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Old 10-10-2016, 04:49 PM
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After four years in a 430 Scuderia I needed something more practical and decided to go with a 2015 Turbo S. The car is still being prepped for delivery by the dealer but here are some pics from the ad. Can't wait to have it delivered and starting to add some mods.
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Stunning!!
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18-way seats. And Burmester: Good!

MF wheel: bad. No paddles. No paddle neutral. Have the dealer put in the Sport Design Wheel before you take delivery. (IMO)
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Couldn't quite get away from Ferrari so you bought a Porsche in Ferrari colors? Baby steps, I get it. Congratulations!
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Originally Posted by KM1959
Couldn't quite get away from Ferrari so you bought a Porsche in Ferrari colors? Baby steps, I get it. Congratulations!
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Congrats, nice one ! I just picked up a 2015 S also but it's black/black. Have the same steering wheel and love it. Will be great for the track, allowing dual function on each side of the wheel, more direct contact, and IMO better for gloves and large hands. Enjoy
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Beautiful ! Love the red
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Gorgeous Color Combination on a great Car - CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
I have the MF wheel on my Panamera S and the Sport Wheel with Paddles on my TTS.
I would MUCH prefer the MF wheel on my TTS. The huge Torque of that engine minimizes the need for shifting, and you can easily shift with throttle pressure should you need that for passing at warp speeds.
I also enjoy shifting occasionally, if for no other reason than engaging myself in the boring process of driving in traffic, but I find the buttons on the Sport Wheel just as easy and convenient as the paddles.
The point is controlling the many functions that I can change on the MF wheel while leaving both hands
on the steering wheel FAR outweigh, IMHO, any perceived convenience the extended paddles provide.
OTOH, on my GT3, with its far lower Torque and gearing, the paddles are more appropriate.
I really can't understand why it has taken Porsche all these years to offer a MF wheel with Paddles.
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Congrats! Looks lovely!

RE: the steering wheel. I had a '16 with the MF wheel. Loved the functionality but not the look of the wheel. The center of the wheel is what I disliked the most.

Agree with FastLane - not sure why it took them until the 991.2 to finally blend the 2 perfectly.
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Thanks all! I was a bit hesitant about the interior colors when I saw the pics but in real life it looks stunning IMHO.

When it comes to the steering wheel, the buttons did feel a bit awkward during the test drive, but I'll give them a chance to see if I can get used to them. Otherwise I'll just replace it with a sport design wheel.
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I changed out that MF wheel for an alcantara wheel with paddles from the GT3 immediately after a track day when my hand would accidentally upshift while I was in some high speed esses!! Not good, but loved the functionality of that wheel. Cost with all the parts needed for the GT3 conversion and install was about $1500.
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Originally Posted by Randyc151
I changed out that MF wheel for an alcantara wheel with paddles from the GT3 immediately after a track day when my hand would accidentally upshift while I was in some high speed esses!! Not good, but loved the functionality of that wheel. Cost with all the parts needed for the GT3 conversion and install was about $1500.
Good to know, I can see how the close contact with the MF might cause accidental shifts. I was wondering about the conversion cost too if it turns out to be an issue.
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I love the MF wheel, whether in my Cayenne, 997tt, or 991TTS. I have never had an accidental shift. Because I daily drive all my Porsches, I get a lot of use out of the functionality of the MF wheel and shifting is still fun. I did not have a MF wheel in my 991C4S and sorely missed it.
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I luv my MF functionality although much prefer the look of the std wheel..the nicest feature I find of the MF is customizing the left button to skip to the next musical track ...I use this most while listening to spotify



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