Is the porsche 911 turbo s the best sports car ever?

**Murder after Midnight** · 05-18-2011, 06:13 PM

Our general manager came in after the big meeting...me and him were bsing about rides he has a 2005 997 turbo s and he was bragging talking about it was the best sports car of all time....he said he's driven vipers,lotus,z06 etc and that porsche was best street car he's driven........I was like damn ok.........any of you cool cat's ever driven a turbo s before?

**SHines-IT** · 05-18-2011, 06:16 PM

Triumph TR6,

**CJREX** · 05-18-2011, 06:20 PM

2011 Nissan GT-R beat it in a comparison I saw on Speed.

Every performance category.

Of course, they didn't rate street urchin appeal.

And if you REALLY want best of all time, there's the Veyron.

**Blackbird WS6** · 05-18-2011, 06:24 PM

people like diff things, i guess thats what he feels that fits his needs the best so in the end its the best to him....plus asking a GM base site isnt going to help b/c if you go to a porsche site and ask they going to say yes lol

the best sports car is what ever the buyer likes

i have driven Porsches and rather have a Z06 or a cobra or something along those lines, bc thats what i like and rather have

**TLS_Addict** · 05-18-2011, 07:02 PM

My old boss put it best.

Any guy with a small wang can buy a Porsche..

**snaggeltooth** · 05-18-2011, 07:16 PM

So this guy has a 997 , he says he has driven a lot of High End sports cars but says his is best ... Hmmm now isnt that interesting ....

**tatertot91** · 05-18-2011, 07:22 PM

I believe it was an 01 turbo I was cruising around in for a week and that car was amazing. Not bad on the street and hugged turns better than anything I've ever been in. is it the best of all time? most likely not but that'd all in terms of opinion.

**Blackbird WS6** · 05-18-2011, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by tatertot91

I believe it was an 01 turbo I was cruising around in for a week and that car was amazing. Not bad on the street and hugged turns better than anything I've ever been in. is it the best of all time? most likely not but that'd all in terms of opinion.

yep, the handling is by far one of the best, it goes where you point it, VERY flat footed, no 2nded guessing, no leaning, no rearend getting lose, always in control, just like the saying goes.."like its on rails" lol and the braking is the same way

**StuntmanMike** · 05-18-2011, 07:55 PM

I know they're good cars, but to me they're boring.

And they have the laziest design staff ever, the car hasn't really changed much in 40 years.

I look at Porsches as cars that non-car guys who want a "cool" (or image) car buy. They think that's "the" car to have. I see a ton of them in my area, and they're all driven by either the older businessman type, or the douchy polo shirt and sunglasses at night type.

(FYI - If you still have sunglasses perched atop your head at 11pm, you're a douche)

I love how Jeremy Clarkson always rips into Porsches on Top Gear.

**Mr. Luos** · 05-18-2011, 08:10 PM

Did the Tech-Team Wannabe just generalize a Z06 and a Cobra against a Porsche?

**Blackbird WS6** · 05-18-2011, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. Luos

Did the Tech-Team Wannabe just generalize a Z06 and a Cobra against a Porsche?

i dont think he did, looks like he said he rather have a Z06 or Cobra over a Porsche, he has the right to do this b/c he owns a Porsche

**Mr. Luos** · 05-18-2011, 08:31 PM

Right......

**c5vette** · 05-18-2011, 11:57 PM

there nice cars the dont change much as in looks wise..ive rode in vipers, vetts, ford gt, if i had the money id buy a car like these... Porsche is just not my cup of tea

**Spaz** · 05-19-2011, 04:24 AM

no...

porshe = glorified volkswagen beetle...

**Spaz** · 05-19-2011, 04:26 AM

Originally Posted by CJREX

2011 Nissan GT-R beat it in a comparison I saw on Speed.

Every performance category.

Of course, they didn't rate street urchin appeal.

And if you REALLY want best of all time, there's the Veyron.

over rated...

**Paul Huryk** · 05-19-2011, 04:48 AM

The turbo is meant (including the S) for people with money who want to show off and very occasionally use a portion of its speed.

The best 911's now are the GT3 and the GT2 - all variations, very hardcore and much more raw than the turbo models.

**TLS_Addict** · 05-19-2011, 05:25 AM

Some of them are sharp looking but for the most part just bland and look like they are out of the 80s as others have said. Hell, I am from the 80s though and look at me dude, Im awesome!

**Aetos** · 05-19-2011, 05:44 AM

Well, I have a turbo honda vtec pushing 1000hp that would outhandle all those cars. It also only weighs 1000lbs.

**SiggyZ** · 05-19-2011, 06:35 AM

No. The best sports car ever is my car.

**CJREX** · 05-19-2011, 06:35 AM

Originally Posted by Aetos

Well, I have a turbo honda vtec pushing 1000hp that would outhandle all those cars. It also only weighs 1000lbs.

You already have VTEC.

Turbo = Unnecessary Overkill purely for the purpose of frightening children and V8s.

You should be ashamed to unleash that on the street.

If the Porsche got VTEC, its AWD traction could cause the Earth to stop spinning if it were pointed in the wrong direction when it accelerated.