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Originally Posted by Nick Triesch
Im sure when the 911 came out in 1965 the 356 guys who had 60, 75 and 90 H.P said why do you need 172 H.P in that new 911? Well the truth is it is a lot more fun. While my 3.2 is fun to drive my friends 08 Cayman it a blast to drive. It has 100 more H.P and weighs less than my car and it will fly! It sticks to the road like glue and it's 6 speed is quick. We meet with our cars every two months and drive the Ortega highway near Capistrano and his car just disappears in front of me no matter how fast I drive. Why do you need 300, 400 or 500 H..P? Because the thrill coming out of a corner onto straight highway is way more fun. I can tell you this... my Porsche 3.2 is WAY more fun to drive than my 63 356B Super 75 ever was. Any day.
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Agree, somewhat....while stomping on an S63 coming out of a corner and having all 8 billion computations and stability control blast you down the apex is great.....my point was that I rarely see my friends with big power cars ever do it. There are few 356 guys who don't want more power, few 911 guys who don't want more power, but I'll bet many a 500+ hp new car owner wouldn't notice if a governor was put on the thing. Mark Donohue might want more power until he can spin the wheels in top gear but I'll bet most people use a decreasing percentage of the car's output as time goes on and hp goes up.