997 TT: Passionless superiority
I traded my 997 C2S for a 996 TT X50 last year because I wanted better track performance and more power. The X50 is a great car; it has been tuned and keeps up with GT2s and GT3s on the Nordschleife in the dry and pulls away from them rapidly in the wet.
The X50 also excels at high-speed autobahn travel, where it has clocked about 15,000 kilometres in the last six months. During that time only three cars or bikes have been able to keep up with the relentless pace that the Turbo delivers in effortless comfort and safety at theupper-limits.
The key to unleashing the 996 TTs greatness is the H&R suspension and sway bars. The car is low, planted and sticks ferociously to the chosen line in all situations. But the 997 C2S is more fun on a twisty back road. RWD provides a satisfying sports car experience that the clinical precision of the Turbo cannot equal.
The 997 TT may do everything slightly better than my tuned X50, but at what cost to true driving satisfaction? Despite the practical advantages and high-speed superiority of the 997 TT, the car does not stir my passion and senses in the way that the 997 GT3 does. Add the Tip with its inclination for lower revs and higher gears and the new Turbo slips over the edge into the abyss of passionless superiority. To deliver full driver satisfaction, sports cars need the right sound. They also need RWD.
If you want excitment and passion with a reasonable degree of practicality in a Porsche, get the GT3. The reports all indicate that the 997 Turbo will not be fully satisfying for true sports car enthusiasts.
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The X50 also excels at high-speed autobahn travel, where it has clocked about 15,000 kilometres in the last six months. During that time only three cars or bikes have been able to keep up with the relentless pace that the Turbo delivers in effortless comfort and safety at theupper-limits.
The key to unleashing the 996 TTs greatness is the H&R suspension and sway bars. The car is low, planted and sticks ferociously to the chosen line in all situations. But the 997 C2S is more fun on a twisty back road. RWD provides a satisfying sports car experience that the clinical precision of the Turbo cannot equal.
The 997 TT may do everything slightly better than my tuned X50, but at what cost to true driving satisfaction? Despite the practical advantages and high-speed superiority of the 997 TT, the car does not stir my passion and senses in the way that the 997 GT3 does. Add the Tip with its inclination for lower revs and higher gears and the new Turbo slips over the edge into the abyss of passionless superiority. To deliver full driver satisfaction, sports cars need the right sound. They also need RWD.
If you want excitment and passion with a reasonable degree of practicality in a Porsche, get the GT3. The reports all indicate that the 997 Turbo will not be fully satisfying for true sports car enthusiasts.
AUM
Bottom line while 996TT will always be a gr8 car it's an outdated car and not a match for the new 997TT on the streets or GT3 on a track.
). Another man dates the same woman a few weeks later, they have fun and this man claims afterwards that this woman rocked and that it was incredible. The second guy is a pretty experienced guy, not to say a ladies man. Now guess who knew how to press the right buttons to ignite that passion?! 
If it is a car like the Turbo, f430, or gallardo, why not. They are fast, safe, and a hell of a lot of fun. The poseur is the person who thinks these cars are too much of a handful to use as a daily commuter. In the case of the f430/gallardo I could see someone not wanting to put the miles on the car or perhaps worrying about reliability, but if you don't mind the depreciation/maintenance, than why not? Are you afraid you can't handle the power or will lose focus during the daily grind? If so than maybee your just getting too old 
