997s of all breeds are significant improvements over 996s.

The BIG disappointment for me is the 997s (Carrera, Turbo, GT3) have been stylized and embellished (flared, vented, slatted, winged, two-toned, posed) to the point where I'm almost walking away from Porsche forever.

I guess they are going after younger guys who can't live without the conspicuous "bling bling."