First Impression from 997 Turbo event in Spain
Not from me
Acceleration is awesome. 997T is not that much quicker than F430, bute because of the turbos the feeling of acceleration is immense. Small complaint: 1st gear is too short (only goes to 60 kph), but hey, who cares. The car accelerates from 200-300 as most cars froim 100-200 ... Saw 260 on normal roads and 318 on motorway (fortunately, there was no spanish police around). The car oversteers easily enough to be fun, but as steering is not so sharp as on 997 Carrera, it's not as precise work as one would wish. But all in all, a fujn car to drive ... And brakes are awesome (composite ones) ... What else? Its fast. And you know what? It's fast. And it's fast.
And fun.
Acceleration is awesome. 997T is not that much quicker than F430, bute because of the turbos the feeling of acceleration is immense. Small complaint: 1st gear is too short (only goes to 60 kph), but hey, who cares. The car accelerates from 200-300 as most cars froim 100-200 ... Saw 260 on normal roads and 318 on motorway (fortunately, there was no spanish police around). The car oversteers easily enough to be fun, but as steering is not so sharp as on 997 Carrera, it's not as precise work as one would wish. But all in all, a fujn car to drive ... And brakes are awesome (composite ones) ... What else? Its fast. And you know what? It's fast. And it's fast.
And fun.
I convert that to 197mph+! That is considerably above Porsche's claim and would be amazing considering it was apparently achieved in a non-track setting. Hope the road was empty. The steering comment does not surprise me. I went from a 996TT to a 997S and noted a big difference in feel. The 997S was significantly lighter and a bit crisper up front. At times the lightness of the 997S was less fun because it felt less surefooted. The 996TT just had awesome grip and you felt like the front tires had claws pulling at the macadam 
. I am hoping the 997TT combines the best of both! 
