996 3.4 C2 quarter mile time?

[silver996]

Any one know what a 996 will do a quarter mile in? 3.4 if poss....Tried a search, nothing doing. Thanks

[BLKROKT]

I think I read 13.4

[ShropshireMike]

silver996 said:

Any one know what a 996 will do a quarter mile in? 3.4 if poss....Tried a search, nothing doing. Thanks

Autocar tested one in 2000 - 13.0@112mph ( 296bhp 3.4 version )

[BLKROKT]

That's wildly optimistic. For comparison, Motor Trend also tested a stock 996TT at 11.9@116. No other stock 996TT has ever come anywhere close to that time. Exactly what cars these mags get, and how they run them is anyones guess.

13.4 is about as good as it will get in the real world.

[DonnyMac]

Take a look on the TVR Cerbera forum - you'll get to test it in August against us! see stickies

[Shropshiremike]

BLKROKT said:

That's wildly optimistic. For comparison, Motor Trend also tested a stock 996TT at 11.9@116. No other stock 996TT has ever come anywhere close to that time. Exactly what cars these mags get, and how they run them is anyones guess.



13.4 is about as good as it will get in the real world.

How do you know - were you there when they tested it at Millbrook with proper timing gear? The Autocar ones are usually pretty accurate for UK cars ( exception Skoda Octavia VRs which the mag themselves admit was probably doctored ) - I would agree that the US mags like Car and Driver etc seem to get fantastic times for ANY car ....almost beyond belief.

Worth bearing in mind, that mags liek Autocar don't have to respect the car much at all ( unlike a privately owned car ) and sometimes break them - e.g. just like the 911 Turbo in the early 90s where they broke the trans on a standing start