I'm not sure about Motor Trend, but Road & Track got 0-60MPH in 3.9secs with the 911S 6 Speed.

 

A couple of things I noted from the article that were touched on in this thread, yet not thoroughly, and one thing that wasn't noted in this thread.

First, the cold air issue:

Yes the colder air, 32* or something like that, would help the Turbos. Yet it was run on a wet surface with patches of ICE . . . there HAD to be at least SOME traction loss through the run

It's possible the traction loss wasn't felt by the driver but was there periodically through the 1/4 so as to affect the final e.t./trap.

On an actual TRACK, that Tiptronic 997TT will run quicker AND faster; the Manual 997TT faster still.


Second, the over-boost issue:

People have mentioned the "real-world" roll runs between the C6 ZO6 and 997TT while referencing their respective trap speeds.

In addition to what's been speculated about the Tip and Manual 997TT'S . . . that over-boost is only good for 10 seconds.

In a 1/4, wouldn't the boost drop back down for the last second and a half of the run??? Thereby resulting in a lower trap speed???

NOW . . . to add more fuel to the fire of this heated topic as of late
In a HIGHWAY roll race, where the 997TT would BEGIN with all of it's over-boost for 10 seconds, it would be interesting to see what would happen during the next 10 seconds against a stock C6 ZO6

That is if my understanding of Porsche's new over-boost feature is accurate.


I think the Tip loses from a roll and the Manual 997TT pulls by half a car.


That's my bench-racing reply for the day

 

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl.../60424014/1008

 

Wow!! I forgot all about the 997TT's looks in that article making me realize, Porsche's engineering and car's are just flat out spectacular, god i love Porsch'e

 

RIGHT ON! Plus, it makes me realize something else about the 11.4 1/4 mile test. IT WAS ON SNOW TIRES!!!!! Put high performance summer tires or cup tires and that car traps higher and run higher without those tires and the icy bad weather conditions. It does just show how superior to all Porsche is that they can run these times in the conditions it did.

 

WOW didn't even realize that haha, i wonder if those tires were optimal for those weather conditions though, something to think about hmm.. Either way, it will be more impressive then this i can guarentee, im so hyped about Porsche's upcoming cars, man, im with porsche for life

 

oh absolutely! i think that snow tires were optimal for this weather but are not so optimal for performace per se. with that said, tires not optimal for performance certainly got a pretty good time. although, these tires def get good grip in those circumstances. the fact that this car is this fast says a lot about the other cars coming out, i.e. 997 turbo s, 997 gt2, 997 gt3. OMG, can u image how fast these cars are going to be? if the 997TT is an indicator, looks as if we might be hitting 10s in the upcoming GT2.

 

Yup exactly what i thought. Either way, this is overly impressive, and just the thought of the 997GT2 and GT3, Porsche will be raising and setting the bar for new upcoming sportscars IMO, god i cannot wait!

 

wow. there were some pretty amazing comments and superlatives in that article.

 

Especially where it says its faster acceleration wise then a Z06, F430 or Gallardo

 

If the stats are right on, then i guess i will be placing an order for one very soon. On the other hand, I would rather wait for the tuners to come out with something even stronger.