Autocar - 911 GTS vs Emira

[Nick in Sydney]

Big price difference! As tested, the 911 was £145,000 and the Aston was £165,000.
I'll happily accept 4th place against that group. I wonder if the Turbo SE would have done worse or better?

 

[Beachbum]

They wanted more communicative steering !!!
I feel the steering is about as good as anything I have ever driven, except maybe for the Elise

 

[Nick in Sydney]

They wanted more communicative steering !!!
I feel the steering is about as good as anything I have ever driven, except maybe for the Elise

Agree, that's an odd one. Most reviews praise the hydraulic steering.

 

[Nova]

I have given up on reading reviews of steering feel. They are all just making it up - some of them aren't but they are downed out by those that are, and it's difficult to tell them apart because they all use the same language.

It's one of those things that is so subjective (lighter/heavier, quicker/slower, re-centering, wheel shape, etc) and is just one aspect of how communicative a car is over all - the others being chassis feel and throttle/brake response.

 

[Rayjoedef]

Also, it's time for the 400hp turbo to be thrown in the mix.....no shift issues, higher redline, much more torque, and a bit lighter.

 

[Frimley111R]

Saw this too. Autocar often compare similar cars but when you look at this price difference, the Emira is a no brainer. And yet when they posted about the revised on ethis week a load of comments were about the price, but mostly from people who still think a Ford Focus is about £15k and a 911 is about £70k!

On steering feel, I've never noticed much difference with the exception of my Elise which was just on another planet to anything else I've driven.