Thanks to my neighbour and her Insurance company, I was given an opportunity to spend some time with a 991.2 C2S as a temporary replacement for my 997.2 Turbo S - which ended up being the best part of four weeks due to the waiting time for a slot at SL Restorations. Near enough 2k miles later it was picked up today, so some thoughts/comparisons.
When it was dropped off, the driver mentioned he thought there wasn't as much in it in terms of performance these days, and it turned out to be an interesting comparison.
I'd driven a 991.1 C2, so expected it would feel a bigger car to drive than a 997 and it still felt that way, but the proximity sensors (optional?) made the size an easy adjustment - but still something I was conscious of, even though the extra space for bags was welcome. Having done a few Euro trips in 997's the extra space is something I could live with. However, on a blast down one of my favourite roads the extra size over a 997 was noticeable, despite being a great car for the road..
The one thing I noticed pretty quickly was the character of the engine, and some of the tricks it has for economy. The 3.0T is good, but the power delivery in normal mode is very linear compared to what I'm used to with the 997.2 TTS, much more geared towards normal day-to-day driving. Throw in the stop/start and lift/coast, economy was certainly improved and I saw 30-31mpg on motorway trips - sports mode was more like what I am used to.
Throw some subtle changes into the behaviour of the PDK box, with some tendency to coast to a stop and roll, it was almost behaving like a manual..
In some ways, it's a very easy car to live with - new PCM, speed alerts (option), hill-hold, although I'm not a massive fan of the raised centre console, and I like an old-fashioned handbrake not an electronic one. I found I'd become so used to the electric steering that my own car was feeling heavy at low speeds when I took it out at lunchtime.
After seeing it go, I honestly think I will miss the 991.2, as it is certainly easy to live with, good for a blast, felt plenty fast enough, and for 90-95% of the time I wouldn't miss the extra performance of my own car.
Would I change in the near future, probably not, but somewhere down the line I see a 991.2 GTS of some description being a very good candidate to replace the 997TTS, and I don't know if I could now justify the cost of a Turbo over something like a GTS now..All due respect to the 991.2, and as good as it is, it's not tempted me enough to consider a swap..
The mileage I'd covered showed in the layer of dirt on the car when it went back - it would have had a was if I'd had it over the weekend. I'd also give a nod to SL Restoration for the work on my own car - bumper shell, grill surround, fog-light assembly, and paintwork on the wing - all done as scheduled, and returned gleaming..
And what's a thread like this without a couple of photos..
When it was dropped off, the driver mentioned he thought there wasn't as much in it in terms of performance these days, and it turned out to be an interesting comparison.
I'd driven a 991.1 C2, so expected it would feel a bigger car to drive than a 997 and it still felt that way, but the proximity sensors (optional?) made the size an easy adjustment - but still something I was conscious of, even though the extra space for bags was welcome. Having done a few Euro trips in 997's the extra space is something I could live with. However, on a blast down one of my favourite roads the extra size over a 997 was noticeable, despite being a great car for the road..
The one thing I noticed pretty quickly was the character of the engine, and some of the tricks it has for economy. The 3.0T is good, but the power delivery in normal mode is very linear compared to what I'm used to with the 997.2 TTS, much more geared towards normal day-to-day driving. Throw in the stop/start and lift/coast, economy was certainly improved and I saw 30-31mpg on motorway trips - sports mode was more like what I am used to.
Throw some subtle changes into the behaviour of the PDK box, with some tendency to coast to a stop and roll, it was almost behaving like a manual..
In some ways, it's a very easy car to live with - new PCM, speed alerts (option), hill-hold, although I'm not a massive fan of the raised centre console, and I like an old-fashioned handbrake not an electronic one. I found I'd become so used to the electric steering that my own car was feeling heavy at low speeds when I took it out at lunchtime.
After seeing it go, I honestly think I will miss the 991.2, as it is certainly easy to live with, good for a blast, felt plenty fast enough, and for 90-95% of the time I wouldn't miss the extra performance of my own car.
Would I change in the near future, probably not, but somewhere down the line I see a 991.2 GTS of some description being a very good candidate to replace the 997TTS, and I don't know if I could now justify the cost of a Turbo over something like a GTS now..All due respect to the 991.2, and as good as it is, it's not tempted me enough to consider a swap..
The mileage I'd covered showed in the layer of dirt on the car when it went back - it would have had a was if I'd had it over the weekend. I'd also give a nod to SL Restoration for the work on my own car - bumper shell, grill surround, fog-light assembly, and paintwork on the wing - all done as scheduled, and returned gleaming..
And what's a thread like this without a couple of photos..
