Is Porsche the be all, end all, when it comes to mass produced high performance

I can't think of a better sports car. The higher end exotics start to charge more money just for the sake of being more expensive. But Porsche can really deliver when it comes to high performance and just having a fun car to drive.|||For some Porsche is the be all and the end all. For those people they know of the storied legacy of Porsche coming through the ranks as Ferdinand Porsche struggles to hide his best road cars in a barn under hay during the rise of Hitler's Germany. Porsche was commissioned to build tanks for the German Army, it was a flop, to heavy. The racing legacy of Porsche before and after the War is legendary. To purchase a Porsche today, some people are aware of this storied history on the track and the german roads; the struggle to keep the brand secretly alive. As I have said before, Porsche stuck to building performance machines over excitement. A Porsche is a credible work of art, crafted by the hands of a legendary car maker, whose legacy aligns with his life's work, Porsche. Ferdinand's overall aim was to build a fast exotic car that doesn't have to tip it's hat to any competitor. Instead the onlooker in the distance will hear the high pitched tenor of a partially wide open engine exhaust only for a brief pause of gears shifting from 4th to 5th gear to a responsive rear engine, rapidly coming closer in seconds screaming by the onlooker, who listens with a trained ear, the rear engine's mechanical symphony in the distance produce a gurgle, as if rounding a corner an up shift due to a straight away, and the faint noise of the whine of a baritone pitch back to tenor; the unmistakealbe voice to a handcrafted Porsche, somewhere on the winding roads deep in the black forest of Germany; reminding nature of it's name. Porsche.|||I can.


The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1


The Dodge Viper SRT





The Viper has over 125 horse power over the Porsche.





The Vette has over 140 horse power over the Porsche.





The Viper and the Vette can go over 200 MPH





The Viper and the Vette can out accelerate the Porsche





The ZR1 does 0 - 60 in about 3 seconds flat.





The Porsche can pull about .96 G on the skid pad.


The Corvette Z06 does about 1.07 G on the skid pad. The ZR1 hasn't been tested yet. However it has a better suspension and tires than the Z06 and is also lighter. So the ZR1 should do better. So the Vette also out handles the Porsche.





The Porsche is too light in the front. Too much understeer. The Vette is more balanced. Engine in front, transmission in back.





The Porsche is way over rated and over priced.|||No I don't think so. There are plenty of other "mass produced" cars that can compete with ( and sometimes beat) 911's on a track. The corvette Z06, the Nissan GTR, the Audi R8,and the BMW M3 to name a few. 911's are excellent cars, there is no doubt of that. But are they the best? Eh, I think it's a matter of opinion. |||True, Porsche is best.


They are the fastest 6 cylinder cars in the world.


They are the leader in boxer engine technology and turbocharging technology.


They make the most fuel efficient 6 cylinder engine.


The 480HP Porsche 911 Turbo gets the same gas mileage as the 306HP Nissan 350z.


And Porsche's have huge trunks in the front.


And the 911 Turbo competes with and goes as fast as a Ferrari F430 and Lamborghini Gallardo.|||It certainly isn't "ALL" but it is very good. For a fraction of the price the honda S2000 is one hell of a stock sports car. as is the corvette. |||I highly doubt anything beat a chevy chevette. The 4 cylinder beats up any other engine on the market. unless theres another chevy chevette next to it with a corvette engine dropped in.|||I've spent alot of time behind the wheels of Porsches, and they are by far, my favorite make of car for many reasons. But that said, how can any car "be all, end all?"





The very nature of cars means that to do something very well, you must compromise something else. So while any particular Porsche may do very very well when you consider it's build quality, performance, cost of ownership reliability, speed, etc... you will always find something else that will be better in any one of those or more. And there will always be other areas where the Porsche will come up short against otherwise modest competition.





Good cars, but not the be all end all.