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re: Porsche fans - times are changing
Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:09 pm to RazorBroncs
Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:09 pm to RazorBroncs
Yep, the feeling you get in your core as you listen to that engine shift through gears as you’re accelerating through turns and screaming into straights can’t be replicated by a gearless electric motor. I’ve driven teslas and they’re fun but there’s no connection to the car no adrenaline rush. Driving a 911 or similar style car you feel entwined with the workings of the car, you’re a team connected. A Tesla you’re just riding along
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Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:15 pm to DavidTheGnome
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What is it exactly about a gas powered engine makes it so much more appealing than an electric?
5 minute recharge vs 15 hour recharge.
Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:16 pm to kywildcatfanone
Car shows with dudes standing around comparing battery output sounds kind of lame.
Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:19 pm to tigernnola
I'll take an air cooled carbureted 911 over a water cooled or electric any day.
For me to buy in to electric cars would mean I'd have to buy in to climate change. I'll never own an electric car.
Maximum speed and capabilities aren't what makes driving enjoyable to me. This is the reason the Miata has existed for 32 years.
For me to buy in to electric cars would mean I'd have to buy in to climate change. I'll never own an electric car.
Maximum speed and capabilities aren't what makes driving enjoyable to me. This is the reason the Miata has existed for 32 years.
Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:21 pm to subtle
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This is the reason the Miata has existed for 32 years.
I thought they still existed because there are still teenage girls who need a starter car.
Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:23 pm to subtle
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Maximum speed and capabilities aren't what makes driving enjoyable to me. This is the reason the Miata has existed for 32 years.
Is that car really enjoyable to drive?
Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:24 pm to tigernnola
they're still all going to look exactly the same though, right?
Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:25 pm to tigernnola
The Kia EV6 GT is going to really hurt Tesla. Porsche has the Tacan, the best electric car right now.
Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:25 pm to tigernnola
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0-60-2.2 sec, 0-100-3.4 & 0-200-9.8.
If that came from an ICE engine, man the gas savings!
Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:29 pm to billjamin
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I thought they still existed because there are still teenage girls who need a starter car.
A Miata can be heavily modded and they’re beasts on the track.
Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:30 pm to DavidTheGnome
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Tesla seems to have shown electric cars can be fast as hell. What is it exactly about a gas powered engine makes it so much more appealing than an electric?
In one single aspect of performance, sure. But there is more to performance than straight line speed.
I'd rather go slower and row my own gears, feel the vibrations and the glorious sounds as the cars rev.
Much like mechanical watches vs quartz, if you have to ask....
Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:32 pm to VABuckeye
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A Miata can be heavily modded and they’re beasts on the track.
it was a joke. And I’ve driven heavily modded miatas. I wouldn't classify them as “beasts” but it’s a nimble, well balanced car. Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:32 pm to billjamin
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I thought they still existed because there are still teenage girls who need a starter car.
I've seen prepped Miatas flat out embarrass guys in the Porsche club on track days.
Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:34 pm to Dragula
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I've seen prepped Miatas flat out embarrass guys in the Porsche club on track days.
Driver mod needed.
Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:36 pm to tigernnola
I don't mind a hybrid any more than a turbo. Same basic goal in a car like a Porsche.
Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:36 pm to billjamin
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Driver mod needed.
of course....
I'd never own a Miata or Boxster but they are capable cars on a tight track when setup.
This post was edited on 2/16/22 at 6:40 pm
Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:40 pm to subtle
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I'll take an air cooled carbureted 911
This.
As far as the OP:
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Afraid the 911, as we know it, is on borrowed time.
The 911 died in 1998.
It's even hard to find air-cooled motorcycles anymore.
This post was edited on 2/16/22 at 6:46 pm
Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:49 pm to tigernnola
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0-60-2.2 sec, 0-100-3.4 & 0-200-9.8
Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:52 pm to tigernnola
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The 911 Hybrid that won LeMans is a beast for those not familiar: V-4 2L plus the electrics, 888 HP, 0-60-2.2 sec, 0-100-3.4 & 0-200-9.8.
Tf are you talking about lol
And the one that won lemans only had 500hp
Posted on 2/16/22 at 6:52 pm to GetBackToWork
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Will future generations enjoy cars and trucks with the same enthusiasm?
Future generations already don’t care about cars and trucks. Hell most kids don’t seem to really care about getting their license to be honest
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