Performance:
- Acceleration 0 to 60: 2.7 sec
- Braking 60 to 0: 102 ft
- Quarter Mile: 10.9 sec
- Slalom: 73.2 mph
- Skidpad: 0.99 g
Well, the Turbo S. A car that, in many ways, is a giant killer. For those of you who don’t know, a “giant killer” is a type of sports car that costs a fraction of the price of a supercar, yet matches or beats it’s level of performance. The 911 Turbo S certainly is not an inexpensive car, (MSRP: $160,700 without options) but it is roughly half the price of the Italian, blue-blooded 2012 Lamborghini Aventador. Yet the Lambo is no faster to sixty.
Ok, in the Aventador’s defense, it does pull away at the Quarter Mile at 10.5 secs and it will go to a top speed of 217 mph while the Turbo S only does 195mph. Awwwww boohoo, the Turbo S only does 195, who cares? No one. The Porsche is the definition of bad ass German engineering taking a sledgehammer to the aristocratic Italian supercar’s panache and style at less than half the price. Sure, most people don’t have a clue what it is when they see it, but enthusiasts everywhere know that Turbo S’s mean business. Only drawback is that it isn’t quite as dynamic or as fast on a curvy racetrack as some of it’s mid-engined competitors like the Ferrari 458 or a front engined Nissan GTR or Corvette ZR1, but in a straight line it can’t be beat for the money. Oh, and by the way it is still very fast on a racetrack regardless!
