Chris Harris: McLaren MP4-12C vs. Porsche 911 Turbo S


dbk

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Excellent video as always. McLaren really hauls. Porsche is beautiful but now pricey!
 

pvgtX2

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Nov 16, 2012
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Thanks for posting that. Chris Harris reviews are so compelling. I drove the new turbo S a few weeks ago and fell in love with it. I live in an area with lots of hills and every 911 I've owned (including my current 997.2 w DFI and PDK) feels pretty slow in this driving environment. The FGT climbs effortlessly on the same roads with so much power to spare. The new Turbo S felt lightning fast. Still no comparison to the FGT in terms of the visceral feel and all of the senses....but an unbelievably precise and fast car. Porsche is changing strategies and releasing the standard turbo second (early next year). A moderately equipped turbo S is priced in the mid 190'sK and the base turbo 150K. IMO, this is a terrific daily driver car for someone interested in staying "below the radar," as it is crazy fun to drive, but for me the standard turbo meets these criteria as well. Interestingly, The GT3 is definitely the preferred choice of most purists and priced in 130K range (first entire year of inventory is sold out).....
 

FikseGTS

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McLaren is really hard to beat, such a badass car.... and they were testing the Spider which is 90 pounds heavier...
 

Luke Warmwater

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Chris Harris /Drive videos are simply the best auto content on the web period

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Superfly

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Chris Harris /Drive videos are simply the best auto content on the web period

Mike, I soooo totally agree with you. I look forward to Wednesday's for just that reason! :)