Test drove 991.2 - disappointed
12-04-2016, 01:08 PM
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I will politely disagree with a 991.2 even if it does with a tune get more torque would have better responsiveness/smoothness than your V10 (the engine not the trans)but I guess its a different experience I like (yes the pdk is better than my GTs R-tronic any day in most Porsches though my car has the stumble issue though better with last few fixes attempted so I cant say I love it here but I do like the dual clutches in my other Audis) but the engine is fantastic in the 8...my R8 is vastly faster than my 991.1C2S and having test driven a 991.2 back to back with my 8 and my C2S I will still take the 8 no doubt,,, only the 570S is making me sometimes flinch away from it or the new plus is growing on me. The .2 finally gets more midrange but my Audi pulls way stronger with less effort. Now would I trade my 991.1 for a 991.2 right now if I could do it without the big $$ hit...yup without a second thought...it is much better feeling than the .1 that it would eliminate the things I do not like about my .1. Then go drive an RS7 and rethink it all...still regretting trading it in. That's an amazing power train.
12-04-2016, 04:41 PM
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I think that every generation gets better. The 997 has less lag than the 996. The 991 has less lag than the 997.
I'm guessing it's not quite as dramatic as it is on the 930 (I've never driven a 930), but it's certainly there.
I'm guessing it's not quite as dramatic as it is on the 930 (I've never driven a 930), but it's certainly there.
12-04-2016, 10:30 PM
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Fair enough. I agree, there is nothing like the NA R8 V10 engine - I own the manual version so I can't speak on the R-Tronic transmission. I do own a RS 5 and the dual clutch is fantastic on that car! I would absolutely love to own a RS-7 at some point. Since this is a Porsche forum, I'll circle back and just say from my personal experiences on half a dozen test drives, the 991.2 is just a all around amazing car.
12-04-2016, 11:53 PM
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12-05-2016, 02:43 PM
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Fair enough. I agree, there is nothing like the NA R8 V10 engine - I own the manual version so I can't speak on the R-Tronic transmission. I do own a RS 5 and the dual clutch is fantastic on that car! I would absolutely love to own a RS-7 at some point. Since this is a Porsche forum, I'll circle back and just say from my personal experiences on half a dozen test drives, the 991.2 is just a all around amazing car.
FYI The RS7 does not use a dual clutch transmission but rather a torque converter ZF 8-speed. The DSG is only available in the S7. Guess RS7 makes too much torque for it.
12-05-2016, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by pavster
FYI The RS7 does not use a dual clutch transmission but rather a torque converter ZF 8-speed. The DSG is only available in the S7. Guess RS7 makes too much torque for it.
12-05-2016, 03:05 PM
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I was disappointed. Car lack low end torque, auto mode was busy doing lotta shifting to gain speed and it made a lot of rough noises not back up by serious oomph. There was some lag off the stop light
I suppose it depends upon what you have become accustomed to. I'm not a fan of turbos, but it's not because of lack of performance. A 991.2S with PDK can get to 60 MPH in 3.7 secs. Granted that there are faster cars, but I would hardly classify a 3.7 sec car as lacking "oomph."
I suppose it depends upon what you have become accustomed to. I'm not a fan of turbos, but it's not because of lack of performance. A 991.2S with PDK can get to 60 MPH in 3.7 secs. Granted that there are faster cars, but I would hardly classify a 3.7 sec car as lacking "oomph."
12-06-2016, 12:07 AM
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I was disappointed. Car lack low end torque, auto mode was busy doing lotta shifting to gain speed and it made a lot of rough noises not back up by serious oomph. There was some lag off the stop light
I suppose it depends upon what you have become accustomed to. I'm not a fan of turbos, but it's not because of lack of performance. A 991.2S with PDK can get to 60 MPH in 3.7 secs. Granted that there are faster cars, but I would hardly classify a 3.7 sec car as lacking "oomph."
I suppose it depends upon what you have become accustomed to. I'm not a fan of turbos, but it's not because of lack of performance. A 991.2S with PDK can get to 60 MPH in 3.7 secs. Granted that there are faster cars, but I would hardly classify a 3.7 sec car as lacking "oomph."
I find the more power you need, the more boring the drive.
