Not sure why some of you always refer to Nurgburgring lap times to define the supposed superiority of a new model as the be all and end all. There would be something very wrong if Porsche don't improve with each successive evolution of any model - I couldn't care less if the 996 Turbo laps slower than a 997 C2S (I don't drive the car to Nurgurgring everyday in Scotland so don't really factor when I purchase a car), I recently drove one and then took a 996 Turbo and will not be using my deposit for a 997 C2S, it'll either be a 996 GT3 MK2 or 996 TT.