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Totally agree in principle, but I've actually driven both cars (2018 V6 Camaro, '87 Porsche 930). The Porsche seems like it'd be fun to people who just want to cruise around (and it is), or people who missed out when these cars were new. A comparable car that is still fun to actually drive hard is an E30 M3. The 930 was nothing like that car (well, except they have the same rear suspension). My S2000 didn't put up big numbers either, but it was a blast to drive. The 930 wasn't like that either. I'm not talking about numbers, I'm talking actual driving dynamics and how rewarding it is to push the car.Hey, this was actually pretty decent mate. Road surface felt fine, and while I could nitpick plenty about some of the graphics scenery it's really not bad either. Thanks for that. đź‘Ť
I would strongly beg to differ on that topic, but that's just me. Sometimes the experience is about more than the numbers on the spec sheet, and I have a feeling the Porsche would win in the smiles-per-mile department more times than not, and for me that's the most important factor.
But yeah, I love them to look at and just cruise around town. I was referring specifically to the performance driving aspect - nothing else. I'm not very nostalgic about that, having driven competitively. For that, a car is a tool. Some tools are better than others. The 930 was OK for an 80's car. By modern performance driving standards, it's pretty bad. At a track, even that new 4-banger Turbo Camaro would eat it alive. For one thing, it had the slowest steering of any car I've ever driven. I mean, it was like driving a small truck. Not fun, but also not something you'd notice unless you were driving it hard. Which no one does these days (see below).
The other bad thing? They're now worth so much that no one brings them to track days anymore like they used to. Same thing with the 964 turbo's. They're all garage queens that non-car guys buy as an "investment". Also, it's gotta hurt when your 80's supercar is getting dusted at the COTA club circuit by hordes of mildly modded Miatas and caged/stripped stock motor Stangs running Hoosier slicks. Then again, those guys embarrass a lot of "supercars"