Originally Posted by STG958

Bring it on! Todd, maybe they think they own blue?

Originally Posted by Buddhamonk

And it's always a wrx with aftermarket red mudguards. Not that they ever use it off road...form over function as they say.

Originally Posted by 991onthebrain

I have been appointed by God himself to defend 911 owners the world over (and equipped with a full staff of traffic attorneys). Have no fear, if a WRX is found on any highway within fifty miles of my sport design GT silver 911 (991 C4S with factory powerkit and undisclosed 'special' adjustments), I will hunt them down and deliver, on behalf of all neunelfers, excruciating pain, suffering and unbearable embarrassment. Yes, I will ride to the edge of death itself in defense of our glorious German metal. Sleep well my friends, the king is safe, all hail the king!

Originally Posted by vangulik42

Actually, I think there is a cultural disconnect here. When I began driving in 1959, my normal activity was just as you describe that of the WRX drivers. The objective was to initiate an informal street drag race of limited duration until one of the drivers backed-off.

With a seriously rally-prepped 4-speed Volvo 444, I used to hunt nearly stock Ford and Merc flat-head V-8s and almost always walk-away from them above 80 mph. They did not typically distinguish between VW's and Volvos and were amazed at the results.

I had thought the practice was long gone until I began driving a 6-liter 6-speed GTO in 2005. I was regularly challenged. Typically, the challengers were highly amused to find the GTO driven by an academic type in his late 60s wearing a Harris Tweed sport jacket and a Brooks Brothers Oxford cloth shirt with a knitted tie who was not interested in competing. A friendly wave and they were on their way. I suggest the same when challenged by a WRX.

In stock form, WRX 0-60 times of around 4.6 seconds have been recorded by several major motoring magazines. Some number of WRXs have engine mods that seriously boost straight line performace. One of my recent Mechancial Engineering advisee graduates is operating a chasis dyno equipped shop that achieves amazing to me performance from WRX and similar turbo-charged Japanese engines. Don't be sure that a suitably prepared WRX would be no competition to a 991 in an informal drag race.

I recently drove a stock 2015 WRX and was impressed. It is certainly no 991, but offers a high level of usable street performace for the money. When the warranty on my current base 991 expires, a WRX with appropriate engine mods as a replacement is a possibility. The savings between it and a 991 replacment would make it possible for my wife and me to spend two or three post-retirement months per year in a rather nice apartment on the Île. St. Louis in Paris. Coffee in the morning with a view of the Seine and Notre Dame might cushion the lack of sophistication of the WRX while back in the States, particularly after performance upgrades.

Another perspective based on different driving experiences from that of many Forum members over the last fifty-five years.

Originally Posted by brianja

From some of the details in this post and a look at your screen name I have a very strong suspicion that I am a former student of yours! As a matter of fact, I'm pretty certain that I remember seeing your 991 parked last year when I last passed through campus.