An Exotic You Can Live with on a Daily Basis
We had an opportunity to play around with a 2011 Porsche 911 Turbo courtesy of one of our readers. I must say this is one impressive car! 500 horsepower, 480 lb-ft torque, and 3.5 seconds from 0 to 60 mph. At the same time, it’s not a car that overwhelmed me in any one particular aspect. The Porsche 911 is an interesting car in this respect. Jeff, the owner of the car, talked about how people notice it but it’s not the type of car that draws a significant amount of attention. I have to believe that a part of this is due to Porsche having multiple models which look very similar to the 911 Turbo. People are just more used to seeing a Porsche which looks similar to the Turbo, and the average person may not even recognize that this is a much different car than the standard 911. Jeff also made a great point that this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. When in more exotic looking cars, you will have people drive along side of you staring and taking photographs of the car. Making a simple trip to a store with say a Ferrari, can muster a small crowd around the car checking it out and sometimes going beyond a friendly look.
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