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dsts6 said:
and I was quite disappointed. The car was very smoothed over and much less involving then the 993tt. Less of a drivers car, more of a luxury GT so I think the 997tt is wrong for my dad becuase he felt the same way. He has both a 997tt and R8 on order so we'll probably go for the R8 but does he get in the mean time because hes stuck with a non reliable but great 928s4GShould he looks at the 996or 997 GT3? Is the 993tt more similar to 997tt or 997GT3
-dsts6
Dsts6,
I had a 993tt (430hp) and then a 993tts (450) before I switched over to the 996tt.. The moment I sat on the 996tt (literally seconds after giving up to 993tts) I felt bitterly dissapointed for pretty much the reasons you describe.. Felt like salloon, too smooth, WAY TOO SMOOTH (!), soft suspension, soft steering wheel feel, muted exhaust etc..
However, people that are very demanding about all of the above should still buy 996tt and no other car (with exception of 997tt hopefully). Reason is that you don't buy the 996tt for the car it is when it comes out of the factory - or let me rephrase this statement; .. for the car that P decided to spec so that a huge spectrum of different people can accept and drive (young, mid-aged, old men, women, car fans, poseurs etc). You buy the 996tt for the car that it is within when you start taking off one by one all the silly compromises that P did in order to sell this car to the widest possible audience.
When you do this then you realise that modern 911s are simply amazing, deliver power, torque and grip in quantities that no other manufacturer even comes close, accelerate like fighter jet without drama, corner like no other car with powers in excess of 550-600hp (bar enzo, GT and maybe gallardo (?)).
I mean if you look at the tt engine history its ridiculous. P decided to start with 420hp , then went to 450, 462, 482 (gt2mk2), and soon will be at 520-530 with the 997tt derivatives. That's ridiculous since this engine has always been good for 600bhp without opening up the engine, just derestricting it. I had the chance (or misfortune) to essentially blueprint the engine on my tt because of a problem and I was amazed at some of the choices that P had made to restrict the power on this engine. Simply ridiculous. The moment you take these off then the car becomes a monster with HUGE push. Funny is that P has included some of these things on the 997tt but still..
Forget about R8, it will never thrill you the way 996tt can. Just get a 996tt, chip it, add new double airbox, short shift and racing cats and you'll be at 490hp + 700+ nm of torque. Swap to slightly improved turbos + change intake and then you ll be at 520-540 with 750-800 nm. Then you ll have the car you want. The 997tt is half way there but not quite.
Yes, it's hard to fiddle with the steering feel, but most everything else-power, brakes, tires, suspension, sound-can be adjusted within fairly safe limits-on the 996TT, and-while there are pessimists out there-also soon on the 997TT.
