I EXPOSE the TRUTH about Porsche’s 911 Turbo S HYBRID!

Oh, it's a lick off the line. Come on, Por. This is such a good race. What a win in a drag race between every generation of Porsche 911 turbo. Well, we're going to find out by racing over the standing quarter tomorrow. I'm Matt Watson. You're watching Gw. What we're going to do now is go back in time, right back to the very beginning, and we're going to race first three generations of 911 Turbo. So, we've got a 930, we've got a 964, and we have a 993. And I've always dreamt of driving a 993 Turbo. The 993 is a 3.6 with 48 horsepower. The 964 is a 3.3 with 380 horsepower because it's the Turbo S, very rare car. And the 930 is a 3.3 with 300 horsepower. Here's all the stats side by side. We're going to start off with a rolling race to warm up the tires before we get into the drag racing. So, we're going to go in second gear and race over the half mile. Okay, everybody, get to level with me. Three, two, one, go. Oh, I'm in boost. Oh. Oh, the 964 though. Look at that. Oh, I've got a six-speed gearbox. He has a 5-speed and the 930 has a four-speed. This is close one. ONE. THE NICE SPORTS gaining Oh, quite enough. That was fun. First off, 964. It was all in the gearing. That was very close. I thought if it was a bit longer, you might have beat me. Pause one second. You've got quite a bit of smoke coming out your rear arch there. Can you have a look? I think it might have a little leak and it might be burning oil. This is not a good sign. It's quite oily. Should we go back to where there's a fire extinguisher? I don't think that's going to go up. I think it's just burning a little bit of oil in the exhaust. It is, isn't it? You can see all the oil on the under plug. That's the first time when a car's been smoking like that. It's like, h, it's all right. It's normal. Back to the chat. I think if it had been a bit longer, you would have won, Sam. Definitely. The lag in this is incredible. I've got much longer gears than you. And Nick in the 930, I was surprised actually how close you were to us. Yeah, me too. And talk about long gears, I've only got four. So, you can imagine how long they are. At the top of third, I was kind of keeping up, but it didn't put in too bad a show for itself. We're going to go again. Uh, this time with a roll in from first gear. I think this is going to help me. I think you might be in trouble, Mr. Watson. I'm always in trouble. Before we race, quick sound check. And not in the way you think. Open. Shut your door one after the other. Ready? Oh, so solid. Go on, Sam. It's very light. It's a lightweight model. It's less than 1.3 tons. And you there, Nick. I can feel that in my eard drums. Right, let's do this race. Okay, we're going to roll in 10 mph. Starter's going to start us. We're going to race over the half mile. 3 2 1. This really took off. Well, oh, I thought I had something for a second. Come on. Oh, look at that pickup. Oh, hello. We have him. That's interesting. Come on, push. It's close, but he's got me. That was funny. At one point I thought I had it. Then I thought, "Oh no, he's got it." And I thought, "I've got it again." And then no, it just evened itself out and we were just level pegging at the end. Isn't that amazing that a faster car can lose on gearing? Madness. And Nick, were you far behind then? I was. And talk about gearing, this first gear is so long, I had to slip the clutch to slow down to be as slow as you at the launch. Uh, but that was the only time I was ahead. Now it's time for the thing that matters. Let's do the drag race. I genuinely can't see anything after 70 on this speedo until I get to 155. And I didn't quite get there. Why is that? Is it the steering wheel in the way? Yeah, exactly. Honestly, the interior of these cars absolute ergonomic mess, aren't they? Mine's got thinner front wheels than you or something cuz I've got just about enough foot space. I bet neither of you have. I am twisted to the left. I think in left-hand drive cars, it's not such a problem, but in the right hand drive conversions, they're a bit wonky. My feet are in the passenger footwell. I'd like to get the steering wheel a bit closer, but it doesn't move. It's like wedged into the dash. If only there was some way he could bring himself closer to the wheel. I imagine that. That's something that needs to be invented. But I am closer to I'm I'm sort of where I want to be when my legs are too cramped. That's what I mean. You see, like I want to stretch my legs out more, but I've got short arms. I'm Yeah. Now, I've got a secret weapon. This has got four-wheel drive. It may help me, but it could also cause the car to bog down. And if that gets ahead, I'm not catching it. Before we do it, let's just do a quick sound check. I'm going to rev up my car. Okay, here's 3.6 air flat 6 twin turbell. Sounds good in here. Nick, I think the 930 takes it. I agree. Even the windows. Put your window up and down. It feels like it's a guillotine. SHOULD I DO THIS? AH, WHY DID I DO THAT? I have to have the exact same conversations with Nate. But we'll talk about it afterwards. Okay. Yes, Dad. Kids, if your dad's got an old aircooled 911, do not put your finger in the electric windows. RIGHT. Good start. Oh, that wasn't good. No, I bog. Oh, it bugged so badly. Got it. Four-wheel drive for you, baby. Wow, that launched beautifully. Four-wheel drive, mate. Technology does its thing. Yeah. And so does being careful with 1.2 million. Uh Nick, was it close between you and the 964? No, it wasn't. This bogged really badly off the line. And I was never going to beat either of you anyway, was I? No, that's true. Oh, now let's move to the next generation of cars. Now, I've been joined by a 996 turbo and a 997 turbo. All cars have 3.6 L flat 6 twin turbo engines. They've all got six-speed manual gearboxes. They've all got four-wheel drive. However, this has 48 horsepower. The 96 has 420 horsepower. And the 997 has 480 horsepower. Here's all the stats side by side. The first race is a roll on in third gear over the half mile. Okay, everybody get ready and level with me. We'll get it to 50 mph. And uh 3 2 1 go. Oh, this is boosted pretty good. Come on. What's happening to the 997? There we go. There's some boost. Oh, that's what's happening to it. That shot off. Look at him go. God, this is fast. That 96 is going to win. That's bizarre. I was not expecting that. Okay, that just doesn't make sense to me, Nick, because the 997 has like 680 Nm of torque. The 996 has 560. What on earth happened? Were you in fifth and not third? No, I was definitely in third gear, but I think all that ground Sam gained in the first second, like this just didn't take off when I flawed it like your car did. THIS IS SO FAST. That was hard. Let's try another race. See if you get a better result. I've got to say the windscreen wipers on this car very strange. Yeah, there's one above the other. I've never seen that before. If that was me, I wouldn't turn that on. I've got a feeling that's normal. Should I turn it on? Yeah, I think you have to now, don't you? You've made such a thing about it. That's not Why would you do that? That makes no sense. It works. It's got full sweep. German engineering. Brilliant. Okay, we're going to do a rolling race in first gear over the half mile. or when the start starts us floor it and keep on going until we pass the finish line. 3 2 1 Oh, I'm much closer with Sam now. Woo! I have been well and truly dropped. Come on. THIS IS SUCH A GOOD RACE. NO, I'm going to have him. Come on, Porsche. I was in a little race of my own there. Well, it's clear that 996 just picks up so well. But I think that time, Nick, you had enough to come past, didn't you? Oh, I did, but it was so close. like any fluff in the gear changes and I'd have been a solid second, but I had you. I had you. He never had me, Matt. Uh, that was too close for him. This is just winning everything. That No, this is better car. I'm worried about the next challenge, but let's do it anyway. Right now, we're going for brake test from 100 mph where we reach the cones for emergency stop. Car that stops in the shortest distance wins. I wasn't as far ahead as I thought I was going to be, but yeah, that's a win for the 996, I think. Come on. What matters though is the next race. Let's do it. level with a 996, but not for much longer. Oh my goodness. That's the end of me. 997's got it though. Well, Nicholas, when it mattered, baby, you came good. I think this is the fastest manual car I've ever driven. It's so quick. You drove it beautifully as well, Sam. Wasn't as close as you thought it was going to be, was it? No, this got more wheel spin than I thought it would get, but yeah, that car and Nick drove it, as you said, beautifully. All right, what we going to do now is move up the generations. Now we have a 991.1 generation Turbo S and a 992.1 generation Turbo S going against the 997. Oh, poor it. Both this and the 992 have 3.8 L twinturbo flat 6es. They both got automatic gearboxes with launch control. Though this is a seven-speed, the 992 is an 8-speed. This has 560 horsepower. The 992 has 650 horsepower. Here's all the stats side by side. Right, we're going to actually start off with a drag race. Both this and the 992's tires are cold. Obviously, the 997's just been racing, so that might help give it a bit of an advantage. Before we race, I just want to say a huge thanks to the guy driving the 992. His name's Ian, and he set up this race. He's from the Porsche owners club of Great Britain. Hey, Ian. I just want to say a huge thanks for setting everything up. Are you ready for this drag race? Yes, I am yet. Okay, let's go. 3 2 1 Oh, wow. I'm ahead of in. Oh, not for long. Oh, 99 is off like a rocket. All right. Hold on. What? My goodness. Well, Ian, you had a terrible launch, didn't you? It's your first time on the show, so it's not surprising. Do you think you can do better, Matt? I can definitely do better. I wanted to give you a chance. Yeah. You still didn't let me win, Nick. You weren't even in that, were you? Yeah, 100%. I need a left leg to drive this car. Neither of you guys do. So, I'm chalking that up as a moral victory. Let's take that launch thing out of the equation. We We'll come back to it because I want to see what Ian's car can actually do when he times the launch perfectly. Now, let's do a rolling race. Third gear. Okay. Over the half mile. So, here we are then. 50 3 2 1 go. Oh, this kicked down. What's going on? Why did it kick down? Oh, hang on. What happened to here? Why did it kick down? Is it in manual? I'm not going to tell you. They don't normally do that these Porsches. Is there something wrong with your car, Ian? Embarrassingly, I missed the gear even though it's autos cuz we were in manual and it's went from third and hit the limiter. Oh, you lost that then. Let's do a roll in in first gear. No excuses this time. Let's do it. I like Matt how you've just completely ignored I was in that race. Ian lost apart from me. I'm sorry. I I did actually forget you were in that race. So, Nick, how is it for you? Terrible. Yeah, not good. I mean, it it's flipping quick, but those two cars are rocket ships. You can really see the difference in the generations. The gap between the 996 and the 997, nah. But the gap between the 997 and this 991, I mean, yeah, it's a Turbo S, so you're getting a bit extra, but blime me. You just know that every time a new one of these cars comes out, everyone goes, "That's it. That's as good as it can ever be." They've been saying that for 50 years. What happens in another 50? Thing is, Porsche know this car, this 911, if they wanted it to be, it could have had more horsepower, but they're like, well, you know, we've got to like eat this thing out, make our profits. Okay, so now a rolling race from 10 mph. The starter will start us. We'll race over the half mile. Will me and Ian have excuses. Will Nick get anywhere near us? Let's find out. Oh, Nick is off pretty quick. Are they in anime? I don't know. Okay, I'm losing by quite a lot this time. He is going though. Blime me. I think he's backed off. Not realizing that it's to the half mile. Ian, I think you backed off there, didn't you? Just a little bit at the end. I wanted you to catch up. Are you just toying with me, you evil person? Well, you did win the other race. Nick, you shut off really quick. I mean, wow. Great work. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Briefly. Let's do it, though. This is the drag race. Now you're dialed in, Ian. Let's see what your car can actually do. Before we get into the drag race, let's just do one last bit of warming up our tires with a brake test. We'll see which car stops in the shortest distance. Both the 991 and 992 have carbon ceramics. Will that help us? Let's find out. You'd rather watch another drag race, click on the pop out banner up there and scan the QR code on screen now. Not to stay here, don't want to do with this. I'm just going to hold on to it. Stop. Nick, you did a great job. Me, not so much. And Ian, you smashed it, mate. Thank you. Okay, tires nicely warmed. Let's get into this drag race. Whoa. Come on. Oh, they've destroyed me. Nice start by Nick. He hasn't been too confident. He's coming past. Oh no. only just had me. Well, it's two drag race wins to you then, Ian. Despite the slow starts, Nick, your start again was absolutely brilliant, but your car just doesn't have the power, does it? Fancy saying that. It doesn't have the power. It's got like 480 horsepower. That's the ridiculous thing, isn't it? This is mega quick. Those two are ultra quick. And Ian's just a little bit quicker than you as well. Yeah. It's going to be interesting to see when that car actually hooks up properly. Do you know what? Let's just do one more between me and you, Ian. Okay. Three, two, one. Oh, it's Nick and Nick off the line. Oh, here we go. My goodness, that flies. Oh my goodness. All those who go wrong Porsche only makes incremental changes. That is That is a big change right there. You must be feeling very smug. That was a chef's kiss for that one. I'm quite happy I didn't let Porsche down. Didn't let the turbo 50 down. But now we're going to just see how fast your car really is cuz we're bringing in the big guns. All right then, Ian. You have met the final boss. 992.2 3.6 hybrid 711 horsepower against your 3.8 twin turbo non-hybrid with 650 horsepower. What's going to happen? I have got 50 years of heritage. You have got 50 years of heritage. Your stickers will make you go quicker. We're going to start with a drag race. Right. My tires have cooled right down again. Should I keep stability off? Yeah, let's leave it off. It's fine. Oh, it hooked there. Come on. Turbo 50. This is close. Do you know what, mate? I think that if you got a slightly quicker launch, you could actually beat me. I actually think the same. The launch was good, but you just seem to lift that quicker. I know. It's odd. Let's do some rolling races. We'll come back to the drag racing because this is concerning. Right, we're going to do a rolling race. Third gear from 50 mph. 3 2 1 go. I've got to ask you, Ian, did your car kick down then? No, it didn't. But I did hit the rev limiter again. All right, let's try again. Three, two, one, go. That's more like it. Where are you? I cocked up the gear change. Let's go again. Before we do that, let's just do a quick sound check. Rev up your car. They both sound rubbish, don't they? The soft limiter doesn't help. Do the old hack pen where you put it into launch mode. They're both rubbish still. Right, let's do this rolling race. Three, two, one, go. It's not that big a difference, but now it is. Look, it's dying to see this now. Wow. Ian, please tell me you were happy with your gear changes. I did get the gear changes right that time, but I think it can do better. The thing is this. I believe they've built this car for the autobond because that initial pickup wasn't what I was expecting. Being the hybrid, I thought I'd just pick up sooner. It didn't really. It was at the highest speed that it started to gap. That's exactly what I felt. Classic Germans just thinking about themselves and the D-restricted roads. Selfish buggers. What we're going to do now is have a race over the half mile rolling in at Timna in first gear. All right, let's see what happens this time. Here we go. This is mad. Wow. I mean, what I take it all back. This is perfectly set up for when you're pinging around town. That difference. It's mad, isn't it? First get this went boing. You just dropped. That was mad. Right, let's get into the drag race. My tires are hot. Before we do that though, quick brake test. Get them really hot. I'm excited. Now, if you're thinking about changing car, you can do all through carwout. You can browse all the latest offers. Check out used cars. You can lease cars through carwout. And you can sell your current car through carwout as well. To do that, just click on the pop out ban or scan the QR code or follow the link in the description. Right, here comes the breaking line. He went early. We're going to dispense with this and just get into the drag race. I'm going to run with a stability control on. Trust the electronics. Okay. Absolutely dropped off the line. Whoa. Well, I'm going to give you best two out of three cuz I think you can do a better launch than that. Thanks, Matt. It ain't going to help though. 3 2 1 Oh, neck and neck start. But whoa. Come on. It's better with hot tires. Wow, this thing's fast. Ian, we could not have got better launches. We launched simultaneously and that's a perfect way to show the difference between these two cars. Yeah, I was happy with that, Matt. It was really good. Thank you. Wow, this thing is fast. But you need to know just how fast. Let's do the numbers. So then what exactly happened? Well, the 992.2 won. It completed the standing quarter mile in 10 seconds. Dead. The 992.1 took 10.2 seconds. The 991 10.8 seconds. The 997 12.2 seconds. The 996 12.7 seconds. The 993 13.4 seconds. The 964 13.9 seconds. And the original 930 Turbo came last with a/4 mile time of 14.6 seconds. Now, I hope you enjoyed the video. If you did, give it a like. Huge thanks to Ian and all the guys at the Porsche GB owners Club for letting us drag race their cars. Really appreciate it, especially the Chappie Lentuses 1.2 million 964. Now, if you'd like to see some other drag races like this, let us know in the comments. 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