Porsche Carrera GT vs (Stock) E55
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Porsche Carrera GT vs (Stock) E55
I had fun today getting killed by a Carrera GT...but not by much... full details here:
https://mbworld.org/forums/kill-stories/113169-carrera-gt-vs-e55-stock.html
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I do believe your story, HOWEVER, it's clear that either one, he was just toying with you, or two, he was a lousy driver. If I am not mistaken a Carrera GT does 0-100 in around 6.9-7.0 range. Our E55 is near 9.9 Those cars do over 200 mph easy. I have had the chance to ride in one, and it was by far the fastest car I have rode in. I have a 2005 E55. Sounds like it was fun though, and your right that sound is very intoxicating!
There is a video out there of a 1999 Cobra trying to keep up with 2 Carrera Gt's on highway, and they totally disappear from the Cobra's camera view.
There is a video out there of a 1999 Cobra trying to keep up with 2 Carrera Gt's on highway, and they totally disappear from the Cobra's camera view.
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Originally Posted by toothdoc
I do believe your story, HOWEVER, it's clear that either one, he was just toying with you, or two, he was a lousy driver. If I am not mistaken a Carrera GT does 0-100 in around 6.9-7.0 range. Our E55 is near 9.9 Those cars do over 200 mph easy. I have had the chance to ride in one, and it was by far the fastest car I have rode in. I have a 2005 E55. Sounds like it was fun though, and your right that sound is very intoxicating!
There is a video out there of a 1999 Cobra trying to keep up with 2 Carrera Gt's on highway, and they totally disappear from the Cobra's camera view.
There is a video out there of a 1999 Cobra trying to keep up with 2 Carrera Gt's on highway, and they totally disappear from the Cobra's camera view.
Pulling 5 carlengths from 2nd gear to 90mph is quite alot, considering its only about 4 seconds of racing. The cobras racing on the highway was a probably a different situtation in terms of the the speeds involved.
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Originally Posted by toothdoc
I do believe your story, HOWEVER, it's clear that either one, he was just toying with you, or two, he was a lousy driver. If I am not mistaken a Carrera GT does 0-100 in around 6.9-7.0 range. Our E55 is near 9.9 Those cars do over 200 mph easy. I have had the chance to ride in one, and it was by far the fastest car I have rode in. I have a 2005 E55. Sounds like it was fun though, and your right that sound is very intoxicating!
There is a video out there of a 1999 Cobra trying to keep up with 2 Carrera Gt's on highway, and they totally disappear from the Cobra's camera view.
There is a video out there of a 1999 Cobra trying to keep up with 2 Carrera Gt's on highway, and they totally disappear from the Cobra's camera view.
If you research my posts, you'll see I'm not some troll or young kid but a credible poster. After reading the responses to my post in the Kill Stories forum, I think it was a combination of two things... a lousy driver and a relatively short run. As I said, I think he missed a gear change or something early on as I suddendly approached his back end. And secondly, this was not a 0-100mph run, it was something like 30mph to 90mph and it was literally about 5 seconds (or possibly less) of racing, so 5 car lengths would probably seem about the differential in that case. Trust me, I was very surprised too when it happened, but the combo of these two factors probably accounts for it. Mind you I have no illusions... if I got on the track with this thing, or on a highway like the cobra run you talked about (where they probably ended up doing 150+ to make cars disappear from the camera), then there is no doubt I'd get wallopped.
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Originally Posted by toothdoc
mrankovic,
Didn't mean any offense. I justed wanted you to know I believed your story.
Aren't those sounds incredible?
Didn't mean any offense. I justed wanted you to know I believed your story.
Aren't those sounds incredible?
