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Neat video - No. 1 sports car

Cool Video, hope its not a re-post.

Greatest Ever Sports Cars: No. 1 - Porsche 911 Video at YourDiscovery.com

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Thanks for the post. Makes ya proud to own one, even though there are well prepared 944's & Mustangs out there
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The only bad thing I have to say about it is the factually incorrect statement about being "the first production turbocharged car".
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The only bad thing I have to say about it is the factually incorrect statement about being "the first production turbocharged car".
Saab is the first to do it in large numbers. My vote goes with the Corvair.
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Great video. Thanks!
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Great video. What a gorgeous car a 911 is.
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Saab is the first to do it in large numbers. My vote goes with the Corvair.
Ding, ding! The Corvair and the Olds Jetfire in 1962
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Wikipedia calls it the first production turbo sports car

The first production turbocharged automobile engines came from General Motors in 1962. The Y-body Oldsmobile Cutlass Jetfire was fitted with a Garrett AiResearch turbocharger and the Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder with a TRW turbocharger.[11][12][13] At the Paris auto show in 1974, during the height of the oil crisis, Porsche introduced the 911 Turbo – the world’s first production sports car with an exhaust turbocharger and pressure regulator. This was made possible by the introduction of a wastegate to direct excess exhaust gases away from the exhaust turbine.[14]

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The only bad thing I have to say about it is the factually incorrect statement about being "the first production turbocharged car".
ans also the bit about blowing exhaust gases back into the engine.
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Fun piece, and I agree with the spirit of it... but wow, they didn't put much effort into finding knowledgeable commentators.

All were enthusiastic, but:
-1969 would not be a SWB
- They make it seem like the engine placement was to accommodate rear seats? ("it was completely revolutionary"... yeah, with the exception of the VW beetle, corvair, 356...)
- Easily the worst explanation of turbocharging, ever.
- I find 911's generally understeer, right until you "cross the line" and get snap oversteer. I've never driven a SWB, I know they behaved differently but I thought the "snap oversteer" was more or less exaggerated but still had an overall tendency to understeer.
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OMG that was a really terrible explanation of turbo charging...

But I loved the video!

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