Look, I freely admit I can’t drive a Porsche at speed but IIRC these were notorious for the turbolag in the day? For me, a combination of ‘normal’ Porsche handling and turbolag would be truly scary.
Modern cars have turbo lag and a slightly delayed throttle response (to reduce emissions, they won't allow you to stomp the accelerator) such that in inexperienced driver could quickly get into trouble in a 488 for example when the power arrives in a rush. That's why there are so many software nannies. You have to drive early Porsches with knowledge of where the mass is, but that's part of what makes them interesting. The fact is they whooped Ferrari in contemporary production and endurance racing, so you can't look down your nose at them. I would have Carl's car in a heartbeat and I'm even contemplating a 911 for historic racing at some point, the 2 litre class is very competitive and seems relatively wanker-free. When you get to the bigger cars, it's unfortunately a different story.
I've noticed that with the Macan the turbo lag . Few cars have the enjoyment of an early 911,I'm a great fan of hotted up Carrera 3.0s, SCs and 3.2 cars .
I might have a bit of spare time coming up for historics, but I can't afford a Porsche, so I'll have to dust off the Elan
It’s a deal! Anything less than an R35 GTR is just kidding yourself. Silly signature here to annoy KIAI
I did take it on a GAD, it was fabulous. Though I spent far too much time waiting for the OHOSs. Silly signature here to annoy KIAI
Lag yes, however the handling is very progressive. It sounds like you haven't driven a correctly set up 930. The term "widowmaker" was coined by internet millennials who've never driven one. It was never used in period. In the 1990s I did a lot of suspension development to the 308, springs, bars, dampers, tyres, alignment, but I was never able to engineer out the cars ability to spin once a slip angle of approximately 10 degrees was attained and I was never able to get the chassis to be as communicative as a 911. You can easily summon controllable slip angles that are impossible in a 308. That applies to any 911, short or long wheelbase, turbocharged or not. And they're not difficult to drive. Here's some nice footage of a 3.0 RS. Look at it after 2:20 if you can't be bothered with the whole thing: And a 934, which is the same thing, but turbocharged: This is always good for a laugh, Stefan Roser in the RUF CTR. (Aerial shots from about 11:50) Porsche have a knack of combining mechanical integrity, weight management and exceptional structural rigidity. And I think the latter two is what contributes to the handling. Especially the latter. BTW, the 934 (group 4) car in the second video was so light that Porsche fitted full road trim from the 930, including the electric windows and door trims to meet the homologation weight.
