Uh-oh, the new 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo 997 is here! Take a look at what MT has to say via their review and test drive. The verdict is pretty awesome, and it's a pretty awesome 911 Porsche.
The laws of physics are immutable. But so is Porsche's attempt to overcome them. Ever since the first brutish 911 Turbo was launched in 1974, Porsche has been trying endlessly to tame its wildest beast.
That first generation car -- the 930 -- was a powerful tail-happy monster, as you'd expect when you hang a 260hp turbocharged engine over the back axle, and drive the rear wheels through a motor renowned for its punch but not its reflexes. The turbo lag between throttle actuation and engine action felt like it could be measured in minutes not moments. Sometimes it didn't feel so much like lag as an overnight delay. Many older 911 Turbos, their tails wagging behind them, have come to grief as a result.
As the generations have passed -- this new model is series seven -- so Porsche has continuously wrestled with the fundamental flaw inherent in a high-speed car having the weight distribution of a pendulum....Continued