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      01-19-2019, 05:33 AM   #1
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M3 E92 6-Speed vs 991.2 PDK C2

(BMW E92 M3 6-Speed or 991.2 C2 PDK??)

- Which of the two would you pick & why?

- I have both cars; Just wanted to see what you guys think of the two.
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      01-19-2019, 09:01 AM   #2
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I’d take the newer car. But mine will be AWD and turbo.
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I’d take the newer car. But mine will be AWD and turbo.
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I’d take the newer car. But mine will be AWD and turbo.
991.2 4S or 991.2 Turbo S ??? Both AWD and Turbo lol The New 3.0 is amazing!! They use the C2 motor 3.0 till the GTS and that says a lot to me as before it was a 3.4 to a 3.8
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E92 is a great machine; I hear ya but did you drive a 991.2 yet??
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991.2 4S or 991.2 Turbo S ??? Both AWD and Turbo lol The New 3.0 is amazing!! They use the C2 motor 3.0 till the GTS and that says a lot to me as before it was a 3.4 to a 3.8
I am a power junky and will get the 991.1 or 991.2 Turbo, although I read good things about the C2, C4 and GTS.
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E92 is a great machine; I hear ya but did you drive a 991.2 yet??
991.2 GTS with PDK. It feels like a pure sports car.

Very different experience I would say. E92 M3 is more of a sleeper with authority where the 911 is and feels genuinely fast. I actually liked the sound for what it is, although I like that 3.8 scream more from 991.1 with PSE. Difficult car to drive with traction control off though I would imagine, being an RR layout.
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Depends on the kind of roads & traffic in which this car would be mostly driven!
- would go for 991.2 PDK if mostly driving in city with moderate traffic - turbo torque is fun and need not be revved out all the time!
- e92 M3 would be the choice if driving on open roads with minimal traffic - need to rev out to be fun!

My current driving is mostly open country roads with minimal traffic. Will switch to some turbo car if my driving situation changes!
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I am a power junky and will get the 991.1 or 991.2 Turbo, although I read good things about the C2, C4 and GTS.
I feel that for sure more power to you! I am a big Turbo fan but rather a GT3-RS
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Depends on the kind of roads & traffic in which this car would be mostly driven!
- would go for 991.2 PDK if mostly driving in city with moderate traffic - turbo torque is fun and need not be revved out all the time!
- e92 M3 would be the choice if driving on open roads with minimal traffic - need to rev out to be fun!

My current driving is mostly open country roads with minimal traffic. Will switch to some turbo car if my driving situation changes!
Nailed it; that's how I felt too
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991.2 GTS with PDK. It feels like a pure sports car.

Very different experience I would say. E92 M3 is more of a sleeper with authority where the 911 is and feels genuinely fast. I actually liked the sound for what it is, although I like that 3.8 scream more from 991.1 with PSE. Difficult car to drive with traction control off though I would imagine, being an RR layout.
991.1 & 991.2 GTS are both crazy fast cars considering the facts and figures from 5 years ago. Lmao where did the 996 GT2 Performance go?? or 997.2 GT3 both will get smoked with todays PDK optioned cars. That's what amazes me today.
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I test drove a 7speed 991.2 C2S with most of the GTS's standard perforamnce options, recently. Drove my E90M there. Was immediately clear to me, getting back into my car, that despite all the immense performance advantages the 911 has, I prefer my car and would rather have the E90M even if they were the same price.

It's my favorite turbo engine I've driven, bar none, from a driver engagement perspective (AMG motors are my favorites for BLAAAHHHRGG POWERRRR). Everything the S55 does well, the new turbo 3.0 in the 911 does just that little bit better, even ignoring the sound, which is also great
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E90/92M engine is something else. Never drove a regular 911 but have driven the GT4 which has the 991.2 engine but without the extra 40-50 HP in the 911. The S65 is more impressive.

Yes, the M3 is heavy and it’s not as point and shoot as the cayman is; the more the driver skill, the greater the return on the M3 on the track.
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- Car to Car the 991.2 kills the E92 M3
- Engine to Engine E92 All Day that S65 is crack city once you go no cats
- Both amazing machines
- GT3 4.0 991.2 is the marriage of both the 991.2 C2 + E92 M3


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Yeah I really need to try one of the manual 4.0 cars now that they're available in the peasant-grade regular old GT3. Maybe that's the 911 that I will finally click with
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Yeah I really need to try one of the manual 4.0 cars now that they're available in the peasant-grade regular old GT3. Maybe that's the 911 that I will finally click with
I suppose it would also take that, however, I am not spending 200k on a car and then proceed to be surprised it is actually better
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Isn't 992 out, which has basically the same engine as 991, just better in every other way? So yeah I would go with e92 and keep the change.
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Both great, but for diff purpose.

I would pick the E92 due to manual and V8. Better driving engagement with high rev NA V8 fun.

991.2 is super refined, but a bit boring with the PDK. Almost too quiet and refined. Def more GT than sports car. All you hear inside the cabin is swooshing air, even w the PSE. Outside just exhaust burble and farts. Was a letdown.

I had a 991.1 GTS PDK, if it was a manual I would still own it.

991.2 manual was excellent, why not consider it?
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Both great, but for diff purpose.

I would pick the E92 due to manual and V8. Better driving engagement with high rev NA V8 fun.

991.2 is super refined, but a bit boring with the PDK. Almost too quiet and refined. Def more GT than sports car. All you hear inside the cabin is swooshing air, even w the PSE. Outside just exhaust burble and farts. Was a letdown.

I had a 991.1 GTS PDK, if it was a manual I would still own it.

991.2 manual was excellent, why not consider it?
Can you please a little more about your experience with the 991.1 GTS? I really want a gt3 but may "settle" for the Gts or even an S (I'm actually hopefully going to test drive a PDK S soon). For context I have a manual e90 m now that I'm keeping so 911 would be an addition. 911 would be the second car and hopefully get some track with it etc. Thanks.
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