4trac:

So, many apologies for going on topic here (hint, title of this threadblush), but do we assume your now slightly less famous blue 991 is still appreciated in your collection, if only to get you up to these lovely snowy places, or is the Cayman's superior fun factor making you wonder about moving the 991 up to something more spacious, or even more winter-ready? 

Apology accepted Smiley

Interesting question. The GT4 has turned into a garage queen since the snow started falling. It is pretty much useless in these conditions, even if it would sport winter tires. I guess the traction "might" be ok'ish with the right tires, but the low height not. Nor does it accept a ski rack. So it is parked up in the warm garage waiting for the spring sun and dry roads Smiley

The C4S on the other hand is tackling the snow as a champ. The place in Gstaad is up on the hill from the village. The road is properly steep and not always cleared from snow, but the C4S never had an issue going up there. With exception of large SUVs all other cars seem to struggle. The larger rear-wheel driven BMW and Mercedes cars need chains or no point even trying. Hats off to Porsche for their four wheel drive system and the 911 with it's rear-weight bias which seem to help going uphill.

So back to your question. Something more winter-ready is not really necessary. So far the C4S has handled the worst snow conditions without problem. Something more spacious would of course not hurt, but right now there is no need.

Comparing the two cars the C4S gets a 100% usability rating while the GT4 gets a 20%. Within those 20% the GT4 obviously has the edge for being more fun, exciting and rewarding to drive. Choosing one over the other would be very hard.

 

 

 


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2015 981 Cayman GT4 | White | Full Bucket Seats | Sport Chrono
2014 991 Carrera 4S | Dark Blue Metallic | PDK | Sport Chrono | SPASM