The Autocar review is interesting - they are far less critical of the engine than I'd expected and say the chassis is better than ever. It gets a 4.5 star rating.
No real surprises there with the chassis (Porsche's latest model always improves on the last), however the new vs old economy figures they recorded were fascinating. They are not quite like for like, as they compare a non-S 982 to a 981 S:
overall / cruise / track:
981: 25.2 / 32.8 / 10.8 mpg
982: 25.6 / 35.9 / 12.1 mpg
the 'overall' mpg is the operative one for me and it's barely any improvement!
I guess though the 10% improvement in 'cruising' consumption allows the car to spoof the official tests and get into a lower tax bracket...
No real surprises there with the chassis (Porsche's latest model always improves on the last), however the new vs old economy figures they recorded were fascinating. They are not quite like for like, as they compare a non-S 982 to a 981 S:
overall / cruise / track:
981: 25.2 / 32.8 / 10.8 mpg
982: 25.6 / 35.9 / 12.1 mpg
the 'overall' mpg is the operative one for me and it's barely any improvement!
I guess though the 10% improvement in 'cruising' consumption allows the car to spoof the official tests and get into a lower tax bracket...