2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet Drag Races an Aventador and Wins

After the mid-life facelift of the 991 generation, we now have a Turbo S Cabrio that's faster than the Italian V12. Between this, the R8 and the F12tdf, we'd stop production of the aging Aventador immediately.

If you just look at the numbers, there's no way the Porsche can win. Its trademark flat-six engine is much smaller at 3.8 liters, compared to the 6.5 liters of the V12. And before you point out that turbocharging gives it an advantage... it doesn't.

Thanks to the 2017 update, the Porsche convertible supercar has 580 PS, but that's still no match for the 700 PS of the Italian car. They're also about the same in terms of torque.

Weight? That's also a disadvantage for the German car, as the re-strengthened body tips the scales at 1,670 kg (3,682 pounds), 95 kg (209 pounds) more than the Aventador.

But the launch control system used by Porsche is much better. Both cars have fat tires and all-wheel-drive. The Lamborghini uses an old-school single-clutch gearbox which is no match for the PDK. Or at least it seems that way, because the only other logical explanation is that this Aventador is broken.

Something else we've noticed in this video is just how annoying modern injection systems are. The Aventador is fine in this regard, as Lamborghini never went high-tech, but the idling rattle of the Porsche is downright infuriating. It and many other performance cars from the VW Group sound like diesel units unless they are being revved.

We aren't nitpicking either, especially as the convertible roof being down means every pop and bang can be heard more clearly.

Porsche is throwing a lot of standard gear at the Turbos this year: GPS, PASM, PSM, active aerodynamics plus ceramic composite brakes. Yes, basic 911 models are basically turbos as well, but the performance of these flagships set them apart.