cool i liked hummers but i got into lamborghinis

243 MPH? What?!

That 9FF Porsche looks amazing.

Also, great show you guys put on. Hands down the best online auto news aside from blogging, I've seen.

@ jon 556:

yeah, it's a bit of a long shot IMO, but who knows..

Figure the Porsche 997TT has a top speed of ~193mph with 480hp, right? Multiple that by 1.875 to get 900 horsepower. The drag coefficient is probably a little higher as it's a convertible- but I'm sure they wouldn't test the car with the top down (?). Change the gearing [dramatically], improve the aerodynamics, pimp the engine, etc.

Remember, the Callaway Corvette Sledgehammer was a modified C4 Corvette sporting a twin turbo V8 producing 880 horsepower that topped at 254.7 miles per hour. And that was back in 1988- 19 years ago.

Anything's possible.

supramike wrote on June 20, 3:20 am

wait..........yep, its offical i just had a cargasm, son of a speedster, lol, i dont know if 243mph is right but then again i wouldnt put it past em, it can be done, and what better car to do it with its top down than a mod. Porsche 997, and even if it cant i'm sure the number is pretty damn close, 220 or more. plz follow this story i wanna know if its true or not.

less powerfull version of 9ff cabrio porsche with "only" 780 hp
did 380km/h on banked track(Nardo) in Italy
video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPYElQp7jyo

so I don't see why this one with over 100hp more couldn't do the same

some other cars from the same event:
http://forums.streetfire.net/showthread.php?t=12722

supramike wrote on June 26, 11:36 am

yes sir, totally agree, 001, and i saw the video, it only reinforeses to me that it can be done in a drop top mod. Porsche 997, like i said if any one can its, Porsche, thanx for the video link man.