Drove the car to work...can keep an eye on it and admire from my desk. View attachment 41885
This pic if fuggin’ awesome.
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Drove the car to work...can keep an eye on it and admire from my desk. View attachment 41885
Yep, if you know, you know.went out to the garage and sat in it waiting for better weather.
Well.... compared to your 718 Spyder, what do you feel is the better drive? (from a non -modified 718 - I know you have the deman engine) What was the reaction from friends.... especially the P-Car crowd!
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Devoured an M3…
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Went to Lowes to get some 2x4s and manure. jk.
Trying to find some totes that fit in trunk. I like to have something like this for food leftovers or anything that can possibly spill. Kind of a challenge to find one for the emira that fits. The small ones are too small and the larger (17 gallon) one are too deep I think. Heres what the two small one look like. Might try a bigger one now that see how fits.
Also planning to get a cut to size rubber mat soon.
Interesting, i have a 981 spyder too..... I love the way both my Lotus's turn and rotate at the track, especially when i use the throttle to do so. I am 6'4 so also fit better in the Emira. The sound and the ease of maintenance in the Porsche are def better. The braking right now is a toss-up,Modified 718 Spyder is in a different universe...full Emotion Engineering suspension setup (including KW Clubsport 3ways) and the DeMan powertrain make it an unfair and unrealiastic comparison.
However, while on my trip, I had my 991.2 GT3 in tow (PDK, Buckets, Girodisc steel brakes) and one of my friends had his 2023 Boxster GTS 4.0 there as well (PDK, 4 way seats). We had a chance to drive all 3 of these cars (along with a 2022 Audi R8 V10+ RWD with Dynamics pkg and bucket seats for good measure) up and down the Tail of the Dragon and surrounding roads. The GT3 is running Advan AD09 tires and both the BGTS and R8 are running Pilot 4S tires (my Emira is on Cup2). Both my friends and I agreed that the Emira had superior steering feel to the other three, and we preferred the sharp off center steering response (although it did take some mental recalibration to adjust to). The stock damping was also super impressive..."one up, one down" on high speed bumps. Brake pedal was a little inconsistent in the Emira...sometimes giving you more bite with the same amount of pressure than anticipated (similar to the R8/Huracan). The Porsches had superior braking consistency and feel. Overall, we found that the Emira was the harder car to trust when being hustled quickly...the GT3 and BGTS feel like they will never "bite" you, regardless of how hard you push them. This may be secondary to my friends and I having far more seat time in Porsche products, so I will reserve further judgement until I've had more time (including on track) with the Emira.
TLDR: the Emira was superior in steering, damping and looks. The BGTS feels like the superior car in every other aspect, including braking, overall quality and just the sense of the driver confidence it instills. You just feel like you have to drive the Emira harder to maintain the same pace as the BGTS. Side note, conditions were dry and warm... so just about perfect.
Did a good wash (also checked all panels for blisters as it got me a bit worried, haven’t seen anything) before the first track day tomorrow! I’ll be attending Mugello Circuit (Moto GP) with my STO (for the second time) and Emira (first track day), the track day provides tracking devices so will be interesting to see the times and how the Emira feels. Also here’s a picture from last time, amazing track! Will write down my thoughts tomorrow.View attachment 41997View attachment 41998
I don’t really know where to begin so I’ll break it down in to categories, I’ll just say some things might be individual and you’ll understand from my “review”.first track day tomorrow! Will write down my thoughts
Thank you and indeed, to mention a few RS6 Perf, Bronco Raptor, RS3, cayenne GTS, unfortunately car tax where I live are 120% so we just started buying cars in Italy to save a lot haha the one I’m most excited for is the Revuelto.Fantastic car collection! I am a big fan of modern Lamborghinis! Do you have any other interesting cars?