As we all know, no one really needs these type of cars. They are one of the great luxuries in life and we all are extremely fortunate to be able to afford them. They are all quite wonderful engineering creations. Given their costs though I do want to feel excited when I walk up to the car, climb in, crank it up and drive it off. The 12C does this in spades. It evokes a very strong visceral reaction in everyone I've seen even walk up to it, much less drive it. Regarding the interior size of the 12C vs the 991, it's a good question and I have never measured it or read the figures. I do know sitting in a 12C feels quite snug and comfortable and you have no doubt it is a high performing sports car.
All my prior 911's always gave me a thrill each morning when I saw them, got in them and cranked them up. The very best start up sound came from my 997.1S, before the direct fuel injection of the 997.2. Wow what an array of sounds came out of that car when it cranked up. The 997.2 was noticeably more muted and not as nice.
After 10 days with my 991S I got to the point where I almost had no interest in even getting into the car in the morning. As I've stated before, it felt like I was getting into a small Panamera. Starting the engine felt like switching on an electric motor almost. No real cranking sound, just instant on. I understand it has to be this way if you want the ridiculous start/ stop function for stop lights, but I don't like it. What percent of 911 owners will have the stop/stop function active? Would guess almost zero. This was done for PC reasons by Porsche and given the relatively tiny numbers of 911's in the world and the fact no one uses it, there will be little effect on global warming!
I am a life long Porsche fan and don't want to come across like I am bashing them. I am just concerned about the direction they are going with the 911. It may just be me and a few others like me. A lot of you seem to be crazy about the 991 and that's great. I only wish Porsche the best and I am hoping to rekindle my love affair with the 911 with the 991 TTS.
Nothing new here, i wrote letters to porsche in 1990 saying the cars were too much like mercedes, but you like 997s. Everyone has different tastes I happen to like 991s, as i doubt your mcclaren spends much time on dirt roads, 300-500 miles from your dealer. I almost bought one, but it makes little sense for long runs but would be trippy for farting around malibu, where the mcc dealer would be 20 miles away and btw it is autogallery far and away the worst major dealer in la. I went i drove but could bear to do biz w such a shitty dealer , mcc's choice.
) but it could have been worse.
Rocky Mountains maybe? 
As a potential customer, I want to see the car, how it drives, how it sounds, how it behaves. 
