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Old 11-23-2006, 03:50 PM   #1
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Default 9ff Cabrio Tops 236 mph at Nardo






When the German magazine Auto Bild Sport Cars invited 9ff to the Nardo high-speed circuit to compete with 16 other tuners, they took it very seriously. After extensive development, their 911 Cabrio T-6 made 780 bhp, which has proved to be enough to leave others in the dust. The official speed record for road-legal convertibles now stands at 236.5 mph (380.5 km/h).
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Old 11-23-2006, 04:27 PM   #2
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The exhaustpipe doesn't look very healthy :roll:
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Old 11-23-2006, 04:35 PM   #3
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:shock: That takes some pretty big balls to go 236.5 mph in a cabrio, not that it does not in any other car. Pretty crazy stuff.
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Old 11-23-2006, 04:54 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by dani_d_mas
Spanish plates? :shock:

Anyway - with 780hp coming from a turbocharger (I guess)... where are the air intakes, the wing and everything to get these incredible speeds?
Indeed, the conversion is very well made !!
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Old 11-23-2006, 05:25 PM   #5
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That is just crazy, not a big 911 cabrio fan but this is simply awesome!
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Old 11-23-2006, 05:31 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by dani_d_mas
Spanish plates? :shock:

Anyway - with 780hp coming from a turbocharger (I guess)... where are the air intakes, the wing and everything to get these incredible speeds?
Without the wings it's easier to get higher speeds and most dangerous at the corners too
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Old 11-23-2006, 06:33 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by dani_d_mas
Spanish plates? :shock:

Anyway - with 780hp coming from a turbocharger (I guess)... where are the air intakes, the wing and everything to get these incredible speeds?
air intakes and wings would make it harder to reach such a high top speed.

Must be amazing to do 200+ with the top down!!
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Old 11-23-2006, 06:48 PM   #8
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I'm thinking they ran the car with a temporary hard top, but i guess we'll have to wait for pictures.
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Old 11-23-2006, 07:24 PM   #9
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Ive never understood high performance convertibles. I get the appeal, but I would never buy one. Give me this car in a hard top anyday and ill be happy, impressive speed nonetheless.
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Old 11-23-2006, 11:45 PM   #10
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There is no way the soft top would not break at those speeds. The soft top must have been down. Most manufactureres recomment you do not exceed 100 mph with the soft top up.
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Old 11-23-2006, 11:56 PM   #11
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Hmmm, I want to see a video of this, they must have made one for us!

Pretty insane to go that fast in a soft-top!
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Old 11-24-2006, 12:10 AM   #12
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I suspect they had a hardtop in place for the test - 780bhp does not seem like enough power to overcome the signicant drag an open top car creates.
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Old 11-24-2006, 12:21 AM   #13
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I think that having a hardtop on the car and then saying that it's the fastest cabrio is kind of ironic.
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Old 11-24-2006, 12:25 AM   #14
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Not usually a fan but that thing looks great with the black on black look! 8)

Would def like to see a vid of it doing that speed..
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Old 11-24-2006, 05:09 AM   #15
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I think 350kph is a bit higher than 100mph. :roll:
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