Excluding water cooled 911's, what car drives the most like an air-cooled 911?

jaxon · jaxon's Garage

Crazy as it sounds, I drove a BMW M Roadster about five years ago, and the handling reminded me of an early 911 .

1980SC · 03-12-2004, 11:47 AM

914-6

-Rob
1980sc

Joe Bob · Joe Bob's Garage

Scoobie roos?

Mr Beau · 03-12-2004, 11:50 AM

My '99 WRX did the lift throttle oversteer thing the other day and certainly caught me by surprise. Doesn't have enough power to do power on oversteer. Yet.

targa911S · 03-12-2004, 11:53 AM

VW Beetle. or Ghia

ZAMIRZ · ZAMIRZ's Garage

My buddy's super beetle with 2400cc motor is the car that drives most like my 911. A BMW 2002 also feels pretty nimble and has the same "smell" of an old air-cooled 911. Subaru's IMHO don't drive like any 911, they feel like a heavier and bulkier Acura Integra. My buddy's roommate has a WRX with all the suspension goodies and nice tires and it still feels like you're hustling a boat (not to mention the quality is on par with Costco toilet paper)

Big Ed · 03-12-2004, 11:57 AM

912

Don Cothard · Don Cothard's Garage

Nothing

crikett · crikett's Garage

I always thought the '87 era M5s had a touch of 911ness to how they felt

svandamme · svandamme's Garage

Quote:

Originally posted by Don Cothard
Nothing

that's what i think too

is there any other car out there with even remotely similar weight distribution???

dd74 · 03-12-2004, 12:35 PM

A bastard air-cooled 911.

}{arlequin · }{arlequin's Garage

When I lived abroad a friend had a R5-GT turbo... that was a cool car. With the engine in the back it felt similar the way the front bobs up'n'down and how it squats when on boost

ChrisBennet · ChrisBennet's Garage

I drove a (new) Mini Cooper S last fall and I was surprised at how nimble it was. Very 911ish in that respect.
-Chris

Stuttgart951 · 03-12-2004, 12:39 PM

E30 M3?

lparker · 03-12-2004, 12:44 PM

Not exactly a car but how about a shifter kart?

svandamme · svandamme's Garage

Quote:

Originally posted by ChrisBennet
I drove a (new) Mini Cooper S last fall and I was surprised at how nimble it was. Very 911ish in that respect.
-Chris

i drove it too , and i agree, it's nimble, but feels to much like a toy car for my liking... didn't feel like i would ever respect it as a car.

the girly interior is a completely different story.. fugly and annoying layout

Bill Verburg · Bill Verburg's Garage

Corvair

ruf-porsche · ruf-porsche's Garage

Turbo Corvair by Chevy.

Air cooled flat six with a turbo and Horizontal fan

Engine hanging out the back end like a 911, as Ralph Nader will have you believe UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED.

Doug Steinel · Doug Steinel's Garage

answer: a water cooled 911.

Doug

Milu · 03-12-2004, 01:53 PM

105 series alfas.

All the weight is in the front but they have a squirelly rear and you do not lift off in left hand bends, especially in the wet. Super precise handling with iffy roadholding.
Different characteristics to a 911 but it's the only other car I know that feels as alive as 911 and driving one always brings a smile to my face.