What do you guys think would win?
A turtle or a snail?
I think the turtle would take it in a strait line, but the snail's lower center of gravity and its advantage in grip would outmatch the turtle on the turns. Seriously though, I do enjoy these comparisons, one of my all time favorites has to be the Porsche 996tt vs. the Corvette Z06.
I think that the trubo woul beat it in all categories, and is the one I would choose for my garage. I must say that I am a little biased in this comparison as my father owned a black on black 996tt that I was fortunate enough to drive. When the boost hits (and it does so at a fairly low rpm) you are virtually kicked in the back by your seat and the world flashes by like in the light speed scene in Star Wars, AMAZING!!! It also handled and stopped like nothing I had ever driven before. Being 16 at the time, I will say that I had not had much driving experience, but I had driven a BMW M coupe, 540i sport, and 740i sport before hand. Now he has traded in the turbo on the new 997 Carrera S. While it cannot quite match the turbo's grunt, it outhandles and outbrakes it. I am only 18, so my driving experience may not be as developed as others on this website, but I have driven both the turbo and the new 997 as well as four boxter 2.7 (loner cars while the 911 was in the shop). I love my audi, but Porsche is simply in a different league. There is no substitute!
By the way, the boxster would leave an s3 in the dust! HAHAHAHAHA