[quote name='Scott Collins' timestamp='1368670615' post='142762']The 968 will never lose to a n.a. 944. My 944 was a blast to drive but got smoked by everything from Mini Coopers to mini-vans. I think it had less than 170hp. Still a great car, but not in the same class as the 968 when considering torque and power.[/quote]
Well, maybe it was a little exagerraion, but not by that much when you add all those factors described above.. I drove 944s for 18 years, and while they're definitely not nearly in the same performance league as tne 968 ( except they handle better because they're considerably lighter and with the same 50-50 balance ratio ) and are indeed fun to drive, keep in mind that you can't simply rely on hp or torque alone to determine who is faster. The 968 at 238 hp and 225(?) ft/lbs will stay pretty much neck in neck with several cars that have 300 + hp and with 50 or more ft/lbs higher torque.. and mostly because of weight. By the same token the 968 can be embarassed by cars with 175 or so hp ( not the 944, but a tiny Lotus will..) ,again because of weight .. but what I was saying is that loading up any car with another 200-250 lbs will significantly slow it down, so if you take a stock 968 cab, give your amateur sumo wrestler a ride, have a full tank of gas, and load the trunk with the bags of sand you just bought at home depot, don't expect to outrun that 2700 lbs 944 driven by an anorexic jockey :-) :-) So even a Boxter S if loaded up with all the weight might feel sluggish compared to the 968 we drive on our own, on any given day. Just my $ 0.02
