Is 911 turbo S a supercar?

[SZ_ford]

Hi All,

 

had a friendly debate with a fellow petrol head. I was for turbo S being a super car. He was against .

 

My argument was turbo S has 580hp and is probably the fastest accelerating car, minus the tesla.

His argument was turbo S doesn't evoke the emotions like a lambo or ferrari.

 

So my question is what make a car a supercar? Price, history, horespower, looks?

what about aston, mclaren and bentley?

[Ahbengdriver]

aaa......my hiadee in USA had bot a Turbo-S.  Yours truly will be heading over to that part of the globe n drive his supercar or super performance car next year.  apparently his car does real world 2.6sec for 0 to 100km.  How many cars can do that straight out of the factory.

 

I think people who say its isnt supercar are either sourgrapes or people who owned more expensive cars and had been beaten by the Turbo-S on the track on off track.

 

That $hit can outperform quite a few mentionable cars on Nurburgring. 

 

I think what the Turbo S lacks given its price which is in the supercar ranges(albeit lower end of range) is its looks.  No doubt it don't look as sexy vs the lambo and Ferrari to some, but make no mistake with Porky, they sure knows how to make race cars.  If u had driven a 911 before, u will realize how well tuned the car is for handling. I drove one base-911 back to back with a Nissan fairlady(which looks a bit same shape) and its miles apart in performance n handling.  Then I understand why the 911 cost like 4 times more vs the Nissan. 

 

Actually, Turbo-S will be my bucket list item. 

[inlinesix]

aaa......my hiadee in USA had bot a Turbo-S.  Yours truly will be heading over to that part of the globe n drive his supercar or super performance car next year.  apparently his car does real world 2.6sec for 0 to 100km.  How many cars can do that straight out of the factory.

 

I think people who say its isnt supercar are either sourgrapes or people who owned more expensive cars and had been beaten by the Turbo-S on the track on off track.

 

That $hit can outperform quite a few mentionable cars on Nurburgring. 

 

I think what the Turbo S lacks given its price which is in the supercar ranges(albeit lower end of range) is its looks.  No doubt it don't look as sexy vs the lambo and Ferrari to some, but make no mistake with Porky, they sure knows how to make race cars.  If u had driven a 911 before, u will realize how well tuned the car is for handling. I drove one base-911 back to back with a Nissan fairlady(which looks a bit same shape) and its miles apart in performance n handling.  Then I understand why the 911 cost like 4 times more vs the Nissan. 

 

Actually, Turbo-S will be my bucket list item. 

 

All these terms is juz marketing term.

 

Is GTR supercar?  It beats Porsche 911 previously on Nürburgring Nordschleife

[SZ_ford]

 

aaa......my hiadee in USA had bot a Turbo-S.  Yours truly will be heading over to that part of the globe n drive his supercar or super performance car next year.  apparently his car does real world 2.6sec for 0 to 100km.  How many cars can do that straight out of the factory.

 

I think people who say its isnt supercar are either sourgrapes or people who owned more expensive cars and had been beaten by the Turbo-S on the track on off track.

 

That $hit can outperform quite a few mentionable cars on Nurburgring. 

 

I think what the Turbo S lacks given its price which is in the supercar ranges(albeit lower end of range) is its looks.  No doubt it don't look as sexy vs the lambo and Ferrari to some, but make no mistake with Porky, they sure knows how to make race cars.  If u had driven a 911 before, u will realize how well tuned the car is for handling. I drove one base-911 back to back with a Nissan fairlady(which looks a bit same shape) and its miles apart in performance n handling.  Then I understand why the 911 cost like 4 times more vs the Nissan. 

 

Actually, Turbo-S will be my bucket list item. 

 

 

 

same here. I have never driven one and neither can i afford but I thought the turbo punches way above its weight, on paper.

 

So i guess there's no definitive explanation on a supercar?

All these terms is juz marketing term.

 

Is GTR supercar?  It beats Porsche 911 previously on Nürburgring Nordschleife

 

i will term gtr as a supercar based on its performance alone. I'm sure some will disagree

 

but the world has moved on since gtr was launched a good 10 years ago

[Nuttywalnutty]

Does it really matter if he thinks it's not a supercar.

 

It's a car and it accelerates fast. If you think thats super enough for you then you should be happy :)

 

But if my opinion matters to you. Then yes. I believe any car that can sub 3.5 stock for 0-100 is a supercar.

[inlinesix]

 

i will term gtr as a supercar based on its performance alone. I'm sure some will disagree

 

but the world has moved on since gtr was launched a good 10 years ago

 

 

In term of price value for $$$, GTR is way ahead of its competitor.

 

In term of real world, a lot of competitor has catch up with GTR.

 

 

[SZ_ford]

Does it really matter if he thinks it's not a supercar.

 

It's a car and it accelerates fast. If you think thats super enough for you then you should be happy :)

 

But if my opinion matters to you. Then yes. I believe any car that can sub 3.5 stock for 0-100 is a supercar.

 

as i said, friendly debate :>

 

thanks for your opinion

[inlinesix]

Does it really matter if he thinks it's not a supercar.

 

It's a car and it accelerates fast. If you think thats super enough for you then you should be happy :)

 

But if my opinion matters to you. Then yes. I believe any car that can sub 3.5 stock for 0-100 is a supercar.

 

Is Lotus Elise Supercar?

[Nuttywalnutty]

Is Lotus Elise Supercar?

I don't think the lotus can do 0-100 under 3.5s!

 

I might be wrong though!

[inlinesix]

I don't think the lotus can do 0-100 under 3.5s!

 

I might be wrong though!

 

Lotus Exige Cup 430 3.2sec

 

[Nuttywalnutty]

Lotus Exige Cup 430 3.2sec

 

Then it's a supercar to me!

[Throttle2]

Hi All,

 

had a friendly debate with a fellow petrol head. I was for turbo S being a super car. He was against .

 

My argument was turbo S has 580hp and is probably the fastest accelerating car, minus the tesla.

His argument was turbo S doesn't evoke the emotions like a lambo or ferrari.

 

So my question is what make a car a supercar? Price, history, horespower, looks?

what about aston, mclaren and bentley?

A lambo or ferrari does not evoke emotions lah.

And let me guess your friend drives a WRX?

[Stratovarius]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercar

 

once had a similar discussion between super and exotic cars with my friend. For me any cars (road legal) that are fast are super and fast and limited are exotic. Few exceptions are the FXX and Zonda R (not road legal) which I think are exotics.

[SZ_ford]

A lambo or ferrari does not evoke emotions lah.

And let me guess your friend drives a WRX?

 

u are in the know! ya he used to own wrx, but drive a 7 seater now. 

 

his argument was lambo looks more exotic and sounds so much better than turbo s

[inlinesix]

u are in the know! ya he used to own wrx, but drive a 7 seater now. 

 

his argument was lambo looks more exotic and sounds so much better than turbo s

 

That only applies to all V12 Lambo.

[t0y0ta]

Saw some videos... lambo definitely supercar... have this special feature where its exhaust can ignite and start burning its own bumper and chasiss.

 

Confirm 911 can't do that...

[SZ_ford]

That only applies to all V12 Lambo.

 

huracan v10 sounds very good as well right?

Saw some videos... lambo definitely supercar... have this special feature where its exhaust can ignite and start burning its own bumper and chasiss.

 

Confirm 911 can't do that...

 so if huracan is supercar, audi r8 is supercar as well right, since they are essentially the same car.?

[Beregond]

i think to most ppl

 

super car = super fast , SUPER EXPENSIVE , super big engine.