5.8 0-60. Top speed 150 per the factory. Good for the day, but many cars are quicker and faster today. Handling was very tricky as well, hence the widow maker nickname.
160 is faster than Porsche advertised. How do you know you were going 160? European laws fine car companies that have speedometers that read too low so Porsches, for example, have speedometers that read faster than you are actually going. My car reads 2 mph faster than actual speed at 30 and 60 vs. what radar indicates. Not sure if that holds true at 100, 150, or 182.
All Porsches are faster than company advertised per my nationally recognized Porsche track prep and resto outfit- but you know more about all of it I’m sure. Always someone ready to turn a decent conversation here into some kind of pissing match.
Lol….. relax this is a boating sight but I like your enthusiasm
Pics of boat damaged cars?
The issue was it would go from under steer to very rapid oversteer in a nanosecond when you you lifted your foot off the accelerator in a turn at speed and you would end up going backwards at a high rate of speed. Today’s Porsches have computer corrections that prevent drivers from overcompensating for poor driving techniques. They are relatively “easy” to drive fast. However, the computer can be turned off and it is easy to put a car into a wall at the track if you are not experienced. Local clubs rent race tracks and provide professional drivers who teach people how to safely explore the limits of their cars.Although not married... 38 years ago yesterday.
The tragic death of Philadelphia Flyers goalie Pelle Lindbergh
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been 35 years.nj1015.com
Word on the street at the time was that it was a special import without a lot of the US mandated safety items/specs.
Have driven plenty, and know their characteristics well. That engine hangs way back behind the rear halfshafts. Cook it too hard into a sweeper, start to feel the front end wash out, the initial reaction is always to snap that throttle shut. Then front tires suddenly get a bite, and that engine acts as a flywheel trying to turn that car around.
On instructing weekends I'd have 2 students each with four 20-25 minute sessions each day plus my own four sessions each day. Doing the math, that's around 8 solid hours being thrown around a track in a weekend. It's truly a beating and especially as you get older.
