If its a Porsche its gotta be a 911 I always loved the way Porsches looked. Something distinctly sensual about their design. Am a big big fan of the 911 rear end!!!
My first drive in a 911 was with a Carrera 4 cabriolet manual transmission. You know there's something inexplicable about convertibles. Open top motoring is for nature lovers and romantics. Its too heady an experience. And when you are in one with a beautiful woman then perhaps you are treading into heaven..hahaha
The thunk of a 911's door is simply delicious. The first impression I got as I eased the Carrera onto open roads is how it felt like it was hewn from a solid block. I guess the germans are great at engineering that feel into their cars. It simply inspires confidence.
I remember what struck me most about the 911 was its imaculate gearing and shift, the literally point and shoot kind of acceleration that glorious boxer delivers and the hugely capable brakes. 911's without a doubt, in my opinion, have the best brakes in the business.
The steering felt so supremely well weighted, meaty and almost read the road like a laser. The 911 experience is one of precision engineering. They are so well made, almost faultless. The sound of the boxer is cultured, reasonably muted yet means business. There's nothing mild about a 911. Its acceleration is like lightning and overall it felt like the most useable supercar.
The second drive in a 911 was in a red Carrera 2 triptronic cabriolet. This time I was in a naughty mood and really wanted to experience something 911's are notorious for.
I reached a large roundabout in Dubai, it was in the afternoon so there was hardly any traffic, and started accelerating round the circle. I must've been doing 60 kmph, perhaps more, when I suddenly lifted the foot off the throttle only to have the tail come around 180 degrees. Now thats something the fainthearted would never want to experience.
911's are the ultimate sports cars that one can actually use every day. They are so useable, look stunning and are built like they'll last an eternity.
I didn't like the tiptronic...who wants a machine to change gears for you???
Unfortunately my drive in a Boxster was also with a tiptronic so I didn't enjoy it but I'm sure with the midengine config the on the edge handling of the Boxster must be supreme.
With 911's I have discovered you need to keep her rear end planted through turns by always powering through. Lift off at your peril!!
Last edited by DKG : 19th February 2008 at 16:04.
Reason: triptronic to read as tiptronic
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