Al.Fresco

Perhaps the data is telling us just that.


As a wise man once quoted.... The plural of anecdote is not data.

Archimedes

I should have added "...that we didn't already know" to the end of that sentence, as that was what I meant.

This whole turbo vs. NA nonsense is just nonsense and there's no rhyme or reason why someone prefers one over the other beyond personal preference. Why does one person prefer silver cars and another blue?

There is no right or wrong and it's childish that some people feel the need to justify their decision or criticize someone else's. Who cares what someone else drives or why, as long as they're enjoying it?

4pipes

What he said^^^

AlBinVA

AMEN

Capt_and

Sounds like the rant of a sour puss with a silver car with a turbo

In all seriousness it is a bit silly to keep hashing over this topic. Some people like salads followed by a long walk to burn off the calories. For me, I'll take the 24oz. porterhouse with a nice red wine all the way through and finish it with as much chocolate mousse as I can get. At this rate, I'll probably prefer a Cayenne over a 911 in a few years since it'll be the only thing in the Porsche line up I can fit in.

Archimedes

Actually, white, non-turbo.

JustBud

I absolutely agree, and just to add to your point, my truck is silver and my 911 is blue (graphite).

Needsdecaf

What's next? What political party are you and do you prefer a 991.1 or 991.2? Or are you gay or straight? How about what religion are you? Maybe whether you like chocolate, strawberry or vanilla? Righty or lefty? Boxers or briefs? Shirts or skins? White meat or dark meat? Blonde, brunette or redhead? Coke or Pepsi?

I mean, come on already.

AFX1

Statistical update;
1/3 of the 70+now prefer N/A, whoops make that a 1/4 - LOL

Dewinator

FIFY

R_Rated

I think everyone is focused on this because at least we can all agree on the fastest color - guards red.

kennypowers

34 - 14 c2S manual.

drove the turbo and n/a cars. Liked both a lot. I thought the 991.1S was a better car than a base 991.2, mainly due to the suspension options. I liked the spasm more than the standard 991.2 suspension. The biggest problem for me with the base 991.2 is the limited performance options.

i like the looks of the 991.2 better, but I think the 991.1S drives better than the 991.2.

that said, I would definitely consider a 991.2S or gts in the future.

but I don't feel like I'm missing much with my 991.1S. And to me the sound and throttle response are a lot better which is more fun for a weekend car as I'm often in the mood to wind it out when I'm driving.

for reference I came from an e90 and f80 m3.

Dewinator

Do you not watch Chris Harris videos? Purple is fastest, GR is outdated, tired, and slow.

Al.Fresco

A few stats through the first 200 votes.

12% of all voters were under 35 years old.
51% of all voters were 35-50
35% of all voters were 50-70
2% of all voters were 70+

48% of all voters prefer the .1 NA engine
21% of all voters were neutral between .1 and .2 engine
31% of all voters prefer the .2 turbo engine
60% of non neutral voters prefer the .1 engine.

77% of non neutral voters under 35 years of age preferred the .1 NA engine (small sample but interesting!!)
57% of non neutral voters 35-50 preferred the .1 NA engine
60% of non neutral voters 50-70 preferred the .1 NA engine
75% of non neutral voters 70+ preferred the .2 turbo engine (very,very small sample...but interesting!!)

Dewinator

So generally drivers tend to prefer the .2 a little more as they get older... that's a little counterintuitive because they have less time left to wait for turbo lag!