[jonchicoine]

Heres’ a cool video of 911s and 718s chasing each other on very twisty roads. Is Japanese with English subs. Skip to 13:35 if you only want to see them chase each other. I won’t ruin the end by telling which is faster

-jonathan

 

[chester7]

Very cool! Guess which car opened a can of whoop a$$?

 

[don]

Nice comparison. This is the reason why I wouldn't buy a 911, but I wonder if that 911 had rear axle steering? I think RAS would improve things a little. I'm assuming both cars had PTV/LSD which makes a difference on these sorts of roads.

 

[jonchicoine]

Nice comparison. This is the reason why I wouldn't buy a 911, but I wonder if that 911 had rear axle steering? I think RAS would improve things a little. I'm assuming both cars had PTV/LSD which makes a difference on these sorts of roads.

Yeah, good question ... but a fully loaded 718s is about the same price as a base 911... if you gonna get the S variant of the 911 with those perfomance options, that 911 is gonna get very expensive!

 

[HooosierDaddy]

Awesome video, Even if I had to read everything they said. I'll admit I had to watch it twice! Once for the beautiful girl and another for the race

 

[GregW]

Great post and video, thanks.
(I have to wonder about the get-ups that Japanese cuties wear, even though I like them.?)

 

[jonchicoine]

Great post and video, thanks.
(I have to wonder about the get-ups that Japanese cuties wear, even though I like them.?)

lol, yeah, for sure they do wear some odd stuff... I like it!

 

[johan]

No left foot braking?

 

[chester7]

lol, yeah, for sure they do wear some odd stuff... I like it!

Odd stuff makes a woman! She has style. Overall the video of driving and driver feedback was quite entertaining

 

[HooosierDaddy]

I like that it wasn't a scientific numbers comparison, but rather a real world test of the two. Good 3 person independent opinions and the final "battle" being repeated with each car given its chance as the lead vehicle.

 

[jonchicoine]

I like that it wasn't a scientific numbers comparison, but rather a real world test of the two. Good 3 person independent opinions and the final "battle" being repeated with each car given its chance as the lead vehicle.

Yeah, i agree 100%. Great video ... it's a shame they don't have more episodes subtitled in english .... it looks like a great format! Those boys really know that course too, they were really hauling some ass through there! Makes me wanna jump in my car and hit some backroads!

 

[jonchicoine]

No left foot braking?

left foot is mapped to the clutch muscle memory and all that

 

[RotorOver]

Great video and doesn’t surprise me. I saw it in the last drive I did with a group of Porsches on those types of roads, especially with the older generation 911s.

 

[Baka1969]

Kawaiikochan!

 

[Naptown]

On twisty little roads my base 718 easily keeps up with a GT3. I have to actively avoid tailgating. Would be a different story on a different kind of road.

 

[jonchicoine]

On twisty little roads my base 718 easily keeps up with a GT3. I have to actively avoid tailgating. Would be a different story on a different kind of road.

Really? That may be true for cruising public roads, but i'm pretty sure on a closed course the GT3 is fast enough to gap a base 718. However, the 718s is almost as fast in straight line speed as 911s (not on paper but on the dragstrip).

 

[Chris NZ]

As an owner of a 911 I would say they are able to put their power down quicker and more effectively than the mid-engined cars, however the mid-engined cars should have an advantage through tight and twisty sections.

At the global media launch for the 911T they had some GT3 Tourings for company, through the tight and twisty mountain passes the GT3s could not pull away from the Ts but if the course was more free flowing I think it would be different. At a recent track day I did the GT cars were hitting around 230 km/h at the end of the pit straight where I was hitting around 211 km/h.

 

[don]

I think the turbo Caymans also have the advantage on the tight twisty roads with they extra torque from the turbo motor. I think they will potentially accellerate quicker for a time whereas the GT3 needs to stretch its legs a little. The turbo 911s are probably similar with accelleration but are a bit wider so lose out there.

 

[Chris NZ]

Agreed, the 991.2 Carreras like the Carrera T are turbo charged so it is easier for them to use their torque to get going while the GT3s are unable to fully utilise their extra power and torque on tight and twisty sections.

Where 911s have an advantage over the 718 mid-engined platform is the weight over the rear axle and wider tyre footprint which enables them to get their power down more effectively, which is the characteristic I was referring to in post #17.

 

[Naptown]

Really? That may be true for cruising public roads, but i'm pretty sure on a closed course the GT3 is fast enough to gap a base 718. However, the 718s is almost as fast in straight line speed as 911s (not on paper but on the dragstrip).

Really, on a public road.