Had a nice chat with a 991.2 Turbo S owner yesterday, we met on the Autobahn at a parking lot (I was with the R8) and had a coffee together. Guy was from Karlsruhe, actually the town Rennteam is home at but we met close to Munich.
He loves the R8 (seriously, he wanted to get one...he knew so much stuff about the car, so he wasn't trying to be just polite), he also almost got himself a 570S because it was in a similar price range with his Turbo S, even considered the new E63 S AMG but in the end, he got the 991.2 Turbo S.
Why? He is a business man who travels a lot around Germany and he told me that he always had a 911 in his garage and just didn't have the time to drive it on weekends, when he got home. At first, he wanted to replace his 911 Carrera S with a faster and more emotional car like the R8 or the 570S mentioned but then, he had to replace his business car (S63 AMG) as well, so he said to himself: Why not get one car for both purposes?! The 991.2 Turbo S fit perfectly in since he already knew what to expect from the 911 interior.
He already had almost 30000(!) km in his Turbo S and the car was barely 6 months old. He told me that he plans to drive it for around 100000 km and will go for the successor then. The best daily driver he ever had according to him, no issues at all, it just burns fuel and runs smoothly. Fast as hell too if needed, he said he never wants something else again because it makes him happy during work and it is the best combo for him.
Maybe he will join Rennteam at some point (I told him about it), so he will join this discussion and/or post some photos.
We also talked about the 720S and what a beast this is and first think he asked was: If you have an issue, what do you do? Next McLaren dealer to his home is 80 km away and the route to this dealer is basically the most horrible (traffic) route in the region, so he would need to drive two hours to even get to the dealer. He is right, I am in a similar situation, my next McLaren dealer is 70 km away. Also he said that a McLaren attracts way too much attention and people often think these cars are more expensive than they actually are. I agree.
Overall, he was so excited about his 991.2 Turbo S, I kind of started to miss mine. The bad exhaust sound? For this guy a plus since it doesn't attract too much attention ("I can fully accelerate at a green light and nobody gives a sh.t..."). He is also happy that his daily driver isn't always loud because sometimes he has to concentrate on business stuff as well and he doesn't want a loud car. To each his own I guess but I can see why the 911 Turbo S is so successful.
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet (2015), Porsche Cayenne S Diesel (2017), Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016), Mini JCW (2015)