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Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6

Here's a fun and interesting thread on the topic.

928 handling vs. 911 - Rennlist Discussion Forums

Can't really argue, I think if you could get the weight out of a 928 it would be very competitive. Of course at that point it's not really apples to apples, because you're racing a 996 that still has a full interior, A/C, power windows, power locks, etc......

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

Agree. Half second.

Narrator was a little windy. Snap over-steer for the 930? Horse pucky. All but the Boxster will demonstrate profound "trailing throttle" over-steer but you have to cook a corner and then be ignorant. I have and I was. It happens faster than I ever imagined it could, even on the newest of rear engine Porsches. They ain't twitchy, though.

Put the Stig in these cars with some seat time and I bet the 930 would come out ahead of the Boxster on that track.

Boxster is a joy to drive fast.

The 986 is a superb driving car, but that track definitely favored a lightweight mid-engined configuration. It looked to have very little in the way of straights, so the 930 probably didn't spend much time on boost. A longer track with more high speed sections would probably flip that time difference pretty quickly.