No one thinks our antique air cooled cars are "better" than any modern car of today in pretty much any performance test. However, my totally analog 85 911 is a blast for me to drive, and not the computer drive the car.
I did the two day Porsche Driving experience at Barber motorsports. Mostly we drove a 911 GTS on the track. It is an astonishing car. They started them in the morning, and they just sat and idled as we got a final safety check, hopped in, and drove for 25 minutes for our session. Ice cold AC, and great sound. We got out and went to a different venue and different car, and another group got in, and drove the track in the same car. All day long, they ran hard, and the only issue was some need more gas.
Driving the 911 Turbo S on track was just mind bending how it accelerated. Same with the Tycan Turbos S. I kept expecting to see the lights flash past like when Hans Solo went to light speed.
The 911 GTS PDK is astonishing. We all asked the same question of the multiple instructors. Not one can beat the time with manual shifting. Just put in in drive, and sport plus, and it does everything. I went into one corner a bit hard, and I could feel the rear tires and stability management getting me through the corner with no drama. The computers driving the car are just simply amazing.
My wife suggested I sell my antique and get a new 911. No effing way. I prefer to be the driver. I got to drive the same track in my antique, and I was slug slow compared to the GTS. In the GTS I was hitting 125 easily as I came to the corners, and way deep then nail the brakes and feel the ABS do it's thing. In my antique I was just at the top of 3rd gear, and 92 MPH and I braked way earlier with a safety margin for no lockup. My shifts can be measured by a stop watch, and are nothing like the 2 millisecond shifts of the PDK, while the gas pedal is flat to the floor. Still, I had more fun in my old slow car on track.
