The paddle steering wheel will be available as Tequipment for all 09 PDK equipped Porsches. Probably won't see any until after the first of the year according to my dealer. It's in their equipment catalogs if you want to check w/ your own dealer.

 

Excellence tested it and got a time 0-60 under 3 seconds. Crazy fast!

 

the lights on the steering wheel looks gimmicky...

 

I love it .. especially in Mexico Blue!

 

It will never have a hand built Gt1 engine built at Porsche motorsport . 0-60 is improved primarily from PDK but to compare it to the tuner cars which have full power through the range is not going to fly . Unlike some if the tuner cars the stock turbos will ease off wheras the modified ones have much more on tap .

If getting to 60 is the race of choice the PDK car is very impressive but it has a lot of proving to do to step up to the current engine block and its success.

 

agree with yarrlis... $85k for a used, low mi. turbo and it's a no brainer.
3.4 sec, 3.2 sec... who cares. both are fast and i doubt anyone will be able to tell the difference. besides, i think the whole launch controlled 0-60 times are a novelty and dont really serve a practical purpose.


hoping to upgrade to one, one of these days... sigh.

 

And I absolutely crave that novelty. Coming from a base carrera, I'm excited to be thrilled with this new one. That's why I don't waste my money on modding my current ride, I save it to buy a whole new car! These car's aren't made for practicality anyways!

 

What I meant was that if you're going to be quoting a 0-60 time for a car, you shouldn't have to push a bunch of buttons and follow steps to get it there. I guess it's fine if you're having fun in an empty parking lot or drag racing, but that number doesn't translate well when talking about everyday performance or even at the tracks.

I'd have to disagree and say that 911 Turbos are made to be practical supercars...

 

unless you race for money, who cares. i personally dont care for the PDK but i do like the center lock wheel option.

 

little lcd and chrome on the steering wheel? what the hell :/

 

Clearly the 2010 997TT is an engineering marvel. To run 0-60mph in ~3 seconds, and still be a Porsche in the curves, wow, that's impressive. Add to that the ability for it to be (for me) a daily driver, grocery-store runner, soccer practice pick-up vehicle, child-shuttler, etc., with all the amenities of a cruiser (Bluetooth, CD, iPod, cupholders, etc.) and you have the total package.

I've too often heard Porsche owners say is, "Yeah, sure a Corvette (or whatever) are faster to 60, or stop light to stop light, but we lick 'em all in the curves." While that's true, this is a car that can beat up on almost anything on a dragstrip and ALSO win around a long curvy track like the Nurburgring. You don't see those 2 distinct abilities in one vehicle very often. Perhaps never, particularly when you consider it's daily drivable/ insurable nature.
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As it was noted previously it is yet to be seen how exactly this new DFI engine and PDK will show themselves in a long run, especially if engine will be pushed to its limits. Previous turbo engine was pretty much bulletproofed.

 

thanks for sharing

 

I bet its tires will need to be replaced after every 3-rd sub 3 sec launch!

 

Agree that it is a bargain compared to other brands with this kind of performance, but how about comparison within the same brand?

It turns out that the new GT3RS has the exact same base price as this new turbo.

I realized that the RS will never reach this kind of straight line acceleration, but somehow I find the RS to be much more desirable to own than the turbo. I know some of you will say the apple to orange comparison again. But with the same sum of money, I'll buy the RS any day. (sorry for going off-topic)