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      03-26-2024, 04:02 PM   #44
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Originally Posted by Alfisti View Post
They don't hold back engineering, all they do is nerf the HP a touch. The back seat thing is real, I am on a 997 group chat in Toronto and about 30 to 40% of members use the back seat for kiddie runs. I think some of you are confusing what the Cayman/boxster is, it's not a McLaren/Lambo/Ferrari/Vette MR style supercar. It is closer to a Miata with more HP.

The 911 battles those cars and if you made it MR it loses the back seats.

Let's not get into semantics: it's holding back and it's usually calculated just enough so that the C/B doesn't outperform the Carrera, and that's frustrating. Clarkson was right, I dunno if I'd ever get over the thought that if I bought a C/B knowing they didn't maximize its potential just to keep the 911 ppl happy.

I'm not dissing those w practical reasons, just restating what I said in my previous post that the 911 would be even more amazing w/o the added wt/space of rear seats and having the engine in the right place.

Sure, it battles but if someone had that kinda budget for those first 3, I would srsly doubt they would get a 911 unless it's some limited edition. Anyway, for sure, if they got rid of the rear seats and made it a MR, it would be a...Carrera GT.

Btw, I personally refer to them all as sportscars and dislike the term 'supercar' and now, what, 'hypercar'? I think it's all silliness as it usually just means it's more $$$$.
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