Atzporsche:
RC, I am surprised you signed up for the 991 TTS.. you already have the Panamera which takes care of all your needs?
You don't seem to read all the threads related to this matter.
The Panamera Turbo S goes...the 991 Turbo S comes. I'm not a sedan type of guy, I love the 911, I had to realize it the hard way. Yes, the Panamera Turbo S has an amazing performance and it handles pretty well but it cannot replace a 911 Turbo S and even worse, it cannot replace a Cayenne for my family needs.
So I decided to stick with the Cayenne GTS I got last December, wonderful family car and daily driver btw. and I ordered a 991 Turbo S for first delivery from my dealer.
Yesterday, I took the Panamera Turbo S out for a drive again and while I really enjoyed the turbo boost (vs. the amazing exhaust/engine sound of my daily driver Cayenne GTS), again I realized that the decision to get the 991 Turbo S instead was the right one. The Panamera is a nice sedan for two people who don't have much luggage and who don't like a 911 but it cannot replace a 911 and even worse, it cannot satisfy the needs of a family with two kids.
That said, the 991 Turbo S will be my fun car (yes, another garage queen) but since I have the Cayenne GTS, the Panamera actually had the same role. At first, I wanted to replace the Panamera with a 991 GT3 but I have been assured by my sources that the new 991 Turbo S will be a lot of fun and that the steering response/feel and the sound have been improved. I also want as much power as possible for Autobahn driving and I don't want to have future E63 AMG station wagons breathing down my neck on the Autobahn if I choose a GT3. So the 991 Turbo S it is...for three years and then I decide if I go for the facelift or the GT2 RS (if it doesn't cost a fortune).
I plan to do some weekend trips to lake Garda (Italy) or to the Cote d'Azur (France) in the 991 Turbo S, together with my son (my wife and my daughter prefer to do their own stuff instead or they drive over in my wife's car or fly over) and maybe even to Sardinia (wife and daughter fly, me and my son drive...using the ferry from Genova), so the 991 Turbo S will be well used over the next three years. I am only 450 km away from lake Garda and 800 km away from Nice, so this isn't a big deal for me. Europe is so small...
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche Panamera Turbo S, Cayenne GTS (958), 991 Turbo S (Oct. 5th), BMW X3 35d (2013)