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Originally Posted by PaneristiDriver
The 991S is an incredible car. Having spent some time in one, it is astonishing the performance and handling of this car (997 GT3 level); not to mention the looks on both the inside and outside. One thing that stood out was that handling was so crisp and sharp, like a GT3 or Cayman R, and that's saying quite a lot because you know the GT3 is going to be even better and so will the turbo.
No other 400-460 hp car will touch this thing in a straight and especially on a track. On the track, most times show it keeping pace or beating cars with up to ~300 hp more. That says a lot.
The steering IMO is also still up to Porsche standards. Only car Ive personally gotten seat time in that is better is the GT3 RS which means the 991S is still better than everything else out there in steering feel and precision. Its a wonderful system overall. And the new PDK is still IMO the very best dual clutch system, especially now that the tuning is done in house.
We'll be lucky if in two more years the f30/80 m3 can match the straight line acceleration of this car with the extra hp but it sure wont touch the handling or trakc performance.
And to the above, yes, it does sound even better this generation.
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the 991S is incredible, however, it only matches the .2 GT3's Ring time when equipped with PDK, SC Plus, PASM, PDCC and a host of other goodies which bring the car > $125k price point. Consider that the MANUAL .2 gt3, otherwise similarly optioned had a sticker of roughly $116K, accelerates faster to 100 and anywhere beyond, has a much higher top speed, is far more track ready than the 991S and infinitely more fun. The GT in front of the 3, 3RS or 2, says it all.
Biased maybe, truthful yes.