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Thought this might be useful for those who want to read various opinions of the 911 starting from one place. Reviews will be updated in alphabetic order below, added as they are published online.
Full tests:
Comparison tests
First Drives:
Full tests:
Comparison tests
First Drives:
- Autoblog
- Autocar
- Autocar - Carrera S w/ manual transmision
- Automobile
- Autoweek
- Car and Driver
- Detroit Bureau
- Evo
- Evo - Chris Harris blog + Carrera S video review, PDK transmission
- Excellence
- Inside Line
- Jalopnik
- LA Times
- MotorAuthority
- Motor Trend
- Pistonheads
- Popular Mechanics
- Road and Track
- Teamspeed
- Top Gear
- WSJ
- Winding Road
- Yahoo! Autos
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I'm gonna wait until they lend me one for 24 hours and give it a real try myself. Just need to manufacture a warranty claim on my GTS.
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here's a couple more review links to add to the compendium ![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Jalopnik
Popular Mechanics
Wall Street Journal (WSJ)
The Detroit Bureau
Yahoo! Autos
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Jalopnik
Popular Mechanics
Wall Street Journal (WSJ)
The Detroit Bureau
Yahoo! Autos
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Great idea to start this! It should be cemented at the top of the 991 section.
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Automobile Mag also gives the real reason for the switch to electric power steering: complaints from drivers about the instability of the car, especially at high speeds, compared to cars like the R8.
For example, from Automobile Mag's excellent article:
Read more: http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews...#ixzz1dl56V1RL
On another note, the R8 beat the 997 in most every review. Porsche needs to turn that around.
For example, from Automobile Mag's excellent article:
Poke the engineers long enough, and they'll admit that they received complaints about the 997's steering being too nervous. It transmitted too much, they say. Specifically, too much vibration and too many "disruptions." Those disruptions -- to the vehicle's path, presumably -- are bad engineering. They are old-fashioned and needed to be removed. Or at least that's what the engineers believed.
On another note, the R8 beat the 997 in most every review. Porsche needs to turn that around.
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Overall positive although for some the jury still seems to be out on the electric steering.
Motor Trend:
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...s_first_drive/
Car and Driver:
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t-drive-review
Road and Track:
http://www.roadandtrack.com/tests/dr...arrera-s-coupe
Evo:
http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evoc...carrera_s.html
Autocar:
http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/...rera-S/259965/
Autoweek:
http://www.autoweek.com/article/2011...IEWS/111109836
Teamspeed:
http://www.teamspeed.com/forums/991-...carrera-s.html
Sport Auto Supertest: some interesting data here
http://www.teamspeed.com/forums/991-...991-video.html
Leftlanenews:
http://www.leftlanenews.com/porsche-...ve-review.html
Motor Trend:
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...s_first_drive/
Car and Driver:
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t-drive-review
Road and Track:
http://www.roadandtrack.com/tests/dr...arrera-s-coupe
Evo:
http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evoc...carrera_s.html
Autocar:
http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/...rera-S/259965/
Autoweek:
http://www.autoweek.com/article/2011...IEWS/111109836
Teamspeed:
http://www.teamspeed.com/forums/991-...carrera-s.html
Sport Auto Supertest: some interesting data here
http://www.teamspeed.com/forums/991-...991-video.html
Leftlanenews:
http://www.leftlanenews.com/porsche-...ve-review.html
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