The 911 Turbo has historically occupied a place few other cars have. While there are a few comparable dual-purposers out there, the 911 Turbo has a little more cachet and capability than most sports-tourers do. It must be said, though, that the tendency has been to push the heavy Turbo towards the GT-end of the spectrum—further and further with …
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Drag Battle: GT2 RS Vs Turbo
Though we all acknowledge the advantage four-wheel drive offers off the line, how valuable is it when compared to a rear-wheel drive machine renowned for its traction? Both the 911 Turbo and the GT2 RS have the weight in the right place for launching—which, by the way, both do without the possibility of driver error. However, a combination of …
Continue to the full article992 Turbo Spied Testing at the Nurburgring!
It might be a hundred pounds heftier than its forebear, but the new 992 Turbo is certainly no slower [in fact it's likely much faster]. Absurdly quick from A to B, the gold standard for all-weather supercars may lose something in terms of pure agility compared to the GT members of the Porsche family, but not much. Absurdly quick over crests and …
Continue to the full articleHow Porsche’s Dynamic Boost System Works
Most rally fans know the hallmark sound of an anti-lag system. First used in Formula 1 in the 1980s, anti-lag systems are designed to keep a turbocharger spinning while off throttle. Most systems produce a loud "pop," often accompanied by visible flames. Though some owners of modified cars will tolerate the occasional fireball, a new Turbo S owner …
Continue to the full articleRear Wheel Steer vs. Thrust Vectoring: Turbo S Meets F-22 Raptor
Saabs may have been born from jets, but even the mightiest SPG has no place on a runway alongside the F-22 Raptor. The current 911 Turbo S has a spec sheet that reads more like the ultimate air superiority fighter than a mere road car. Dynamic roll control, dynamic boost, and a whole bevy of acronyms that sound more like missile systems than …
Continue to the full articleRIDING THE DEPRECIATION CURVE: WHEN TO BUY A USED 911 TURBO
One of the first videos we featured from JP&Co was their depreciation analysis of modern, normally aspirated 911s from 1999 to 2017. The charts, graphs and empirical data seemed to resonate with a number of you (closet number crunchers, maybe?). With that in mind, we were happy to see this most recent video that features similar depreciation …
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