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I know many of you are eager to munch on long, detailed reviews of the 991 - I am too. But this one will be short, but hopefully sweet.

As a reference I've had the 997.1 turbo, 997.2 GT3, 997.2 C2S within the past 2 years. Love the 911 models.

The "loaded" 991 S was still being prepared so I drove the "stripped" version - still with a $111k sticker. PDK, no sport chrono, no PDCC, no sport exhaust, etc. Sorry, should have snapped a pic of the car and the sticker.

Sound: awesome. raspy, loud, burbles. I've modded every one of my 911 exhausts but this one doesn't need a thing IMO. Love it.

Acceleration: very good. I drove a 2012 997 GTS 30 mins before the 991. the 991 seemed to have a bit more pickup from a dig, and more impactful shifts than the GTS. The 991 was not overtly superior on the butt dyno over the 997 GTS but there was a noticeable bump in performance.

Handling: excellent. Tossed the car around and compared to the GTS the 991 seemed better planted with sharper turns. Vastly noticeable improvement.

Steering: Fine. Not great, not horrible. Would take the 997 steering any day, and would even pay a premium to have it back (upwards of 3-5K).

Looks: Beautiful to me.

Interior: felt much more as if I were in a "sport car". Love the Pan-like center console which helps to secure you in that ****pit-like feel. I heard people mentioning the interior (non-full leather) was much improved over the 997. To me the standard dash, etc., in the 991 is just as "plastic" as in the 997. For a car of this stature I'd pay extra for the full leather, not that I wouldn't take a good deal on a 991 without.

Bottom line: First used 991S with reasonable depreciation in the selling price is mine

 

just test drove it today as well, simply amazing, but this one had sport chrono, and all the bells and whistles, sticker 123k...

 

so funny. just re-read my post and c0ckpit was changed to ****pit.

my sincere apology to the bots if c0ckpit does not auto correct

 

lol .....