"F.O.A.D." wrote in message ...

On 6/9/13 4:13 PM, Eisboch wrote:


"BAR" wrote in message
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The F-150 Lightening was a Porsche killer.

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You're dreaming. The last year Ford built the Lightning, it had
impressive performance numbers in the quarter mile, but that's not
what
a Porsche is all about. But, for the record:

2001 Ford F-150 Lightning 0-60 mph 5.1 Quarter mile 13.7
2001 Porsche 911 Turbo 0-60 mph 3.8 Quarter mile 12.1

Now, take them off the track and onto the streets and there's no
contest
at all. The Porsche will surefoot around corners and bends in the
road
that would cause the Lightning to climb up a tree.

I had a 2001 Porsche 911 Twin Turbo. Finest engineered car I've
ever
driven, and I've had a few.





Most of today's Porsche sports cars will hit 175 to 195, and 0-60 in
4.5
to about 3.1 seconds, depending upon model. My guess is that Ford
truck
will be a mite uncontrollable at over 100 mph and get progressively
worse.

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I imagine that the Lightning is (was) a lot of fun to drive and being
supercharged, it is (was) fast. But to describe it as a "Porsche
eater" is a bit of a stretch.

I was hung up on BMWs for a while and between Mrs.E. and I, we had 6
of them, including two of the 500 hp M5 models. But BMW became too
dependent on computer controlled operation with flakey software. The
two M5s I had were in the shop for software updates and modifications
on a regular basis. The second one was supposed to be "bug free",
but unfortunately that wasn't the case. They were fast cars and
handled decently ... top end was actually a bit higher than the
Porsche .... but who the hell is going to drive 215 mph?

I finally got tired of all the software glitches and got the Porsche
911 TT instead. No goofy electronics. No software controls. Just a
450 hp twin turbocharged engine that drove the wheels through a 6
speed manual transmission. It was all wheel drive, so it didn't
suffer from having the rear end of the car come around to the front
like the older ones sometimes did when accelerating in a turn. It
was a rocket. Sweet spot began at 3000 rpm. Nail it there in any
gear (but especially 2nd or 3rd) and it would just accelerate at a
mind blowing pace .... and it didn't stop until you chickened out and
let up on the throttle. No "running out of air" or "valve float" or
any nonsense like that. Just pure acceleration. But the best part
was that it felt just as much like a high performance sports car at
30-40 mph on winding roads as it did at over 125 mph (which I only did
once). Car always felt like it was on a set of rails and never felt
unsafe.