575 HP Porsche 996 Turbo X50 - (One Take)
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- čas přidán 25. 01. 2016
- The Porsche 996 has sustained a long reputation for reliable speed, and with the recent spike in 80's Porsche Turbo's, it now has a new reputation: the cheapest Porsche Turbo you can buy. Nyx bought this one in San Diego the day before the shoot with plans to drive it all the way home to Virginia, but she decided to swing through LA to let me have a spin first!
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Jesus you people are awful. This is a fair warning to keep discussion on topic about cars. Anyone who says some shit about Nyx that I find to be bigoted in nature will be quietly banned from commenting here. If you're a dick in these comments, it will be the last comment on a TST video you ever make, end of discussion.
I wish more people ordered there Porsches in slate grey specially 993's. Thanks for the video Matt well worth the watch. And thanks to the owner of the car for bringing it up to LA
+TheSmokingTire You're absolutely right. This comment section is really embarassing and infuriating. IF I was in your place which I know I'm not I'd disable the comments. I really don't want Nyx to see them.
+TheSmokingTire you know how the keyboard warriors can be haha.
+TheSmokingTire I rarely comment on videos but feel the need to this time. It makes me sad to think that some of these people are my fellow fans of TST. It's why car culture has a bad rap. Thank you for trying to keep it classy and all the content Matt, you do you.
Thank you Matt. Sickening reading some of these people
Hey everyone, thanks for checking out the video and thanks to Matt for having me on his channel!
I left the shoot that morning and drove straight to Tucson--->Dallas------->Richmond, all in less than 3 days. It was a lot of driving, but pretty comfortable. On the trip back the car was great, no drama/tickets.
Those wheels make the car look insanely good I think, they are the proper size and perfect offsets for a 19" wheel on that car. It's just slightly too low, but easy fix. My other cars are: 1999 m3(dakar yellow) 2008 135i 2008 m3(e90) 2003 Land Rover Disco 2014 BMW s1000rr
+Nyx you were talking about redline and estimating the time of it, I'm a huge car geek but this is the 1st time i heard about that why is it so important? where can i find more info on that? most of the time when looking at cars im more concerned about basic engine and tranny wear and tear.
+Nyx Must be nice
Thanks for showing the car... With all those other vehicles you should create your on channel showing the transformation/mods of each one you do... And be careful in VA... UNMARKED REGULAR POLICE CARS... They got me doing 100 in my 2007 Cayman on I-64 from Norfolk to Richmond LOL
+Nyx You have a great collection!
Awesome of you to give Matt a drive of the 996, these cars have been my dream cars too for a long time!
+Nyx if you had the time, you could make a nice lane for car youtubers
Nyx is a very cool lady
Agreed.
agreed
***** And for the majority of time "they" are right :)
+vaxbuster Get a life.
+vaxbuster IF only you're right or funny in some way...
Guys... this is Nyx. I wanted to update you on this car. I had it for awhile and did quite a few things to it, full paint correction, headlight restoration, hood and front bumper respray, ppf on the front, lots of maintenance. A friend near me bought the car and has done a lot to it. Engine out service to address gaskets, vacuum lines, pinning the coolant pipes, techart bilstein coilovers, retune, and several other mods including an even better exhaust, 4s michelins, intake, etc etc. I believe the car is over 600hp now. I drove it the other day and it was hitting 150mph easily ad traction was cutting in all the time. it has ~85K miles and is just getting broken in.
She's probably having the most fun right now! Cross country roadtrip in a 996 turbo! Lucky!
Love that she just owns her style. I always feel pressure to steer clear of the 996 even though that X50 is the absolute BALLS!. so cool.
To be honest, I agree with her about the 996 design. I don't mind the headlights! Later models, like the GT2, look sexy. God damn, I want one now.
The lights look like hell from the Amber. You can either deamber, get the newer lights, or go for litronics. Just don't get one with base Amber lights. Also the interior is great if optioned well.
+Tomáš T. I hate watching these one takes, he's been putting out so many of them and there's a few cars I end up researching that I would have never before. Going to send the Smokingtire my bills.
Sarah Dell Same here, haha. Immediately after watching this video I went on mobile.de to search for 996's, and found out that early 997's are often cheaper. I thought 996's were pretty cheap...
+Tomáš T. Early 997 cars share the same engine as the 996, which has been criticized because of the IMSB issue, look at 2006 and beyond :)
+Tomáš T. it's a little unfair because the turbo and post 2002 996s had a better headlight design. The turbos had a better fender/bumper with which to accent the newer headlights, as well. So, they look fine. not as good as the 997, but they'll do.
I couldn't agree more with every comment made. I also own a 2003, 996 Turbo. Essentially the same without the X50. So only about 500HP... And 500 LB-FT... only!
The Mezger engine is GLORIOUS. And I've reached rev limit on more occasions than I care to mention. I have no issues with the car and I'm still able to get 1.3 bar on the turbos.
The interior is something that we as 996 owners can argue with others over. I agree with Nyx. The heat that Porsche took was unfairly leveled. You cannot look me in the eye and tell me the 993, 964, or original 911/901 had a better interior because they were only beginning to have an interior at all by the 993. And the 997 was fairly unimaginative. It was simply to appease the 993 owners that were complaining that they didn't get round headlights and the interior was different. This is a common problem with long time Porsche owners. And I somewhat feel this way about the even newer cars. Though a 2007+ Turbo with a stick is also terribly compelling. But is it 2x in cost compelling... I don't think so.
I could really give or take the 991 interior as well. I'm buying a sports car. Not a luxury GT. The wear on my 996s and Boxster has been much better than any other car that I have owned. The biggest aesthetic issue involves the full leather wrapped dash. Cover the dash in the sun. Repeated thermal/solar cycles will wrinkle the leather causing it to pull away from the speaker ports. It sucks pretty much.
The 996 in many ways was the last of the more pure sporting 911 (Though the push towards GT car had begun). There was no Cayman in the lineup at that point. The 911 still had to fulfill that mission as well.
My girlfriend got a 2001, 996 C4 after driving mine the first time. And before that she really didn't care what she was driving. Now she prefers her older 996 to her 2011 335i.
Porsche is primarily selling to the MB crowd of late I think... Hence the lack of clamor for a manual. I'll give the PDK its heritage and dues... But it's just not for me.
I also went through many BMWs before I got here. My 986 Boxster S changed my perceptions about what defined a car much more than pure power. The 996 turbo says... I will be great in all the same ways... But here, have some POWER!
I also have a 996 C2 from 2003. The M96 isn't a terrible engine. You just need to take some precautions. I've put many, extremely hard miles on the 996/986 family of cars. I've been lucky so far. They've taken great care of me and put a smile on my face every time I start one up.
You're going to love this car more and more and more. And the rest of the world won't understand. They'll just try to race you...
+Todd Felege One more thing... When one of the cooling tubes eventually pops out... Just pull the engine and have them welded in. That is actually the only flaw that I aware of with the Mezger engine. All Turbo, GT-2, GT-3 motors through 997 can suffer this issue.
Let me just say it sucks when one pops out during operation. And since they are inserted with epoxy it's really more a question of when. My friend with a 2004 GT-3 went through the same incident.
+Todd Felege We raced against a 996 GT3 in the 2013 One Lap of America race, and at hallet motorsports park that coolant tube came off, and the driver didn't realize for a full lap; ignoring the flags and everything. The whole track had to be shut down for hours.
100% agree Todd. I love my X50, now making 731 awhp and 705 ft lbs. Such amazing cars to drive! Glad you love yours as much as I love mine!
This lady sounds more knowledgeable than a lot of guy who come on the show. Nice car too!
It's not a lady..hes transgender..get ur shit straight. That's not female. That's doctor created
Women are capable of retaining information fyi
thats because it's a guy actually
@@Nelbone no they're only good with paperwork
obviously a reserved person but that smile on the downshift @2:40 says it all. Cool car!
One of the most knowledgeable and honest owners this show has ever had. Big thumbs up!
We all love a woman like this lady. And the car isn't bad at all. Thumbs up to females who dig cars like NYX
Great car. Great owner. Congrats Nyx. Thank you for sharing with us!!! Thank you Matt. PS. The headlights are way cool.
A cross country trip in a Porsche with big horsepower. Thats LIVIN the life right there
Man that sound is a thing of beauty! Great car and great review thanks so much you two!
Great video, and welcome to the club Nyx! Great to hear the 996 love :)Cheers,
Beautiful car, and a beautiful owner. Enjoy in good health.
+Alex Baxter I agree!! Girl crush
+c0rpse1 Do you talk like this in public?
+c0rpse1 considering your liked videos are of a story on hitler, bum fights, and the way you speak here.... Pretty easy to gauge the type of slim ball you are.
+Sarah Dell haha nice. properly rekt.
+c0rpse1 Yes, please keep giving Matt reasons to ban you from this channel. Good luck finding love in your life...you'll need it.
Hi Matt and Hi Nyx, very nice car and loved the video.
Just a clarification about the Type 1 over rev, 33 000 you need to divide it by 3 to obtain the number of engine revolution and then divide it again by the rev limiter.
Might not be exact but as an example, 33 000/3 = 11 000/6750 = 1.62 min (or 98 sec). So the car spent a total of 98 sec at rev limiter.
+ArnaudShanghai
Sounds accurate
This is my new favourite one take. I don't normally watch them all the way thru but this one I did. And I'm ready to watch it again.
Great find and nice choice Nyx! Thank you for sharing your car with us. Thanks Matt for putting Nyx on the schedule last minute and reviewing the 996 Turbo. Nicely rounds off your 1 take car library ;^) Although I used to be in to turbo cars, I am more of a naturally aspirated kind of guy these days, but I have always admired and respected Turbo Porsches. They have Great engines, Insane Power and torque, and Porsche build quality. The 996 Turbo X50 was about $160,000 + brand new and at its current pricing still looks nice and is a great bargain! The Mezger designed engine has no IMS issues and was taken from the design of the GT1 racing engine which means that it is virtually bullet proof. X50s do have a bit more lag around town compared to non-X50, but still an amazing package. Nice to see that Nyx is very car smart. That is a lot of power and car to handle so I highly recommend a few track days with a 911 Porsche instructor! Hope this car brings you lots of joy and Congrats on achieving your Porsche Dream!!
Congrats on your purchase Nyx! I hope you enjoy your 996 Turbo & have a safe trip back to VA 👍🏼
I'm from the future, the 996 Turbo has... gone up
When they were $30k...man bring me back to those days. This girl has probably doubled her money on this.
God damn this might be one of the best one takes you've ever done matt. Nyx is the kind of the girl you just wanna have a beer with and talk about cars, great chemistry between you two. She seems totally down to earth, not to mention she knows her shit about cars.
I completely relate to Nyx' last comment, 'I'm not selling it." I do love my "drive therapy." Guy with an absolutely beautiful bimmer asked me to trade at the gas station the other day. I replied that I admired his car very much, but I wouldn't dream of ANY such thing. Taking the longer, twisty road is too much enjoyment to pass up. Love the car passion!!!!
Ooh I see an e30
+Frontality who gives a fuck
+Bodybuilder X gtfo.......
+Bodybuilder X you do lol
+Frontality And a Volvo!
+Frontality ja
Assuming this was taped awhile ago, hope you had safe travels! Love the X50s!
Thank you Nyx and Matt for taking the time to show this car. It's fantastic. Great to see it and hear it.
This person is living my dream. Coolest one take yet! Good luck on your trip!
I'm not someone who judges people based on their looks, but after seeing the owner, I _knew_ the comments were going to be a clusterfuck of shit. Okay you tough asses on the internet, where's your Porsche 996? Oh that's right, you don't have one because you spend all day talking shit on the internet, too lazy to get a job and acquire a car as such.
Anyways, about the video: I've seen a few 996's at local meets and I don't think I've seen a cleaner example than this one. Definitely have a new respect for the 996 after seeing Nyx's one. Also, _loved_ the conversation during the drive. She knows her stuff and gave her opinion on things, rather than sitting there and agreeing to everything like some of the other people who have been on the show. Awesome review Matt!
I have not read the comments that got Matt pissed but watched the video and have concluded that Nyx rules at life and will enjoy what many here will never experience and that is to drive across the country in a ripping Porsche turbo and she knows her shit. Congrats Nyx and enjoy yourself.
Great vid bro! Nyx & her Porsche are bad ass. Knowledge is king. Keep up the great work!
Love the wheels. Actually love everything about it, even the headlights.
I dig the looks of 996s, too. Glad I'm not alone!
I've always wondered what these people did for a living
+AxshunJaxon Jackson I think most single people making 50k before tax a year could afford one of these cars.
+Winston Gates what's the price of her Porsche
+Ali Ahadi It's all in the mindset of whoever is purchasing it. When these were new, people even complained about the interior, which for the price the X50 sold new, was a valid point. Now that these are a really good value, the interior woes kinda go away for most people who are purchasing them used...
+Ali Ahadi luckily I haven't seen any in that shape in person, but I understand what you mean. My old S4 interior fell apart after a few years of daily driving it, heat kills stuff.
+Talford Winstonworth Not this one necessarily
Thanks for the video. Matt you were super cool and restored some of my faith in the car community. I subbed to the channel for this reason. It's hard to find car related content that isn't showing off or full of hate. After all these videos are as much about the cars as it is the owners, and cool owners really can make the video.
Great find Nyx! I'm an oddball I guess as I really love the 996. It was one of the first Porsche turbo cars I ever got to see in person and fell in love. Hope you bond well with it since it will probably just appreciate over time now.
Great video Matt. I too had an 2003 Turbo X50. Mine was stock but still very very fast. One thing I remember is the enormous amount of grip it had in different driving conditions. I sold the car for an E60 M5 (which I love) but after watching this video of you and Nyx, I feel like buying another one.
morning everyone
+tommyboy1two good afternoon
+alberto gorin seriously, isn't the smoking tire based out of Cali?
yes correct but i am in europe netherlands
time here is 1 50 afternoon
Amazing, love hearing you surprised by a car's performance. You definitely didn't go in with high hopes, but to hear your excitement was awesome!
One of my favourite passengers, good conversation and she just seems like a cool chick. I didn't even notice anything until I looked at the comments, and god some people are ridiculous. Nice car and a nice girl, keep em coming Matt!
I'd be so excited to take a cross country road trip in that beautiful Porsche 😍
That's a nice car. Congrats on the new ride.
Seems like everytime I watch matt drive a Porsche its just pure joy. Im gonna buy a porsche.
+Samer I Make sure to give a video if you do !
Great one take and awesome car. thanks Matt and thanks Nyx for letting him drive your new (to you) car. I don't know if I would haha
Nyx is one awesome lady! I have a 996 Turbo X50 too, love it to death!!
Don't understand the shit talking against Nyx i think shes actually pretty cool
This video is more than 1 year old but I still watch it for fun man... That's incredible! Please Matt, bring her back again! :)
Another great video Matt.
Congrats to the sweet lady and her new Porsche. Have lots of fun with it. :-)
Drive a turbo Porsche across the country? Damn fine idea.
In regards to over-rev: Ranges 1-3 can be achieved by bumping into the rev limiter (more likely if a car is driven in Sport Chrono Sport Mode). Ignition cycles here are no cause for concern. Range 4-5 This ranges (and beyond) can only be achieved by a miss-downshift and these speeds are pushing the range of physical damage. Carefully inspect the number of ignition cycles that have been recorded in this area.
+Machoukas this is true for 997s, 996 only have type 1 into limiter and 2 over limiter
My GOD that is a fast car. The fly-by shots are insane. Go Nyx, livin' the dream homegirl.
Holy shit at that drive by. Looks super clean. Great video!
Loved this one-take. As much for the car and 996 insight as for what a cool cat Nyx is. I bet it's a relief for you (@thesmokingtire) when the car owner is a chill to chat to as Nyx obviously is.
Nyx knows her stuff! Shes a real car enthusiast, and owns an awesome Porsche. Great video as always, Matt
this video never gets old, love me a Porsche
Great car, great owner, great channel!! Keep it up TheSmokingTire!! Love you guys!!
Nothing better than a woman who truly understands cars and appreciates them, that car looks unreal to drive
Whoa.. a girl that knows about cars... :O
My kind of phone sex lol. "It's got K24's baby...oooohhh...yeahhhhhhh....mmmm hmmmm...that's it...". Gotta' love women who love cars.
+ste har HAHAHA man if she muttered "wastegate pressure" I'm done. I'd fucking brick straight in my jocks.
+vaxbuster shut the fuck up
+Deoxis Look at his channel dude. It's fucking funny seeing him getting mad and thinking his videos are going to make a difference :)
+vaxbuster Shut up
man, I had so many 1:12 models of this generation of Porsche, it was my favourite! good buy, hope you have/had an awesome road trip Nyx!
SO clean. Love the sound. Good work on the owner for buying it!
I like the fried egg lights too. Kind of like the YJ Jeep headlights where they tried something different and it will stay unique
Ali Ahadi Do you mean the ones pre 2002 ones?
Damn she knows her shit for owning it for one day, it takes me weeks to learn everything about my car.
Dude this thing sounds AMAZING! Great pick up Nyx. Love the car.
I have a 996 and definitely like the look of the Forgestar's. Props to Nix for letting her new baby out to play with Matt and crew! Hope the drive back kicked ass. All you haters- keep on living your half-full lives, we'll live the rest of it for you.
Still the best looking 911 of all time...
+Rich Homie Tom For some strange reason I love the looks the 996 turbo too, it just looks so badass.
Gross.
+Rich Homie Tom lol 991 gts is the best
+theSTEWiiiE 991 is meh
+Rich Homie Tom Nope!
Dope car and a fantastic guest! I'd love to see Nyx on TST again; maybe next time you're on the East Coast, Matt?
Damn what a badass! Sounds like a crazy adventure!
Wow, I love that lady! What a fortunate person with the best road trip home!
whoa, too much drama in the comments. Just gonna say the usual...
Good stuff,
Keep em coming Matt!
This was very cool, she shared a special moment with Matt... I bought a Porsche 2006 Cayman S this summer and it is the neatest thing, it's tight, it's got power, and the previous owners took really good care of it, like it's new. In this video, he hits the gas and they both smile, and I experience that every time I take someone for a ride... It takes a while to figure the car out and at each step of the way, your amazed... I wasn't disappointed (and that was one of my fears) and I don't think she is or Matt is in the least.... A 996 Turbo has to be quite the car... Thank you for sharing with us and good luck with it.
Thanks for another great video Matt!
Damn, this is again one of those one takes with such a powerful car, it's insane. I instantly want to experience myself how it feels like. Seems she made the right choice. Although the 996 is not the most popular, the bang for buck ratio is pretty good. Love these one takes Matt, so simple yet so great!
Wow! Did anyone else notice how great the turning radius was at that stop sign?
The 996 has a very short wheelbase and is quite compact, great car for narrow roads.
she is the coolest person to bring you their car! knows the car & it's a Porsche turbo!! excellent video!!
Great to hear the comments on this 996 Turbo. Looking at one of these (maybe a year older) myself... neighbor down the street has had one for years (not sure yet but think He is original owner). Saw it the other day... (a Silver one, Blk Int.) had a heavy layer of dust on it. Completely stock. Maybe now is the time He may part with it. Great find Nyx! Thanks for the Vid, Matt!
all the porsches ive seen you drive succesfuly changed my dream car.. i need one of these one day
Nyx has been one of the chillest, informed but nonchalant and natural one takes guests yet. Not sure about the headlights comment but to each their own. This is somebody who would be great to have a beer with and talk cars and probably also a great TST guest. Not that it matters but she looks like a great looking gal too. Thank you for bringing the car and update us on your journey. +TheSmokingTire Props to you Matt for laying down the law - tells me your even a cooler dude than what i thought you already are. These arent true TST fans just trolls in their parents basement.
I always notice people in the comments complaining about your audio Matt, personally I think it is just their speakers/headphones. I never seem to be able to relate to their comments. Great video! :D
+иен саболык It's a combination of things; the learning curve on the new audio equipment when I'm using it myself, the fact that Nyx was rather quiet, and her car is very loud, and people's varying methods of listening to the audio.
+TheSmokingTire I've never noticed more than a few glitches. if it's too quiet, I turn up my volume. Good video, pleasant owner, and not a Porsche fan myself, but it looks super coil.
+TheSmokingTire People should turn the voulume up and problem fixed. This is how I do it
Nice! I really like this car, congrats to the new owner!
Nix has to be one of the coolest owners I've seen on this channel. Great car. Great owner. Great video.
New rule: Nyx needs to be in more One-Take-Videos. Because I really would like to see the BMW's she was talking about from a person who obviously knows what she's talking about. Also she had 16 Beemers in a row? I think someone is definetely qualified to talk about BMW, right?
+TheSmokingTire , Matt aren't you planning to do One-Takes in Virginia anyway??
Oh and this Porsche is awesome. I'm starting to respect 996 owners more and more because 996's are not that prestigous but they are still awesome cars to drive. Which means these are (maybe the only) Porsches that are actually being driven by enthusiasts who won't give a fuck about image, prestige and showing off but apreciate the 996's for what they really are: Fantastic sports-cars!!
+Jimmy the Saint I won't do any kind of driving virginia at all unless I'm at VIR; that's the worst state in the union for speeding.
Nice Car Nyx!! Sounds like you know your thing about this car!! Yes through some coilovers. PSS9-PSS10, or even KW V3's or KW Clubsport.
Congratulations and keep us updated. Are you on Wheel well?
Love it!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
My first 911 was an 02' X50. I added a B&M short shifter and a custom 911 tuning exhaust. I loved that car, SUPER FAST!!!
This is totally beside the point, but what the hell is wrong with you all, Nyx is really attractive and clearly knows her shit about a car she's had for a single day. totally diggin this chick, and Matt, great one take as always. Keep rocking guys.
How much did she spend on it? Is it awd?
All Porsche Turbo's since 1995 are AWD
+TheSmokingTire Oh, ok. I thought a few models arent awd. Thanks!
+TheSmokingTire even the gt2? I've driven a 996 gt2 that was obviously rwd... Always assumed they were rwd, unless it was converted like the lambo guys do
+Sarah Dell "Turbo" meaning the actual turbo model and not just any model with turbos. The GT2 was essentially GT3 handling plus turbos and such it remained RWD. Consider yourself lucky for having driven one though!
Brady Rudesill Thanks for the education. I forget exactly how much power the car made, as it was modded, but it was a real handful! Lovely cars though!
Nice car and a great video, as a fellow 996 owner have a blast driving!
no shit, the 996 is my favorite looking 911 ever. This is a fantastic car, and the story on how you shot the one-take is great
Audio is worse than ever...Wife thought I was listening to bees...
This was filmed ages ago, he put a tonne of $ into a new audio setup
+john w I hope so. I cranked my volume up and still couldn't make anything out.
+XLPCX maybe u wanna buy new headphones or speakers because for me the audioquality isn´t bad and i can hear and understand everything
+XLPCX are you high? sounds fine.
+XLPCX Its only the left channel that has the problem. I was hearing some distortion there.
The smile on Nyx's face at about 2:38 when Matt downshifts is undeniable proof that
1. she's one cool lady
2. she really really likes cars
Thanks for the great video Matt! now we just need to actually see Lucia's STI on E85 and racing tires!!!!!!
What an awesome woman, knows her stuff and has great taste. Big ups Matt. Keep these coming.
Great car, and a fine video!
16 BMWs, wow that's a lot of cars, hardcore car nut for real.
Holy shit that car is fast. My first ride in a Porsche was in one that was owned and daily driven by a lady, and it was before Porsche put automatics in their 911's.
Any 911 turbo is fast right out of the box the thing is being turbo and Porsches especially have a huge aftermarket support..I drove in a 996turbo putting out 775hp that car was crazy fast.
I'm impressed with the knowledge and good taste Nyx has. I think this may be my next car to go with my 2006 CS.
top car. great review. good driving skills. nice to see an owner who appreciates what they have.
damn...think she knows more about cars than an average guy who has one
Nothing better than see a female know and care about cars. Brings way more to the car game. Shes got quite the bad ass ride there. But I will say get some KW coil overs or something. Springs are cool and all, but on a car like that you gotta go big on the suspension
She needs to ditch those wheels, rub issues will go away
+Sarah Dell Or a slight suspension tweak.
Mike V. Yeah a set of KW coilovers, would go a long way. I would end up selling the wheels, or trading for a set of stockers, and keeping the change. Not my car though!
thoroughly enjoyed this, that 996 looked seriously quick
It's nice to listen to what my 996 turbo will sound like in the near future.
+zxsand also Wheel well account?