What was once a "widow's maker" has grown into today's Porsche 911 turbo S
Text/Su Jin Ji
The essence of a sports car is its ability to race on the track, and in the world's top racing events, many cars have been born on the road, so that we can get up close and personal. So many of today's sports cars have racing genes, but also have the ability to get off the track, and this also includes the Porsche 911.
Even the code name 911 symbolizes the essence of Porsche for many fans, because Porsche 911 was born for the track in the beginning. The Porsche 911 we see today has been optimized in many iterations, and Porsche has given this model more advanced technology in each generation.
This is one of the reasons why the Porsche 911 is still retained after many iterations, and today's 911 is more like a track genotype supercar that has grown up to perfect itself. Because the original 911 could not compete with its opponents in terms of power, the first generation of 911 turbo was born after this.
The first generation of the 911 turbo can also be called the 930, the reason why this model was mass-produced, also just to cope with the task of participating, and this model became the fastest local mass production model at that time. However, after the official mass production of the model, it ushered in a very high degree of heat. To this day, the Porsche 911 turbo S is still a high-performance version of the 911, but the handling has been completely optimized.
At least today's Porsche 911 turbo S can no longer bear the nickname of "widow's machine", compared to the ordinary version of the 911, 911 turbo S performance will be more prominent, 3.8T engine provides 650 horsepower and 800 Nm of torque, this model is excellent power on the one hand, on the other hand, its handling.
The new generation of 911 turbo S has actually changed the control attributes of the traditional 911 turbo, and the chassis of the new generation of 911 turbo S is more stable and more in line with the handling texture of a street car. But in terms of body sensation, it is not as radical and crazy as the traditional turbo, at least experienced drivers can maintain a calm mood when accelerating.
But the turbo S's speed explosion retains the habits of traditional models, and only when the engine reaches 4500 rpm, its acceleration feeling will really explode. Of course, this is also part of the traditional fun that the 911 turbo S can retain, if it is an ordinary version of the 911, it may not give a particularly aggressive feeling at the level of power explosion, but it can still give a driving pleasure under the premise of high horsepower.
While it may be a little inappropriate to talk about comfort on a supercar model, the new generation of the 911 turbo S does improve in terms of comfort, taking into account the usability of street cars. But that's not to say how soft its chassis tuning is, but the model's optimisation in terms of sitting posture and crispness of the filter.
Leather seats at least give a good sense of comfort on the contact surface, and the seats provide a lot of adjustability, which can give most users a suitable riding posture. At the same time, the wrapping feel of the seat is also a highlight, which is supportive for the back and side waist and shoulder parts.
In fact, the chassis height of this model limits the experience of the model on the large pothole road, but there are also some washboard roads in the city, but its seismic filter effect is very crisp, and the anti-roll ability of the chassis is also in place. The dual clutch that matches the engine will have a good transmission fit with the engine in terms of handling, and even if it is a smooth type, it will be very variable.
summary:
The new generation of 911 turbo S gives a lot of drivers feedback is comfort improvement, but if it is really placed on the track, the proportion of comfort will not be too much. Therefore, it can also be seen from the comfort given by this model that after years of mass production, commercial models have gradually moved closer to the street. And this is also a normal development trend, after all, its power output, handling is not missing, and most people choose this model is not necessarily for the race to go, and then the direction of the model has been to the street to use closer, then the improvement of comfort is also most consumer groups want, so it is better to break this limitation according to market demand.