“It’s also ridiculously quick with a 3-second 0-60 time”

Does anyone know why FIA and IMSA allow Porsche to run their can in a different engine configuration than the OEM car? I thought they could move it down and fore or aft a little, but I didn’t think such a large move was allowed.

I always find the creative verbs for lap time changes amusing.

Indeed. Even without the reliability issue, the PDK is great and the 7 speed manual is slick. The gtr tranny is really showing its age

I ended up laughing at the experience, but my fiance was flabbergasted. The dealer even parked two of the GTRs outside, so I was a little surprised at their response. They had an attitude that the car was super special and that I shouldn’t expect to get a test drive (sort of a, do you even know what car this is?!…

This. A 911 C2S is only a tiny bit more and offers similar performance, a better interior, and a better dealer network. I looked at a GTR at a dealer with three new models on the lot and was denied a test drive. A week later I was given a test drive in a base Carrera and 718 GTS. I ended up spending way too much money…

The Maxima has a nice interior for a large 35k dollar sedan!

BBi has a lot of experience on Pikes Peak and they build some phenomenal cars. I hope they see more success this year.

911 turbo S. The acceleration is top notch, you won’t find the daily driver characteristics much different from your Audi, the interior is great, and it manages to be comfortable and seriously quick at the same time.

If you go truck instead of SUV, look at the F150. Particularly the Lariat and above. Also, the 2.7 turbo is very fast. Faster than the 5.7 Ram. If you need to tow over 10k lbs, look at the 3.5 EcoBoost of the 5.0.

Well the fifth wheel was likely around 14k lbs and noticeably taller than my travel trailer.

I have not, no. It's a 2018 F150 V8 and from what I understand, the power it makes with the stock flex fuel timing table is roughly the same between e85 and 93 octane. But the e85 is about 60 cents cheaper than regular, so I never bothered. The running cost with e85 on my commute is about the same as regular, but with…

Mine makes a bit more too. There are about 5 places in or around Atlanta with E85 and my normal drive takes me close enough to two of them. It's nice to be able to up the power and spend roughly 60 cents less per gallon (though it evens out with the decrease in economy).

It’s a 2018 F150 with the V8, so it’s flex-fuel from the factory.

A few of my coworkers have trucks and they’re all stock. Mine is stock too. A lift and tires would make it hard to pull our 9k lb trailer anyway.

I never talked about fuel economy so much with other drivers until I got a truck. But it was always about how well their truck does in the context of towing.

That’s still a good number. Anything over 10 is good. Over 10 and 65mph+ is the sort of stuff I've only seen with diesels

Side note: I’ll be experimenting with E85 this weekend. Filled it up on Monday, so timing tables should be adjusted by now. Already seeing a drop in fuel economy of 15% on thebcommute. Wondering how low it will go with a mix of back roads, highway, and possibly stop and go traffic pulling our setup at full weight.

I’ve found that average speed makes a huge difference for my truck. Terrain obviously gets it too, but if I average even 5mph up or down, the difference can be significant. I’ve even seen differences of 20% as a result of the direction I’m driving in relation to the wind. Averaged same speed each way and the return…

Oh man... wish I hadn’t seen this post. That’s one of those scenes in a movie that sort of gets to me. Too creepy. Now I need to distract myself with work.