I know we've already had threads on this car, but I found this to be interesting. Porsche has officially claimed 7:42 at the NBR for the 997 TT. That's pretty quick, and what I find to be very impressive is the fact that the new Z06, which is lighter, and has around 20-25 more horsepower tied with it. I really thought that we'd have to wait for the GT3 to tie it or beat it. Now I really can't wait to see how fast the GT3 and the RS will do. The 997 TT beat the 996 TT time by about 14 seconds. It's about time this 997 TT info is released, I'm getting sick of magazines like MotorTrend comparing the Z06 to a base 911.:-k

i don't think is impresive. i knew it would be the same as or better than the Z06. i hope the GT3 is put to his pase in the NBR.........

I think the GT3 will beat it by a few seconds.
Its more of a track car than the TT.

I hope the GT3 smashes this time. It will just be a good thing for Porsche. What are some other cars in this time area?

I bet with R compound street tires like Michelin Cup Sport GT3 will dip below 7:40 mark

7:40 --- 161.217 km/h -- Porsche 997 Turbo, 480 PS/ ??? kg, Michelin Cup Sport tyres (Motortrend)


7:28 --- 166.652 km/h -- Porsche Carrera GT, 612 PS/ 1475 kg, Walther Roehrl,(Autobild 07/04)
7:32* -- 164.071 km/h – Pagani Zonda F, 650 PS/ 1230 kg, (*mfr.) www.autodrome-cannes.com/index-eng.asp
7:32.44 163.911 km/h -- Porsche Carrera GT, 612 PS/ 1475 kg, definitive time Horst von Saurma (sport auto 01/04)
7:32.52 163.882 km/h -- Gemballa Porsche GTR 600 EVO, Wolfgang Kaufmann (sport auto 01) , www.gemballa.com/news/gtr6002.html
7:34 --- 163.586 km/h – Koenigsegg CCR, 806 PS/1418 kg, Horst von Saurma (sport auto), oct,17-18 05, www.koenigsegg.com/news/articles.asp?news=98&page=&type=news, www.supercars.net/PitLane?viewThread=y&gID=0&fID=2&tID=75219
7:36 --- 162.631 km/h -- Porsche Carrera GT, 612 PS/ 1475 kg, factory test driver Walther Röhrl (02)
7:39 --- 161.575 km/h -- Koenigsegg CCR, 806 PS/1180 kg, www.koenigsegg.com/news/articles.asp?news=91&page=&type=news
www.supercars.net/PitLane?viewThread=y&gID=0&fID=0&tID=44953
7:39.39 161.219 km/h -- Porsche Carrera GT, 612 PS/ 1475 kg, Walther Röhrl (AutoBild 02/06)
7:40 --- 161.217 km/h – Bugatti 16/4 Veyron, 1001 PS/1980 kg (Wheels magazine Australia, 12/05)
7:40 --- 161.217 km/h -- Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren, Klaus Ludwig (AutoBild 07/04)
7:40* -- 161.217 km/h -- Porsche Carrera GT, 612 PS/ 1495 kg, *cold and partially wet track (sport auto 12/03)
7:40 --- 161.217 km/h -- Porsche 997 Turbo, 480 PS/ ??? kg, Michelin Cup Sport tyres (Motortrend)
7:41 --- 160.868 km/h -- Manthey Porsche GT3 M410, 413hp (AutoBild 07/04) , www.manthey-motors.de/nextshopcms/cmspdf.asp?id=217
7:42* -- 160.519 km/h – Ford GT, 550 PS/ 1521 kg (*as indicated by Octane magazine, 11/05)
7:42 --- 160.519 km/h -- Mosler MT900S Photon, Joao Barbosa, (04) (according to dailysportscar.net)
7:42 --- 160.519 km/h -- Radical 1500 SR3, 230 PS/510 kg (02)
7:42.9 - 160.207 km/h -- Corvette Z06, 500 PS/1319 kg, Jan Magnusen, (Sporbilen, jun,26 05), www.supercars.net/Pics?vpf2=y&gID=3&fID=0&tID=10073&mID=1384471&l=d
7:43 --- 160.173 km/h -- Porsche 996 GT3 RS, factory test driver Walter Roehrl (MOTOR magazine)
7:43 --- 160.173 km/h -- TechArt Porsche GT Street, 620 PS/1453 kg, (sport auto 08/02)
7:43.5 - 160,000 km/h -- Lamborghini Murcielago (Autocar magazine 02)
7:44 --- 159.828 km/h -- Pagani Zonda C12 S, 555 PS/1388 kg (sport auto 07/02)
7:45 --- 159.484 km/h -- Gemballa Porsche GTR 600, 600hp (00)
7:45* -- 159.484 km/h -- McLaren F1, *estimated lap time from a video available at www.pistonheads.tv
7:46 --- 159.142 km/h -- Porsche 996 GT2, 462 PS/1450 kg (sport auto 06/01)
7:46 --- 159.142 km/h -- Jaguar XJ220, John Walton (EVO magzine 07/00), www.jwhubbers.nl/ring/docs/evo-0007-7.jpg
7:46 --- 159.142 km/h -- SHK Porsche 993 GT2, 652hp (sport auto 99)
7:47 --- 158.801 km/h -- Porsche 996 GT3 RS, 381hp (sport auto 03/04)
7:49 --- 158.124 km/h – BMW X5 Le Mans, 700 PS/~2000 kg, Hans-Joachim Stuck
http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?fileid=51F08AD2-A549-43F0-AD1B-E91F288808EB&p=0
7.49 --- 158.124 km/h -- Porsche GT3, 392hp (AutoBild 2004), www.autobild.de/tuning/testberichte/artikel.php?artikel_id=7274&artikel_seite=4
7:49 --- 158.124 km/h -- Porsche 996 GT3 Cup, 360 PS/1207 kg (sport auto 02/99)
7:49.72 157.885 km/h -- Honda RC30, Helmut Daehne (93) (moto bike)
7:50 --- 157.787 km/h -- BMW E46 M3 CSL (sport auto 08/03)

i don't think is impresive. i knew it would be the same as or better than the Z06. i hope the GT3 is put to his pase in the NBR.........
I thought it was just because of being heavier, having less HP, and being AWD. I really didn't think it would be as fast. The GT3 is always going to be faster around the track than the Turbo so I'm really hoping for a 7:38 ish time. I'm always blown away how Porsche usually has less HP than it's competitors and usually beats them. But then I would be because I'm biased towards Porsche and a Euro snob on top of that.:D I'm only half serious.:p

nice !! Porsche is and will remain the best sports car manufacturer !!

Quite a good job done by Porsche, but it makes a whole lot of sense price-wise to compare a 911 to a Z06.

nice !! Porsche is and will remain the best sports car manufacturer !!

You cant really say Porsche is THE best sports car manufacturer just because they have a good track time. To you, Porsche might be the ultimate sports car marque, but to others, it might not....so I think you get the picture..

I think the R8...the V10 Gallardo engine will beat the time...

i am wondering how a fully track tuned cayman wud stack up againt all dese cars....if at all dere is one

read this month' Sport Auto for your Answer^^

Hockenheim Short Track 2.6KM

Porsche 996 GT3 RS 1:11.8
Corvette Z06 1:11.5
Dodge Viper SRT-10 1:13.7
Wendland Cayman S 320bhp 1:15.6
Techart Cayman S 310bhp 1:15.8

You cant really say Porsche is THE best sports car manufacturer just because they have a good track time. To you, Porsche might be the ultimate sports car marque, but to others, it might not....so I think you get the picture..

Well, i didnt say that becoz of a track time..i meant in general..Price of their cars are perfect .. performance is perfect..practicality of their cars as a Sports car is very good..so i think u get the picture :rolleyes:

wow...310 bhp cayman...n jus 4 secs behind a gt3 rs.....

I think the R8...the V10 Gallardo engine will beat the time...

I doubt it because the R8 will will weigh a lot more and will have more comfort orientated suspension

wow...310 bhp cayman...n jus 4 secs behind a gt3 rs.....

4 sec is an awful lot of difference

compared to wat de race tuning gt3 rs has...it's quite gud.....

All this talk of Nurburgring times reminds me....S7...S7...S7. I wanna see the S7/S7R/S7TT all put through the guantlet.

All this talk of Nurburgring times reminds me....S7...S7...S7. I wanna see the S7/S7R/S7TT all put through the guantlet.I guess you see S's and 7's all over the place in your alphabet soup !:D :D :D

I have said, will say again, and will always say that Porsche is THE BEST overall sports car maker in the world. They are track proven, durable, and street credible. They last for years and take more abuse than anything I've ever driven but a CJ-5! lol...

I have said, will say again, and will always say that Porsche is THE BEST overall sports car maker in the world. They are track proven, durable, and street credible. They last for years and take more abuse than anything I've ever driven but a Fiat 128 ! lol...Now it's better !:D

I have said, will say again, and will always say that Porsche is THE BEST overall sports car maker in the world. They are track proven, durable, and street credible. They last for years and take more abuse than anything I've ever driven but a CJ-5! lol...

Hey thats wat i said too!! (exept for the CJ-5 bit) :D

4 sec is an awful lot of difference

around a normal track yes but around the the Nurburgring its not such a huge difference

4 sec is a huge difference at 110-140MPH

The fastest cars at the 'Ring average 100-102MPH

The fastest cars at the 'Ring average 100-102MPH

keyword..AVG...
Meaning that their AVG speed is 100mph. including corners ETC ETC ETC.

I'm speaking of the high speed sections, which RAISE your average....in where the true "distance" can be observed by onlookers...

which is usually a 120+MPH speed...meaning at 120MPH 4 seconds is a big gap..
Especially considering ONE of the 2 cars is built to corner better than any one before it...