We’re drag racing the all-new Porsche 911 Turbo S against a Ferrari 296 GTB over the 1/4-mile and 1/2-mile. We’ll also compare the two in a 100mph brake test. Explore new and used car deals with Carwow: https://bit.ly/Change-Your-Car-27-06 It’s a Germany vs Italy drag race! We’ve got Mat in the all-new Porsche 911 Turbo S, and he’s lining up against Sam in the Ferrari 296 GTB! The question is, can this all-new Turbo S follow in the footsteps of its predecessor and become the new king of the Carwow drag strip? Let’s take a look at the stats… Starting with the Porsche, it’s powered by a 3.6-litre twin-turbo flat-six hybrid, and this puts down 711hp and 800Nm. This power is sent to all four wheels, and it weighs in at 1,740kg. As for the 296, it’s powered by a 3-litre twin-turbo V6 coupled with an electric motor. The two combine to produce 830hp and 740Nm, with this power sent to the rear wheels only! It weighs in at 1,558kg, and as new, it costs £259,575. So the Ferrari may have more power and be lighter, but it’s only rear wheel drive! Will that prove decisive in the race? There’s only one way to find out… LET’S RACE!
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Still wishing for a speedtrap at the end of each race 🙏🙏
Launch like a Porsche, fly like a Ferrari
I like this new format. No more yapping for 5 minutes before the race nice!
296 has to have the most insane gear ratio EVER !!
Watching that Porsche launch is like watching a cat teleport. It makes the Ferrari look like it’s waiting for a text message before it decides to go
Love the 296! What a car.
1:07 the way that Ferrari came back is wild
Never seen a turbo s get destroyed this bad
First time a car makes a Porsche look so slow
For the first round the Porsche launch was insanely good
that Porsche looks beautiful with that blue color
That 2.9 v6 sounds glorious
711hp/1,740kg vs 830hp/1,558kg and people say the porsche got destroyed 😂
711hp beating 830hp says everything about traction! 🏆
Porsche 911 has deffo lost its crown losing against a rear wheel drive car 🥲
Formal Protest: (1) There was no cosmic sound test (2) Race an SF90 against an 849 Testarossa
Now imagine 296 has 4 wheel drive
The turbo s is the most incredible piece of engineering for every type of drive!!
It's Saturday and it's drag race time. My money's on the Porsche tho
296 sounds much much better than 911turbo, that's more important point.