A review of the Porsche 911 supercar has been posted over at The Independent. 'The 911 Turbo has a top speed of 193mph. It can also reach 62mph from a standstill in as little as 3.4 seconds, if you have both the quick-shifting PDK and the Sport Chrono pack, which includes a "launch control". With this you hold the car on the brake, floor the accelerator, hear the engine speed shoot up then stabilise, release the brake and kapow! An astonishing surge of energy hurls the 911 into the distance as you cling to the wheel and your innards wrap themselves around your vertebrae. It's a bit too easy, actually. Out on the road, the PDK's shifts take on a video-game quality, and this encourages a worrying disengagement with your surroundings. Not that the 911 is likely to bite you if you arrive too quickly at a corner.'
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