Guys, I'm back from a three week US vacation (New York, Las Vegas), I apologize for not being involved too much into this very interesting thread for the past weeks.
I read all this criticism but I really cannot find any real justification for it. Yes, Porsche should have given the 991 Turbo S more power, this is the only thing I can actually criticize but I really think that you see too much competition...where there is none (or not much). The 458 has been already annihilated by the 997 Turbo S, so forget about the 458. Maybe it's successor or facelift could be a true competitor.
McLaren is a different story but despite the fact that the MP4-12C will never be the daily driver a 991 Turbo S can be: I just opened my mail and found a very interesting lease offer for a MP4-12 Coupe and Spider from my local McLaren dealer. The boss of that dealership was the owner of my current Porsche dealership (surprise surprise...) and I really think that McLaren tries to target mostly Porsche customers now. With the new Turbo S coming, I think McLaren is kind of afraid that they could loose customers, so they made this amazing lease offer, which is better than my 991 Turbo S lease offer (and I really got a good one). I really think that Porsche should be careful not to loose potential customers because let's face it: While the MP4-12C is not the best daily driver for Germany/Bavaria, it is a very good performer and an "exotic". If McLaren makes better lease offers than Porsche, Porsche could be in trouble. Just saying...
Still, I think that the 991 Turbo S doesn't have much competitors but I think we just need to wait for the first REAL reviews, not just some driving around. From my personal Turbo S experience, I can really say that I do not regret ordering the car (I told you before). This is no GT3 of course but this is another thing I do not understand: Why would people want to choose between a GT3 and a Turbo S? Two completely different cars in my opinion, this is why I would love to own both.
I expect 0-100 kph in 2.9-3.0 seconds, 0-200 kph in 9.9-10.0 seconds, 0-300 kph in 29.9 seconds and a Nordschleife time (by Horst v. Saurma) in 7:32 min on street tires, maybe Hockenheim Kleiner Kurs around 1:09 min. If this isn't enough for you, look somewhere else.
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Turbo S (Sept. 2013), Cayenne GTS (958), BMW X3 35d (2013)