Sanity check please

Post by **Fatneck73** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:33 pm

I test drove a 997 Turbo tiptronic today and wasn't impressed.

Gear changed seemed slow and tbh, it didn't feel that quick. To be fair, I didn't drive it to see how fast it was but did put my foot down at one point and felt underwhelmed.

Have I missed something or just been spoilt with my C6 (694bhp / 928t)?

Post by **doodlebug** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:37 pm

Gen 1 or 2? Turbo or turbo S? Pretty sure all 997s are PDK, that's a way quicker change than C6 being double clutch.

I've driven a 991 Turbo S and it's comfortably the fastest thing I've ever driven. Blistering in any gear at any time. Things go backwards very quickly.

Post by **doodlebug** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:39 pm

My error, there was a Tiptronic. Yeah, has to be PDK.

Post by **Fatneck73** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:42 pm

Don't think it was pdk - was a 2007 model.

Post by **Fatneck73** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:43 pm

Not an S either

Post by **doodlebug** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:45 pm

Have a go in a 997.2 Turbo S with PDK, pretty sure that'll alter your impression.

Post by **Ian_C** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:46 pm

Still 500 brake, although the old school tiptronic box possibly softens the punch compared with a manual. You have indeed been spoilt with your 700 horsepower V10....

Post by **doodlebug** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:48 pm

911 would go around a corner though!

Post by **Ian_C** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:14 pm

They aren't that bad! Its the C6 we are talking about not the C5.....

Post by **SuprSi** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:30 pm

Oi, the C5 aint that bad round bends!

Post by **Ian_C** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:33 pm

Post by **John@mk** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:22 am

Took a 991 c4s cab around the porsche experience at Silverstone in the rain ......that really did go round corners and stick like sh×t.pdk was a dream....but coasting was a bit strange. The 991 911 is such a complete car in any spec.

Post by **Fatneck73** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:46 pm

So the 997.2 pdk turbo S hunt is on

Post by **doodlebug** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:59 pm

Will be quite a lot more $. Not looked for a while but they were upwards of 70k.

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