[DaveN]

I just came across this 968 article and found it very thorough and informative; a good read. It covers almost every caveat that most of us learned the hard way. A lot of RSB mentions too so it appears to be very recent.

http://www.alltuner.com/968_index.shtml

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[flash]

not bad - fairly extensive review, and i only found a couple of informational errors

i wonder who wrote it? oddly the author is not credited - i also wonder who owns the car?

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[jeff968]

Although I'm not sure which is the best modern-day match I would never say it would be the S2000. They are much smaller, at least on the inside.

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[Anchorman]

Agreed. When I was looking at buying a car (that ended up being the 968), I walked into a Honda dealership, sat in an S2000, and walked out. Impossibly small interior, the rest didn't matter. (I do think the exterior styling of the 968 is far superior.)

Good article, though...makes me pleased to own a 968.

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[968Oz]

Very good review. Well researched and has gives very balanced view of our cars.

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[rhudeboye]

Im enjoying the rad as well. Hard to believe the widths of the S2K and the 68

Width: Porsche 68.3 in., Honda 68.9 in.
Ive been in a few S2's and they're a lot tighter then the 68. My left arm is actually wedged against the door. in the S2000

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[94SilverCab]

I think they should have said more good stuff about RS Barn and more products from RSB/D1R [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]

Nice article,

Jay

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[flash]

the S2000 has fender flares which give it a false width - i'm willing to bet the track width is less than the 968, though not likely by much - cars today are wider than they used to be - that being said, the S2000 tucks in a lot at the doors, whereas the 968 is pretty straight, and the doors are fairly thin - it doesn't take much to make it feel roomier

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[Scott Collins]

Excellent review - very positive - thorough - I feel warm and fuzzy. Oh, that's the Macallan 12... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

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[PorscheDude]

Thought I would never like a Honda, but I do like the S2k.

I'll take mine black, supercharged with a hardtop.

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[ebarone968]

I do like the article. Excellent description of the power curve. You can very well say the 968 is like an aged fine wine !!

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[Scott Collins]

I was driving around last night comparing the review to what I was feeling. The comments about how the car drives, steering input, and tramelining are spot on. As for the switches and controls, I have always felt fine about where things are placed, and I never had a problem operating the a/c or heat. Lot's of variations are possible for sure. That's cool...I like how the headlights and fogs are controlled with the knob and switch. The knob is big enough that I never have to look for it, just feel and watch the lights pop.

Do people really think that the switches are tossed around haphazardly?

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[flash]

i did - that's why i moved them - check out the thread about "switch switching"

http://www.968forums.com/index.php?showtop...witch+switching

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[Jamie '92 968]

Scott,
I like the placement of the switches and controls. Of course you have to consider that, including my 85.5 944, I've been using them on a daily basis for 23 years.
Back in the late 80's the interior design of this car was pretty exceptional IMO. Think about some of the old GM interiors of the day if you want haphazard and illogical designs... not to mention ugly.


A couple things in the article struck a chord with me.
First was the discussion of tramlining, and also the statement about steering that "Its somewhat dull and lazy off-center, a bit mushy, and it feels like there it too much play." It says that the steering issue is up to 40 mph, but I think it's an issue at much higher speeds too.

These two characteristics are the only things where my old 944 was better than the 968.
Tramlining was pretty much nonexistent, and I thought the steering was tighter and more precise in normal driving.

I'm sure some of this was the wheels and tires. I believe the 944 had 60 series tires on 15" wheels.
I've been meaning to put up a post to get ideas on what can be done to improve these issues.

Jamie

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[PorscheDude]

One of my favorite things about these cars is the clean lines and simple layout of the dash.

I've always had 17's or larger on all cars and they have all tramlined on bad roads.
My 951 with 16's does also, but not as pronounced. I'm sure it will too when I pick up a set of wheels for it.

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[flash]

tires play a huge role in tramlining - different tires tramline differently - unfortunately the thing that provides the best wet traction also provides the most tramlining (longitudinal grooves)

toe set will also affect this - too much or too little will cause either darting or tramlining - a good alignment with about 0.1 degree of toe seems to work well

the power steering input is too heavy for me - i added the power pulleys here and decreased the input at lower rpms

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[PorscheDude]

I found P-Zeros tramline the worst.

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[flash]

the S0-3 is pretty bad too

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[biotechee]

The S-03's on my previous '68 coupe tramlined non-stop.

My cab with Goodyear GS-Dblah blahs doesn't tramline.

No issues here with switch layout.

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[PhilG968]

No tramlining with Michelins or Sumitomos.
I did however have it with Yokohamas.

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