Driving Impressions: New 911 S vs. Z

UNKNOWN_370 · 12-11-2012, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Pelican170

Didnt the Z beat out the Cayman in track tests?? And thats why it had the selling point of being "x" dollars less and out driving it??

Maybe this was a few years ago and they have redone the Cayman in the past years? Not sure, but I know that was the case at one point in time...

I wouldn't say beat, but it was definately a drivers race. The cayman was much better in giving a precise refined ride and was smoother in the corners. The Z was a more rambunctious muscley type car in terms of behavior. Though the Z was able to be more precise than the cayman. It took more effort to achieve that precision. The z beat the cayman S by a hairline win, but in other tests the cayman has also won. It's been boiled down to a drivers race or brutish muscle versus refinement or which one can you afford?

Pelican170 · 12-11-2012, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

I wouldn't say beat, but it was definately a drivers race. The cayman was much better in giving a precise refined ride and was smoother in the corners. The Z was a more rambunctious muscley type car in terms of behavior. Though the Z was able to be more precise than the cayman. It took more effort to achieve that precision. The z beat the cayman S by a hairline win, but in other tests the cayman has also won. It's been boiled down to a drivers race or brutish muscle versus refinement or which one can you afford?

Ok, thank you for the explanation. With having that said, people would really rather have a Cayman S compared to a 370z when they are soooo close in performance and so much different in price?

Maybe im missing something but it just doesn't add up to me...

bigdog1250 · 12-11-2012, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Pelican170

Ok, thank you for the explanation. With having that said, people would really rather have a Cayman S compared to a 370z when they are soooo close in performance and so much different in price?

Maybe im missing something but it just doesn't add up to me...

Yes they're very close in performance, but it's how you get that performance and the overall feel of the car that sets the Porsche apart.

Again, if you haven't driven one it's hard to understand.

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