997 Test Drive September 3rd ---Full Review
Just wanted to post my test drive review and my overall opinions of the new 997. After reading so many reviews, i was amazed at how different they were. It seems that one has to go test drive a car for themselves to formulate thier own opinion. Im Sure mine will vary from others. Well here is mine.
Exterior:
The car is without a doubt much better looking than the 996. All dimensions are more pleasing to the eye, and it finally looks like a seperate car from the boxter. No more confusion. With the 19 inch wheels the car looks more aggresive and has a better (sportier) stance.All panels look clean , tight and well proportioned. I do wish they had added a bigger fixed turbo like wing on the back to give it a more fully completed appearance, since its the first time ever that the normally aspirated 911 has stickered around the 80 k mark it would have been a nice touch and would added an increasesd perceived value. Anyway its a super update that was way over due.
Interior:
From the moment i opened the door i realized just how new and revised this car was. The door handle feels more expensive as dooes the way the door shuts. All panels in the car are high quality and heavy to the touch. Everything is perfectly symetrical and well laid out. Definitaly the best porsche interior ever. I love all the gadgets that come with the chrono package. The chrono dial looks like it had the same quality as a brietling watch!! Very nice touch. Radio was very good and trip computer has all its critical info right there. I was very impressed with everything so far.
Drive
I pulled out of the dealer and noticed that the car has very responsive throttle.(i was sport mode from the start).
I then puched it and was a little dissappointed that there was no shove like i was expecting. It was a very sedated pull all the way to redline. I was expecting more power from this car. I dont know if it was because the car had only 27 miles on it or the dealer put cheap gas in it. I dunno. Im going to buy the car anyway, since i liked everything else so much.
Handling.
I was not able to test handling since the sales man was with me.
i will post a follow up review after i pick the car up today. im hoping the car will
Exterior:
The car is without a doubt much better looking than the 996. All dimensions are more pleasing to the eye, and it finally looks like a seperate car from the boxter. No more confusion. With the 19 inch wheels the car looks more aggresive and has a better (sportier) stance.All panels look clean , tight and well proportioned. I do wish they had added a bigger fixed turbo like wing on the back to give it a more fully completed appearance, since its the first time ever that the normally aspirated 911 has stickered around the 80 k mark it would have been a nice touch and would added an increasesd perceived value. Anyway its a super update that was way over due.
Interior:
From the moment i opened the door i realized just how new and revised this car was. The door handle feels more expensive as dooes the way the door shuts. All panels in the car are high quality and heavy to the touch. Everything is perfectly symetrical and well laid out. Definitaly the best porsche interior ever. I love all the gadgets that come with the chrono package. The chrono dial looks like it had the same quality as a brietling watch!! Very nice touch. Radio was very good and trip computer has all its critical info right there. I was very impressed with everything so far.
Drive
I pulled out of the dealer and noticed that the car has very responsive throttle.(i was sport mode from the start).
I then puched it and was a little dissappointed that there was no shove like i was expecting. It was a very sedated pull all the way to redline. I was expecting more power from this car. I dont know if it was because the car had only 27 miles on it or the dealer put cheap gas in it. I dunno. Im going to buy the car anyway, since i liked everything else so much.
Handling.
I was not able to test handling since the sales man was with me.
i will post a follow up review after i pick the car up today. im hoping the car will
but you have put my mind to rest now ,afterall you should know after driving some of the supercarcars you mentioned 
