Porsche Road Show NJMP

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emayer wrote:

I was there and agree with your sentiments exactly.

The Boxster S is a winner. Frankly, at that price point I don't see the logic in a base Carrera or Carrera S. I was underwhelmed by the 991s in general but came away loving the PDK for track use. (It hurts me to admit that!)

As for the Panamera GTS: The soundtrack is worlds better than the turbo I currently own. Having had the turbo for more than a year now as a daily driver, it is phenomenal from a driving dynamic and practical standpoint. Even having the sports appearance package, aesthetics is another story. This is really a car one grows to admire, rather than love at first glance...

While I love the sheer thrust of the turbo, I think the GTS makes more sense in terms of pricing and overall enjoyability.

Special thanks to Jim Sangiorgio at Knopf Porsche for arranging the visit!

+2 on the thanks to Jim! Jenn & I enjoyed ourselves and were also impressed by the Panamera GTS and PDK. Make no mistake, this was the PDK show. For us, we even chose a manual Cayenne over a Tip. While we are admitted skeptics of manumatics, the PKD is certainly faster and it is nice just to watch the line without having to "think" about other things. I still wonder how they will hold up in terms of reliability versus a manual under long term hard driving.

We went into the day excited for the 991 (we are now +1 with a newborn daughter) and came away more impressed by the P-GTS. The 991 was a entertaining but is almost too much luxury and not enough sportscar. It felt like a sportcar shouldn't whereas the GTS felt sporting in a way a luxury car shouldn't.

Anyone have any track test data for a 991 versus a P-GTS?