Open big talk. And little discussed. How many times have you not thought, or discussed, with a group of other car enthusiasts about the differences between the new, with the old cars; How many times have you not heard (or said) that "they used to make them better“;
For some, it can be they give it to them the many electronic systems, the safeguards that car manufacturers put in place to protect against "Strays"but, above all, that they do not give the same sense of "communication" of the driver with the car and - by extension - the road with old ones.
A 1964 Porsche 911 next to a 2017 911. How times are changing...
infotainment systems with giant screens in the middle of the board, digital tables everywhere, automatic boxes, systems assistance, amenities hotel lounge. All this, they say fan of driving, change the Character of the car. Depriving the fun of driving.
On the opposite side, the modern Cars make everything better. It is more effective everywhere. It is safer, more quickly, more twisted, more comfortable. But they have lost that something; And, finally, how much more effectively is it from the old days?
The video of Sport Auto, reprinted by Road & Track, gives clear answers. It puts the... grandmother with daughter in comparison. Throws in "Green Hell" the last generation of Porsche 911 (992) Carrera S, and the 911 (964) Carrera RS. On the legendary track Nurburgring Nordschleife, the battle with time (and not only) is ruthless. And the result, unimpeachable judge.
With the Christian Gebhardt at the wheel, the Carrera RS, 1992, with its 260 horsepower and lighter chassis, wearing tyres Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R N0, he managed to turn the track into 8:23.12. About as long as it took, in 2006, the then emerging Porsche Boxster S.
Η bigger and heavier 992 911 Carrera S, with its 3-litre twin-turbo and its standard gearbox, wearing factory Pirelli P Zero, he turned the Green Hell much more efficiently. At just 7:30.41, again with Christian Gebhardt at the wheel. The result was rather expected. But, as someone commented, at least Gebhardt earned an extra minute of fun 911 964.
How about you? Which would you prefer? The most effective new one, or the most "romantic" and pure old one? And why?
