Forgive me if you've already seen it, but I shared this with some friends and figured I'd share it with you guys too.

The best piece of journalism I've read in a very long while... Extremely engaging and well written to boot!

http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/here-a...sch-1742196852

 

Good read.

 

I feel all warm and fuzzy right now! Love my 997.1tt!

-Franc

 

"Until recently I was never much of a Porsche guy and the 911 never appealed to me. As a concept, it’s astonishing that it even works, but for years, it failed to tickle my gearhead pickle—until I drove a 997 Turbo S."

Just because he said the above, I kind of question how much he knows about 911, let alone a 997 Turbo.

 

I noticed a few odd things too (e.g. a Targa variant of the TT being offered), but in the end I took it as a positive endorsement of the 997 TT.

 

great read! iv had 3 996t! sold them and just bought a 997t.1 manual and they are awesome cars! GREAT VALUE FOR MONEY!! love them!

 

"If you’re off-boost, you’ll get stellar fuel economy since the car is light and the engine is relatively small. It has enough trunk space for a weekend trip and it’s extremely comfortable to drive long distances."


I can vouch for this, took up for a weekend upstate with the missus and it was perfect. Admiring looks by the concierge and guests at the resort, compliments by the valet at dinner (he parked it up front) all the while tame enough for her to read her kindle book on her iPad on the drive up! The perfect getaway car...!

 

That being said, mine NEVER breaks 16mpg. Even just steady cruising on the highway. 15.x is not very impressive imho. I don't even care about the fueling costs, but it's kinda annoying that it's always out of gas.

 

LOL, I think its relative to comparable alternatives (R8 V10, F430, Gallardo etc). I must confess I have checked my highway fuel consumption (mpg) but for me frequent fill-ups had more to do with my driving style (90%+ in Sport mode without the missus obviously) and the car's small fuel tank ~ 16 gallons!


You've got me thinking, I'll pay more attention to it.

 

Just to chime in on mileage -- to commute to work is 23 miles, all highway, and starts from ~1500 ft. sea level to ~50 ft. sea level. Per the PCM, I get ~23-24 mpg if I stay out of boost. On the way home (uphill), I get ~18-19 mpg. But, staying out of boost is no fun

BTW, car is tuned (GIAC) and has basic mods (intake, exhaust, intercoolers)

 

If you are worried about gas mileage in this car, i think you are missing the point!!

15 or 16 is great in my opinion - it could definitely be worse, I had a classic bronco that got 8 mpg...

 

seriously? is this common? Sounds like mine is broken.

 

LOL -- this is driving like a granny trying to not a ticket on pure 70-80 mph in 6th gear.

So no, not common. My average mpg is the turbo with mixed driving is ~16 mpg.

 

997TT is undervalued IMO.

 

Speaking of gas mileage....driving out to airstrip and track events I gotten over 30mpg on a 997.2 PDK just cruising on the highway between 70-80mph. Always below 2,000rpm in 7th gear.

The only reason why I know this is because I usually try to show up to the event with the Remaining Miles on ----- so I barely have any pump gas left in the tank.