Advantages: Looks, performance, build quality... Disadvantages: Not a friend to the green lobby
the passenger door, which is quite cute. You can fit a couple of saddles or a bale of shavings on the back seats which is pretty good for a supercar. Mind you, to be fair, we used to get a bale of hay in the boot of the TVR... The Porsche boot is perfectly adequate but your golf clubs will need to go on the back seat.
I cannot say that the 911Turbo is cheap to buy or run but it provides pretty good value for money in its class. Servicing and repair costs are not on the Ferrari scale and over the lifetime of the car, the Porsche probably works out cheaper than a TVR as you do not spend so much time in the garage.
I'm afraid that I've never got into the "what type of wheels has it got" thing, bit I am informed that they are very nice too...
The Porsche gives you a feeling of safety both as a driver and as a passenger. Build, wheels and brakes ...
Advantages: Fast, reliable and practical Disadvantages: rear seats for very young ones only but better than nothing
I used to have a Carrera 4 Cab which was quick but this car is in another power league. Internally it is identical to the non-Turbo versions but externally it has lower suspension (does not like traffic calming humps) and has air vents scooped out of both sides of the car. For those who like relaxed driving keeping revs under 4000 the 911Turbo is like driving any executive cruise machine but floor the pedal to the metal it becomes quite simply a rocket!
Insurance is expensive and fuel consumption can be challenged if driven hard but 25 MPG is easily obtainable. All in all it is a practical supercar and with Tiptronic a relaxed drive even in the city. Depreciation is better than on Ferrari's and the extra 2 (albeit small) seats make it more practical than a Mercedes SL (a 2 seater only) ...
premierstrat 05.11.2004
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Ciao members have rated this car review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Porsche 911 Turbo
a real race car.
In fact, Porsche were one of the first to experiment with Turbo powered engines.
They evolved and did their research with the MaClaren Formula 1 team in the early and mid 80's. Winning many races and a few championships before being outlawed in the sport.
They made the successful transition to the road and soon appeared in cheaper marques such as Ford and Audi.
In fact Renault were one of the main pioneers.
Still Porsche were the only ones to have true success at a higher level.
As far as racing goes , the 911Turbo is ideal for certain racing on closed circuits and is has many of its own championships and race meetings around the world.
Internally, the Porsche is essentially a 2 seater. There is a back seat but its not even worth trying to sit on. Its more of a parcel shelf.
The interiors are ...
