Had a chat with a Porsche sales person yesterday. One who sells tons of cars every year (he is very successful).

He told me that recently, he has lost lots of 911 Turbo S customers to McLaren. Some of these customers even come to the dealership and show him their new car and they are like small kids and telling him how amazing the McLaren feel and that it is a completely different drive feel. One even kept his Turbo S for rain and winters but the moment it is dry outside, he switches to his new McLaren.

Btw: The 911 Turbo S customers he mentioned are or were all 991.1 or even 991.2 Turbo S customers, so he is pretty amazed how many customers he lost to McLaren.

Porsche is definitely losing an opportunity here, a "960" cannot come fast enough. Another problem for Porsche is the new 570S. On paper, this car is less powerful than the current 991.2 Turbo S but in real life, it outruns it in the speed range above 180 kph. Most sold 570S are in a 190k EUR price range, while most Turbo S are 215k and more. McLaren also seems to offer interesting lease offers lately (at least over here in Germany), so there is a lot of pressure in the market right now.


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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, Porsche Macan Turbo, Audi R8 V10 Plus (2017), Mini JCW (2015), Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT (2014)