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Top Gear Review: Porsche 911 Turbo, Carrera 4S (Type 996)

Martin — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 02:30:32 +0000

Ahhhh! Feels like going back in time when watching old episodes of Top Gear – a show that will forever stay in the hearts of many car fans. And guess what… Jeremy had lots of hair back then and there was the Black Stig. Too bad that when the Stig was setting the lap time at the Top Gear’s airport track it was raining and he couldn’t achieve a better time for the 911 Turbo.

For those of you that can’t really tell the difference between the models in the 911 line up there is a surprisingly simple explanation for you at the end of the video. You can watch the Top Gear’s review after the jump.

Video: 911 Turbo and 911 Carrera 4S review on BBC Top Gear

Porsche 911 Turbo (997) review

Martin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:58:47 +0000

“If you love cars, you’re gonna love this!” – Jason Plato. Enough said? Anyway, some mind blowing figures and facts about the 997 Turbo:

0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) in 3.7 seconds (3.4 with the optional Tiptronic transmission)
Top speed of 193 mph (310 km/h)
3.6 L flat-six turbocharged engine developing 480 PS (353 kW/473bhp) and 620 Nm (460 ft·lbf_f) of torque (equipped with the optional Sports Chrono package – 680 Nm)
AWD with PTM (Porsche Traction Management), which means greater stability and better traction on all kind of surfaces, compared to older AWD Porsche cars
Time of 7:38 at the famous Nordschleife track

Follow the jump to watch the video. (Just a note: from now on, I will be posting the videos this way, so that the front page takes less time to load)

GT3 RS vs GT3 Cup car

Martin — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:38:11 +0000

Another great review by Tiff Needell. The 911 GT3 RS is 5 seconds behind the Cup edition car, but that doesn’t make it less fun. Play the video and see for yourself.

Drifting a GT3 on a curvy mountain road

Martin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:41:58 +0000

“Auto Motor und Sport” took a white-colored GT3 and went out into the mountains to have fun. They definitely have the balls to do some breath taking drifting on the corners.

The battle of the SUVs

Martin — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:11:52 +0000

Another nice shootout by Fifth Gear. This time it is the Cayenne GTS versus the BMW X5 4.8 V8 presented by Vicki Butler-Henderson. Good news is that the GTS sets a better lap time by finishing nearly 2 seconds ahead of the BMW.

Cayman S review by Motorvision

Martin — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:20:14 +0000

The nimble sportscar by Porsche is being driven by Tim Schrick for the German tv show Motorvision. The Cayman, compared to its Japanese rival – the Nissan 350Z, gives better times at the following: braking, slalom and handling. You can see it almost jumping from corner to corner at the end of the video on the handling track.

911 in the snow at Nordschleife

Martin — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 21:00:42 +0000

What is better than riding a 911 Carrera on the snowy German track? Merry Christmas to everyone and be careful out there in the snow!

Porsche 550 Spyder driven

Martin — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:29:29 +0000

A little bit of a Porsche history lesson. The 550 Spyder, also called RS, is the first true Porsche car made exclusively for racing.

Carrera GT reviewed by Top Gear

Martin — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:27:16 +0000

Jeremy Clarkson sits behind the wheel of the 5.7-litre V10 monster. What has he got to say? “I’ve never had a feeling like this before, I have never felt anything like that.”

The mighty Carrera GT sets a new lap record by beating the Mercedes SLR McLaren by a second. Enjoy and turn up the volume!

You can read the Top Gear review by clicking here. The Stig’s laptimes are here.