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Strangely, most of the reviewers are preferring the GT3 RS to the GT2 RS.
My point being, NA is only a dead end due to regulatory pressures, not due to any inherent flaw. For many, it still provides the most visceral, involved driving experience you can get. There will be naturally aspirated cars sold for a while yet and there will always be millions of them out there for purchase on the secondary market. Some people don't have shiny penny syndrome and some don't see a closed course lap time as the most important factor in their buying decision. Different strokes and all that.
My point being, NA is only a dead end due to regulatory pressures, not due to any inherent flaw. For many, it still provides the most visceral, involved driving experience you can get. There will be naturally aspirated cars sold for a while yet and there will always be millions of them out there for purchase on the secondary market. Some people don't have shiny penny syndrome and some don't see a closed course lap time as the most important factor in their buying decision. Different strokes and all that.
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Aside from a day at the track a couple of weekends ago it's been a long time since I've driven my 981 BGTS (too cold for summer tires). Put a new set of wheels and tires on it and drove it today to make sure they were balanced properly. Man, what a world of difference between it and my 991.2. I really like my 991.2 as a daily, but I'd forgotten how special the 981 really is. The sound is so raw, visceral, and aggressive. And that's in regular driving without PSE engaged. Everything feels mechanical and surgical precise. Love it.
I took my 2001 Miata out over the weekend. First time since October. After an hour of driving my face hurt from smiling. No better car for fun driving on the street.
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This with a side of this.
Aside from a day at the track a couple of weekends ago it's been a long time since I've driven my 981 BGTS (too cold for summer tires). Put a new set of wheels and tires on it and drove it today to make sure they were balanced properly. Man, what a world of difference between it and my 991.2. I really like my 991.2 as a daily, but I'd forgotten how special the 981 really is. The sound is so raw, visceral, and aggressive. And that's in regular driving without PSE engaged. Everything feels mechanical and surgical precise. Love it.
I took my 2001 Miata out over the weekend. First time since October. After an hour of driving my face hurt from smiling. No better car for fun driving on the street.
Aside from a day at the track a couple of weekends ago it's been a long time since I've driven my 981 BGTS (too cold for summer tires). Put a new set of wheels and tires on it and drove it today to make sure they were balanced properly. Man, what a world of difference between it and my 991.2. I really like my 991.2 as a daily, but I'd forgotten how special the 981 really is. The sound is so raw, visceral, and aggressive. And that's in regular driving without PSE engaged. Everything feels mechanical and surgical precise. Love it.
I took my 2001 Miata out over the weekend. First time since October. After an hour of driving my face hurt from smiling. No better car for fun driving on the street.
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* I know. Not fair to compare the hydraulic NB2 to the electric 981.
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The only caveat I'll add to that is lightness. Of course that might be part of what you are referencing, but as much as I love my 981 it can't match the the feeling of lightness I get when driving my Miata. You can steer it through the curviest canyon with nothing more than a thumb and index finger on each hand, placing the car exactly where you want it with little more than a thought. And that steering feel...*
* I know. Not fair to compare the hydraulic NB2 to the electric 981.
* I know. Not fair to compare the hydraulic NB2 to the electric 981.
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Here are some new spy shots of the Boxster, with some close up shots of the rear diffuser and exhaust. Another thing that stands out to me is the ride height, as it looks to sit a bit higher than the cars equipped with the Sport PASM option. I'm wondering if this model will be offered with the standard -10mm PASM, along with Sport PASM, just like the standard 718 S and GTS.
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Originally Posted by worf928
Too expensive to develop. A Flat 3 would be cheaper
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It is an even trade. Porsche got the Subaru engines to try to figure out why Japanese taxis for crying out loud, are blowing the doors off the Carreras for the last twenty years...
Subaru in return, got a boatload of NA-6 engines that are useless (to Porsche anyway). They are trying to put them in one of their cheaper SUVs like the Forester...
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It is an even trade. Porsche got the Subaru engines to try to figure out why Japanese taxis for crying out loud, are blowing the doors off the Carreras for the last twenty years...
Subaru in return, got a boatload of NA-6 engines that are useless (to Porsche anyway). They are trying to put them in one of their cheaper SUVs like the Forester...
Subaru in return, got a boatload of NA-6 engines that are useless (to Porsche anyway). They are trying to put them in one of their cheaper SUVs like the Forester...