Mikla:
Autocar reviews the base Turbo: http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/porsche/911/first-drives/porsche-911-turbo-first-drive-review
Thanks but this is the typical car journalist write-up, nothing new here.
He forgets to mention that the PCCB brakes provide a better (and more precise) braking point.
He forgets to mention that the LED lights are amazing (you will love them, especially at night).
He forgets to mention the missing better throttle response (which is worth gold on a car with a little turbo lag) of the Sport Chrono package, not to forget the 20 seconds overboost.
He forgets to mention that the Sport Chrono Sport Plus setting also has influence on the PDK shifting behavior/speeds.
He forgets to mention that the Turbo (without S) sounds a little bit less sporty since Porsche gave it a different sound symposer programming.
He forgets to mention that the additional 200 rpm actually MAKE a difference since the engine feels more free in the upper rev range, as ridiculous the 200 rpm may sound.
He forgets to mention that the the Turbo S has PTV Plus and PDDC as standard.
He forgets to mention that without Sport Plus button, there is NO launch control.
"It doesn’t have that all-important badge on the back, mind, and in certain circles, that’s everything, even if to the rest of us it means not a whole lot."
Seriously? I can put a Turbo S badge on the regular Turbo in no time and nobody would actually know the difference since both cars actually look alike (unless people really care about Porsche and know about the subtle differences).
Sorry, I cannot take this "review" seriously. The guy who wrote this just wanted to make some sort of sensational point ("looky here...the Turbo is the same, only much cheaper").
In a more serious review, he should have mentioned that in reality, taking in consideration the standard options of the Turbo S, the additional 40 hp and some other goodies, actually cost only an additional 3-4k USD or so compared to the regular Turbo. Unless someone really wants to order a "naked" Turbo without any of the performance enhancing options, which would be stupid.
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Turbo S (Sept. 2013), Cayenne GTS (958), BMW X3 35d (2013)