Boulder Mike

Rennolazine

Cant wait to hear your impressions vs c4. It takes a few hundred miles for the car to wake up and loosen up a bit. Be safe and I hope you have a blast.
PS no like button is weird coming from MF. I go over there a few times a week just to click it... lol

BlackOptic

Wing Commander

405

I've been going back and forth with what is my favorite color on a carerra t...but I think MDJAK confirmed it for me, white it is. Looks stunning and congrats to you!

ronht

Be sure to look at both the white and white metallic. I got the white metallic because compared to the bright white, it has a bit of a grey tone which I personally think goes really well with the agate grey. Good luck with your choice!

911-TOUR

I spent this week with a Base 718 Cayman while my "T" was in the shop for some warranty work (Big thumbs up for PNH!). I wasn't a fan 5 minutes in , but after some significant seat time, the Cayman certainly won me over. One has to drive it differently to get the most out of it - as this article states. In normal mode (my loaner was a PDK), it's gutless. G.U.T.L.E.S.S. Whoever tuned the PDK in normal mode should be taken out back an beaten with a wet noodle. The car shifts at 2K RPM before any torque is available, and just drives like a dog. In order to feel anything at all while autoshifting, you need to go to sport. Then the PDK is fantastic, but the dampers are too stiff. They need a mode with Sport on and dampers in Normal. I found myself driving the car mostly Sport off, in Manual PDK mode. Then, if you drive it like a manual transmission car it's great. I think what that means is that this car needs the 6 speed. The engine also needs to be above 4K RPM to sound good. It's pretty much a diesel Jetta at idle. I'd be replacing the exhaust first thing if I owned one. If you drive and keep the engine in its powerband sweet-spot, the car was plenty fast.

Dynamically - it's fun in the way all mid-engine cars are. Tossable, playful, quick. The suspension was a weak spot. Damping was generally too much for driving conditions - and made for an uncomfortable ride. My 993 with 10 year old Bilstein HD shocks was worlds better. The 14-way seats didn't help here either, as they were flat as boards I couldn't get the support just right (I'm not a big guy).

I *loved* the hatchback. It was the one feature I came away wishing my "T" had. Just super convenient and a real plus on the car. I also liked the smallness and sight-lines in the cabin. The intimacy of the interior space added positively to the driving experience in a way that was very cool. My wife remarked on this as well.

When I turned it in and picked up my car, the contrast was very interesting. The "T" felt significantly lighter, more nimble and more powerful. To the point that when I got home, I checked and was shocked to see that the 991 actually has a shorter wheelbase than the Cayman, is just under 5" longer and the "T" is only ~80-100 lbs heavier. I think the wheelbase really contributes the difference, my "T" with RAS and PASM just whips around the bends -- it's so agile -- the Cayman just didn't compare in any way. The Cayman was a good sports car, my "T" is like a go-kart.

So the "T" is the clear winner for me for everyday and backroads driving. But I'll tell you what...that 718 Cayman is going to be a perfect track car project in 5 years once the steepest part of the depreciation curve hits. Fix the suspension, roll cage, and maybe get the S or GTS for a bit more power - just raw fun. I'll take mine in white so I can go full stickers!

cheers!

911-TOUR

Nice V-Tail!

ronht

Thanks!

It's my "other" flat 6

Ukkid74

tgavem

JayHantz

Rennolazine

RAS completely transforms the car. Whether you think this is good or bad depends on a back to back test drive with and without it. I strongly urge anyone that can to do so. Only then can you determine if its for you. Just make sure both cars DONT have power steering plus.

Randy M

I got RAS. Heard great things about it, cant get it on the base etc...

911-TOUR

RAS is, IMHO, a must have. It is a game changer whether you are tracking, or caning it on backroads, or just toodling around in commute traffic and parking garages. It makes the car uncannily agile - there really is no other car out there that I can think of which handles quite as well as a Carrera T with RAS.

Motor Trend used to do a "Best handling car in the World" award. The 993 I used to have won it in 1995, beating out the Ferrari 355. I'll stack up my T against any volume production car on earth in 2018. It's that good.

Try it. You'll like it :-)

cheers!