My experience after driving both is that the sound advantage of the .1 N/A outweighs the power advantage of the .2 turbo (equal trims). Funny how much preferences and perceptions vary.

Well said and agreed. And I personally think nothing beats the sound of a good atmospheric flat 6. There’s just something very unique to it.

It’s a good thing Porsche makes (or now, has made) such good N/A and turbo cars. To give “both sides” of enthusiasts the best examples of what they crave and desire.

Personally speaking I like the effort related to keeping it at the top of that band, feels more like a “sport” and just more involved and rewarding imo. And the sound is so raw and emotive with an X Pipe. One of the reasons the .2 base doesn’t feel much faster to me is because I’ve really gotten used to keeping the .1 in its powerband when necessary/desired, and the .2 making such relatively plentiful power at the low rev ranges renders it almost pointless to (safely) rev out in real world scenarios, so especially mixed with the more docile and less viscious exhaust character, it gives me less sensation. I remember it wasn’t until I looked at the speedo of the first .2 base I drove that I noticed it was picking up speed a bit quicker than my car does.

My 911 isn’t my DD though. So usually when I drive it, I drive it to DRIVE it. Thus why keeping RPM’s up is the main motive/best part. I also have lots of twisty roads around me. Otherwise when I’m in traffic with it, it’s comletely docile and I drive it like a granny. True Jekyll/Hyde.

If I put more miles on my car and drove it more like a normal person does (traffic to work, less twisty roads in my backyard, etc.) with more scenarios where I need to call upon low and mid range power (say, for a quick burst of power to brighten the day but not scream from the top of the hills) I completely get the merit of the 991.2. I just feel that EVERY car now has a boosted low-end torque heavy powerband. It’s kind of lost its novelty to me. But that’s just me. For whatever reason I enjoy more extremes. Either docile or screaming from the top of the hills.

I would love one of each too though.

Same, but it was more than the sound. The .2’s that I drove were without a doubt faster, smoother cars, and a much better DD than the .1 for sure, but they felt too refined to me. The base .2 I drove felt like a 911 Audi would make. But I was still really impressed with the cars. If they sounded better, I might have been tempted but there were too many things about the car that I don’t care for. Personal preference stuff though.