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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:22:51 +0000

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Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:07:04 +0000

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By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:13:08 +0000

+ 1 NT LLC

Was going to say that myself — Ferrari prides itself on being the most direct translation of F1 cars to passenger vehicles, with emphasis on balls out power and bleeding edge integration of the newest racing technologies. Also, you must have a fat wallet and be okay with an automatic transmission.

Porsche, in spite of their dizzying heights with some prices, is much more of a performance car for the (slightly richer, so not truly common) common people. Every 911 can mosey around traffic without feeling too choked and underwhelmed, but they still shine at the limit. Prices start at 47000 and cap off around 500,000(CGT territory), whereas Ferrari STARTS at 100,000 per car and goes up, up, up!

By: National Transport LLC

National Transport LLC — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:06:49 +0000

the porche and the ferarri are two totally different beasts…how can you even begin to compare the two?

By: 993C4S

993C4S — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:00:24 +0000

@Jeph,

Well said.

By: 993C4S

993C4S — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:59:54 +0000

@Andrew.

Re: Oil filters. Treading on thin ice now as 993s have two too.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:29:42 +0000

They must be too busy taking their cars in for oil changes to reply! 964s have two oil filters so they take twice as long!

..Eh, I take that back — I don’t want folks thinking I’m trolling your site. Anything I’ve referenced regarding Porsche has come from the small library of articles and books about Porsche I’ve saved over the past few years. I’m no lawyer, but maybe I just make a good case

By: 993C4S

993C4S — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:57:44 +0000

Andrew,

No matter how hard you try, you can’t seem to get a rise out of the 911 crowd. I think everyone is scared of your “verbosity”.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:16:00 +0000

Clarkson is notoriously inconsistent and when reviewing any two cars, so long as there is at least one that isn’t a Porsche, he will favor the non-Porsche. Period.
In the 90s, when he was new to the Top Gear scene (back when they actually made the show for the common people, and not the enthusiasts as they do today) he reviewed a 968 and some bloaty Jaguar coupe. He recited technical documentation straight from Porsche information books, then added a casual, “I don’t believe this, so I’m going to tell you it’s false,” and went on praising the Jaguar because of its “Britishness”. The 968 was rolled off a cliff.

I remember he tried to kill a 964 an episode, too… hit a fence with it, hit buildings, trees, poured acid through the rear vents (WTF was he expecting that to do, anyways? melt the air intake?) and finally, since it was still drivable up till then, he simply blew it up with conventional explosives.

When the CGT came out, he juiced all over the technical specs and his driving footage was hysterical — he was clearly impressed with the car, as anyone hearing a sonorous roar of the V-10 screaming behind them would be obliged to do. But then a week later, another supercar comes along (I assume Ferrari) and he says, “oh, the CGT was so dumpy in corners and couldn’t handle, etc etc etc”

While the phrases are slightly sophomoric, I feel that ‘douchenozzle’ and ‘tool bag’ are really the only phrases that come close to explaining this strange man’s stranger behavior. Although in the Top Gear blogs, he did admit that if he was forced to own any Porsche, it’d be a 944, so maybe he’s not completely out of line…. /stir pot.

By: Jeph

Jeph — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:06:54 +0000

I say he’s a sucker for good looks -to the point of being uncontrollably woo’d by them. Clarkson claims Porsche lacks the passion Ferrari has. I think Porsche’s passion is engineering, while Ferrari’s is design.

So like I said, he’s a sucker for the looks.