just taken my dads carrera 4s

[joesgti]

so i work with my dad and he told me to go to the shop to get my puppy some food (rottweiler  ) anyways i couldnt find my keys so i took my dads car, and i gave it some (alot of) beans

anyways i honestly dont think its much quicker than mine!!! once you get past 5,000 revs then the engine does come alive and in first you can floor it an there is no wheels spin whatsoever!! but cruising at 30mph and then putting metal to metal, it dosnt feel any quicker!! WTF is goin on here

ah well it was fun and fast, and i can confirm that a carrera 4s goes round corners a HELL of alot fater than a gti and also stops a hell of a lot faster than a gti 

oh and one last thing........i apologise to anybody in heysham village that was staring at me or waving there arms telling me to slow down or even deafened by the exhaust note just before it hit the limiter. 

[yan355]

Hi Joe

Im near you in Preston and my dads also got a 4s which I can confirm when ive got the remap on isnt that much faster

Id agree the brakes and handling are better but neither my dad or a pal of mine with a C2S can get past me on anything bar 1/2 mile straights - and again when im following they cant get away until over 100.

Some of the old dears probably thought the reactor had gone critical you naughty boy.

Nice car 4s what colour is it?

Cheers

Yanek

[joesgti]

Some of the old dears probably thought the reactor had gone critical you naughty boy.

Nice one HAHAH you obviously know heysham 
il post pics now

and before anybody starts im not saying my car is faster than a 4s, im just saying that a 4s isnt much faster except at stopping and in first and round corners

[jonathonturner]

i find this amusing ( not in a bad way)

but its a hot hatch...

a c4s is going to be significatly faster than your golf mate..

0-60
0-100
30-70

in fact over every measurable distance/speed.

the only time your car would keep up is if they rolled off a cliff at the same time...

[Russ.C]

Lovely looking motor that joe! I'm so jealous your old man has one of those and you get to drive it! My dad has a LandRover Defender - dreadful thing!! Sound like you had fun anyway - good job 

[joesgti]

i find this amusing ( not in a bad way)

but its a hot hatch...

a c4s is going to be significatly faster than your golf mate..

0-60
0-100
30-70

in fact over every measurable distance/speed.

the only time your car would keep up is if they rolled off a cliff at the same time...

thats what you would think i know, i totally agree and i sound stupid and im-mature saying this but i am telling the truth, i have driven both back to back on the same roads and i dont believe there to be much difference in torque onece moving

i also had a race down the heysham bypass with me in mine and him in his and rolling at 30, each car then flooring it.....there is not much in it, untill he hits 80 and buy buy gti    

[yan355]

Heres some more of my thoughts for what there worth.

I can bench mark my cars from a given point near me. Pulling out from a t junction onto a long straight up to a left turn always braking at the same point top speed managed in my cars.

My wifes RS6 AVANT 450BHP 105 mph in s auto mode
My gti 250 (allegedly) manual Revo Remap 101mph

My Old Cars

E46 M3 105MPH
Ferrari 355 118mph


Dads C4S old shape though 104mph not 997

Mates 997 C2S 105mph

dont ask me why the Gti is so fast but I know it is because ive measured it. When I tried it I couldnt believe it myself and had to go back and try again because it must have been wrong. It wasnt

Again same thing my mates couldnt beleive that they struggled to get past in much more powerfull cars.




Cheers

Yanek

[Peskarik]

i find this amusing ( not in a bad way)

but its a hot hatch...

a c4s is going to be significatly faster than your golf mate..

0-60
0-100
30-70

in fact over every measurable distance/speed.

the only time your car would keep up is if they rolled off a cliff at the same time...

totally

[Komenda]

C4S cab

1560kg

355bhp. With 4wd transmission loss = 288bhp

295lb ft


A tuned GTI

1500kg

270bhp. with 2wd transmission loss 233bhp

295lb ft


The 911 does have a power advantage so would win a drag, and in gear acceleration it would obviously take it.

As for feeling quicker, thats all a matter of perception. A 911 is a seriously sorted car and the handling is not far from outstanding therefore giving you a more confident feeling behind the wheel. It may not feel faster, but it certainly is.

The torque is whats making it feel similar as acceleration would be pretty close at lower speeds

[stevieC]

You must have bags of cement in your boot if it weigh's 1 1/2 ton.