in formation up highway 280 toward San Francisco. They were all in black and covered in gaffing tape with many of the drivers checking their laptops for whatever information they were getting on the trip. It was cool to see the nes generation out on tests.
 
NSXrunner said:
If it wasnt for the fact that 911's (and turbos) are a dme a dozen so to speak in southern cali, id want one too. But i'd side with net viper and get a used gallardo. I like having a car that you dont see everyday, yeah I know turbos are fairly rare, but its still a 911 no matter how many hp it makes.
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That is the way I have always thought about the 911's. The 911's to me is like a Corvette and the 911 Turbo is a Z06.
 
NSXLuvr said:
1. same boring exterior.
2. a bit nicer interior.
3. a bit more power.
4. a bit more tech.
5. a bit more price.
6. a bit more options.
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This is for all cars in the world, not just the Porsche 911 Turbo, unless there is a brand new model coming up...

But, in other words, or Porsche words, it's called a evolution :D
 
ChopsJazz said:
I saw a half dozen of these a couple months ago, all painted black and highly disguised in testing, driving in formation up highway 280 toward San Francisco. They were all in black and covered in gaffing tape with many of the drivers checking their laptops for whatever information they were getting on the trip. It was cool to see the nes generation out on tests.
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That wasn't a test... It was filming for the new Flash Gordon film.... :biggrin:
 
NSXLuvr said:
Usuall porsche recipe.

1. same boring exterior.
2. a bit nicer interior.
3. a bit more power.
4. a bit more tech.
5. a bit more price.
6. a bit more options.
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You need to check your facts. This car has a lot more power than the outgoing model. I would argue with you on #4 as well, but there is no point as you are still driving around in a car that has "tech" from 1990. I'm not a huge Porsche fan, but it seems strange to see that comment come from an owner of a NSX.
 
NeoNSX said:
"Evolution" -- where something takes millions of years to change. :D
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If that is the case Bugatti Veyron is the same thing as

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:biggrin: :biggrin:
 
I am actually quite disappointed in the look department of this 997 Turbo. I have been a Porsche guy since day one. Porsche to me was always clean, round, and stylish without gaudy details. But the recent trend on all their cars has been adding too many ducts, vanes, and little things on otherwise clean lines. The only thing that I like more on this 997 Turbo than the 996 Turbo is the headlights. The 997 Turbo have too many redundant slits and slats. Sort of what the Pontiac or Do-Luck designers would do on a Porsche. 2 splits on each of the 5 spokes? Come on!
Awesome performance though.
Steve
 
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Rubbish.
-You are never going to have any fun in that car.
-With those wide tyres you will never enjoy a nice slippery wet road through the hills.
-With that power you will never have the thrill of smoothly drifting it in a four wheel drift through a long sweeping corner.
-With the 911 look, you will never have people move briskly out of your way as you come up in the fast lane.
-With the engine hanging out the rear you will never feel it was engineered properly.
-You will be wondering why your big 3.6 litre turbo engine only has 460hp.
-With the price of that car, you will be wondering if it really was worth it to take the depreciation hit.
-With that car you will never have people wondering what car it is.
-With that model you will join millions of owners people in boring land.
-With that car, you will always wonder if you should have bought the newer/other model.
-With that car, you will want to change things like wheels, brakes, power etc, but you won’t have to. Bummer.
 
First car I would buy after winning the lottery. I don't care about Lambos or Vipers. Porsche Turbo is THE sportscar, regardless of which model.

There's an "overboost" button, if you floor it and press that button you'll get 0,2 bar additional boost for about 10 seconds. How cool is that?
 
710 said:
-You are never going to have any fun in that car.
-With the engine hanging out the rear you will never feel it was engineered properly.
-You will be wondering why your big 3.6 litre turbo engine only has 460hp.
-With the price of that car, you will be wondering if it really was worth it to take the depreciation hit.
-With that car, you will always wonder if you should have bought the newer/other model.
-With that car, you will want to change things like wheels, brakes, power etc, but you won’t have to. Bummer.
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- You haven't driven it, how can you know?
- Engine is in the back, but if you try a GT3, it will leave you wondering why the car does'nt feel heavy in the rear. Try a GT3/ new 997! You just won't beleive how german engineers have overcome the engine-in-the-rear problem! Of course, if you turn off all the electronic aids, and push the car on a slippery track, it will scare the life out of you :D
- It has 480 hp, not 460. A Porsche buyer wouldn't care less :p Because he knows that the engine is capable of much, much more. Porsche is like Honda, they want the reliability to be there :p I'm sure they could hit the 600 hp mark easily, but they leave these kind of things to the tuners... RUF, Gemballa, TechArt have all 600 hp Porsches in their tuningprogram, and Porsche knows that very well.
- If you are spending that much on a car, you know that you are up to loosing/spending great amounts of money on it. And, if you are afraid of loosing money this way, why buy this car? Buy some value-increasing property instead or something like that...
- Why? If you buy a Turbo that is what you want. Between the choices of Turbo, GT2 and GT3 - you know what you want... Turbo is the all-year supercar, GT3 the trackcar and the GT2 is the stripped rwd turbo with a little bit more power...
- You can always lower the car, change its shoes and give it a new exhaust :)



I think people are being negative just because it's a Porsche :)
 
Klayton said:
First car I would buy after winning the lottery. I don't care about Lambos or Vipers. Porsche Turbo is THE sportscar, regardless of which model.

There's an "overboost" button, if you floor it and press that button you'll get 0,2 bar additional boost for about 10 seconds. How cool is that?
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Ooooh, I didn't know. That's cool.
OK. I'll have one of these cars then, sign me up.:smile:
 

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