This is the truth. The 911 is just a whole different level of car.

 

lol you cant compare a carrera S with our car... Its 3x the price.. its like comparing a Geo metro with our car lol.. 15 FWHP + 2Valve = 59 miles per gallon lol

 

Are you guys kidding me? The brakes on the porsche are one of the best brakes on a sports car. Arent there airpoane brakes on a turbo (for some reason i think i read that somewhere). The porsche is a much better car than the G, and will destroy it.

 

Fair enough. I understand your skepticism. I too was skeptical to believe that the carbon rotors featured in PCCB on the 911s would fail during track use. I will present my evidence to backup my claim, but first I would like to clarify something. Not all brake systems are the same. The one used in the CGT, 997S, Ferrari 360CS, SLR, etc may be different. I "heard" similar stories regarding the Ferrari brakes in the 360CS but I cannot confirm that and am not very knowledgeable so I would rather not say anything.
I do not doubt that a good PCCB system will outperform other systems on the track. The performance is proven and unquestionable.
Now having said that, read here to learn about PCCB cracking:

http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforum...hreadid=119474

I'll quote the key points:
"Well folks, after about 9000 track miles my 2002 GT2 ceramic rotors have been judged "kaput". That's German for no longer useable. MY car has about 12,000 total miles now (20,000 KM). I think this makes me the longevity winner on this forum as we've read about premature failures at 3,000 to 5,000 total miles."

"Porsche Cars is standing on the warranty which says that track use voids the 185,000 mile or 300,000 KM warranty on PCCB. They do review these claims on a case by case basis and there is a chance that you might get a replacement set based on extenuating circumstances but, don't count on it.

If you have PCCB and you do track the car, I strongly suggest that you remove the ceramic rotors - put them in a safe place for re-sale time and install steel rotors."

"The important thing is that rotors on a track car wear out - PCCB or not. The ceramic system probably lasts "forever" on a street driven car and is guaranteed by Porsche to do exactly that, but not on a track car. The conversion to steel costs less than the price of a single ceramic rotor. Replacement steel rotors cost anywhere from $280 (US) to $400 depending on where you buy them. A new ceramic rotors costs about $8,500 US or $10,700 Canadian."

Evidence gathered on that board, and on 6speedonline, suggests that PCCB rotors do not last as long as steel. Combine that with a 10x cost differential to replace, and it becomes so expensive that for many it's not worth it, whether or not they can afford it.

I don't want to sound like I'm spreading rumors or anything. If you want more evidence I'll get it.

Edit: here's another thread:
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/s...?threadid=8047

I'm not sure if the newest PCCB system is improved or not.

 

Either way the 911 Carrera S is dead sexy and wheels are wheels it still looks phenominal and honestly ur kidding urself if people really wanna give the G a look when a Carrera S is right next to it.

 

I think the G looks better, for some reason I hate how 911s look.
The 911 is one of the best performance cars being built today though, engineering wise.

 

totally agree!

 

The Carrera S is a spectacular car. They've basically created a normally aspirated car that can rival the 911TT in performance. Unfortunately, as you add options it begins to rival it in price as well.

 

porsche hands down... i think that thing is a beauty.

 

The G35 coupe is beautiful. The Porsche is timeless. Porsche > G35 coupe

 

All of them?? Come on...

So, you think this is ugly?

 

Which one is better- A Porsche Carrerra S or a G35 coupe?- what an incredibly dumb question. A better question is which one gives you more value.

 

The real question for me was:Which one could I conceivably buy, while married and not living in a trailer.

 

My father has a 997 carrera S and it is freakin amazing. You cant even compare the two. His has the optional 19's though which look a million times better. Sorry guys but the one time i have to go against the G. If anyone picked the G then surely you have never driven or seen a 997 S.

 

Not to mention the Turbo looks 100 times better.