Porsche challenges you to guess which 911 you are listening to
A Trio of Porsche 911s - click above for high-res image gallery
And if you get 'em all right, you get a chance to win your way into a Porsche 911 Evolution driving course. Which, we have to say, is pretty dang cool. Here's how it works. Porsche has the challenge broken up into five categories. You hit play and guess which engine you're listening to. We went ahead and gave it the old college try and, uh, it's incredibly difficult. Like, we bet that Porsche mechanics would have a difficult time getting all five correct.
But never mind that, because it's fun! The first category (Carrera) wants you to guess between a 964, a 996 and a 997. Second is "Classic" where you must distinguish between a RS 2.7, RS 3.0 and RS 3.8. Good luck with that one. Next up is "Race Derived" and the choices are 964 RS 3.8, 996 GT3 and 997 GT3. Hard, right? Because air-cooled boxer motors pretty much sound alike, even when they get water cooled. Well, actually...
The test now turns difficult, as the next category is "Turbo." This is especially hard as most Turbos do little more than shuffle about town from mall to mall -- meaning it's rare to hear one at full clip. And you've got to distinguish between the 930, 996 and 997. Lastly, you have "Motorsport," and whether or not the car is the 935, 911 GT1 or 936 it don't matter, as the sound is just glorious. See -- we mean hear -- for yourself.
Gallery: Porsche 911 Evolution Competition
[Source: Porsche]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Rambling Man 7:51PM (11/16/2009)
I guessed on all of them. Probably got one or two right at best. Listening to those sound clips through my studio headphones was awesome though.
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AMcA 9:16PM (11/16/2009)
I drive a 996. When I was a kid, my Dad went through 4 Porsches.
I only picked the old Turbo correctly.
Guess I'm not the fanatic I thought I was.
OH HAI! 7:57PM (11/16/2009)
I guess they should have a "What Porsche are you looking at?" quiz too. I'm not sure anybody would be able to differentiate between them.
/JK.
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ALBGunner04 9:29PM (11/16/2009)
You may be just kidding, but it's so true
Simonsays 4:23PM (11/18/2009)
Anyone have the answers because it says you have to be right in order to be submitted to the contest.
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UNCgrad1234 8:05PM (11/16/2009)
I like my new background for my desktop.
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Hello 8:12PM (11/16/2009)
Its a 964, 997 and a 993 in the picture (not 996 as stated).
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BoxerFanatic 8:47PM (11/16/2009)
bloody fantastic.
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porcupine 8:53PM (11/16/2009)
competition is only open to UK residents
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UNCgrad1234 9:01PM (11/16/2009)
Then why do they offer it to people in the US?
StickShift 8:54PM (11/16/2009)
Sweet, you can download these sound clips. Ringtones, anyone?
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7egend 9:09PM (11/16/2009)
The very last one is a dead give away, if you miss it, for shame.
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Coco 9:38PM (11/16/2009)
they all sound the same... like a tractor :)
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mptlptr 9:43PM (11/16/2009)
Why couldn't they have just thrown us a bone and included a Carrera GT? No way anyone could mistake that for anything else. Best sounding car ever.
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Marzimitsu 3:55AM (11/17/2009)
I got them all right... quite easy really. Only issue is I live in New Zealand :'(
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kerja keras adalah energi kita 5:23AM (11/17/2009)
porsche is always my favorite, it is elegant though it is sports
http://www.fauzirohimi.com/2009/10/kerja-keras-adalah-energi-kita.html
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markus 11:56AM (11/17/2009)
It's unbeleviable how MUCH better looking is the oldest(read REAL) 911 compared to the wimpy newer model......
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luiluis 8:11AM (11/17/2009)
Got them right the on the first try, just go by the age of the cars.
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Ersin 12:57PM (11/17/2009)
how do we know if they're correct?
Larry in Miami 8:29AM (11/17/2009)
They all sound like a lawnmower to me and are visually just a fastback beetle, a very fast pregnant roller skate! (go ahead, vote me down, I don't care!)
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