Even though we’re “this” close to suggesting that racing against a tuned 911 Turbo should be against the law, we’ll agree that a nearly identical rival stands as good a chance as anybody.
The white car on the left is a 650 HP 911 Turbo, whereas the black 911 on the right is the Turbo S version, also packing 650 HP.
Well, this is awkward, right? They’re both pretty much the same car, with the same amount of muscle…so what’s the difference?
For starters, different power kits can make the cars behave differently (power delivery, gear ratios etc), so there’s always that to consider.
Second, a stock 911 Turbo isn’t exactly identical to a stock Turbo S. The Turbo comes with 521 PS, 660 Nm (486 lb-ft), weighs 1,670 kg and can hit 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.4 seconds before hitting its top speed of 315 km/h (195 mph). The Turbo also has a slightly wider front track (2 mm).
The Turbo S has 560 PS, 750 Nm (553 lb-ft), weighs an extra 10 kg, is faster to 100 km/h (62 mph) by 0.3 seconds and has a slightly higher top speed at 318 km/h (197 mph).
In theory (and since we don’t know much else about these two cars except for their power output), the Turbo S should still have a peak torque advantage, even though they both end up with the same number of horses.
So what happens as they get off the line? They’re pretty much nose to nose for the entire duration of the race. But since there’s always a winner, it was actually the white 911 Turbo that edged ahead of the black Turbo S, covering the 1/4 mile in 10.316 seconds (vs. 10.366 sec) and crossing the 1 km marker in 19.033 sec (vs 19.081 sec).
Yeah, if the cars weren’t monitored, this car would have literally been too close to call.