"I've got an open 1-mile straight leading to the entrance of my neighborhood"

Unfortunately I don't, I live in an area in the US that has more police with radar guns than anywhere I have come across. And a ban on radar detectors.
And in that context I deemed the standard 997 to be fast enough.
However, I spend half my time in the UK (where I have an M3) and I drive at well over 100mph virtually every day. If I were to replace the M3 with a 997 in the UK I would go for the S. Pity they are so expensive there.
If I lived in France or Germany I would have a Turbo.
I would be thrown in jail in northern VA if I was caught doing anything like my UK speeds, whereas in England I have just been warned.
Horses for courses....